Ringtail Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 After 5 trouble free years my original Garret Pro-pointer II (the black one) finally stopped working properly. I replaced it with an AT Pro-pointer (the orange one). I like it but the battery life is not as good. The factory installed battery was not alkaline so I wasn’t surprised when that died quickly. I replaced it with a fresh alkaline and it died in about a month. Has anyone else noticed poor battery life on the AT Pro-Pointer? Joe Garrett Pro-Pointer II Pinpointer for Metal Detectors Garrett Pro-Pointer AT Pinpointer for Metal Detectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringtail Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 Thanks, maybe I just had a bad battery. I see how this one does. Meanwhile, I’ll always keep spares with me. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Mine seems to run forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I’m very happy with my Pro Pointer battery life and I run my pointer at full sensitivity at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringtail Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 Thanks everyone for your responses. It sounds like battery life is fine for everyone else. I think I just had two bad batteries back, I’m thinking the pro-pointer is probably fine. I’ll keep an eye on the battery life just to make sure I didn’t get a bad unit. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire History Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Yes having same problem, been through 3 Duracell battery’s in 3 weeks, it doesn’t even last 3 hunts and it’s dead.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh9162013 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Keep in mind that having your pinpointer go off just a few extra seconds during each use can have a drastic effect on the battery. I doubt I'm going that far out on a limb to suggest that the vibrate feature and beeping are the two biggest battery guzzling features of any decent propointer. I'd spitball that a pinpointer that's on but not detecting anything pulls anywhere from 1/2 to 1/10 of the current of a pinpointer that's beeping and vibrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailryder42 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 AA alkaline batts are 1.5v, whereas the rechargeable NiMH batts are 1.2v. Have you experienced any significant difference in battery life or detector performance with the lower voltage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 my batteries last months, but I turn the unit off and on as needed. I don't leave it on all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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