Am I too hard on my equipment....

[Truth]

I agree with you that the plastic pieces are cheap, that's why I don't take it underwater not even the coil...in fact I have a rain cover over the control housing...If I wanted to submerge a detector underwater I would get a dedicated underwater detector like the tesoro stingray 2...that had really thick plastic and built like a tank.....my advice to you is to get a new box housing or if its out of warranty try the JB weld method build up the nippels that broke off with JB,and drill out a holes for the screws to go though

Yeah I tried to use plastic glue to no avail. Now I have it rapped with black duct tape. Lol


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[Rustynailsandscrews]

Yeah I tried to use plastic glue to no avail. Now I have it rapped with black duct tape. Lol


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I tried glue also. JB Weld might work but I got sick and tired of trying to cobb it together and just got the new housing.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Two words of advice: Tesoro Vaquero.

You're Welcome

 

[clv]

And NO you can't barrow my detector

 

[Truth]

Two words of advice: Tesoro Vaquero.

You're Welcome

Lol. And yes I had to Google the meaning for that. Lol


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[Chadeaux]

Hmm... if I still had the screws I would likely fill the holes with JBWeld, and re-attach.

Once the Epoxy dries, drill a small pilot hole for each screw, attach it and keep going.

 

[Truth]

I appreciate the advice I'm sending it back to Garrett as we speak.


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[Rustynailsandscrews]

I appreciate the advice I'm sending it back to Garrett as we speak.


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That's the best way to go. Just remember that it is a weak point on the AT PRO. I've haven't any problems with mine since but just remember it is a weak point on the PRO.

 

[Truth]

You're right to tell you the truth I don't know what I did I hit a target a bent down to delegate I got up and the box was hanging. I just mailed it back with my pin pointer that I had to send back anyway. This is the third time I've had trouble with my Garrett pen pointers which are only six months old. I guess I'm too rough on them as well LOL


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[Dr. Witty]

Truth:

You never mentioned if your AT Pro was in or out of warranty. This same thing happened to mine after 1 year, and I wasn't so hard on the unit, its just a weak spot in the AT Pro engineering. They told me to send it and the coil back to them. They received it on a Thursday and I got everything back the following Friday. I got a new control box and brand new sniper coil, so if it's under warranty you'll probably get a brand new detector. If it's not you'll get a professionally calibrated AT Pro. Customer service at Garrett is legendary.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

I do some dumb shiii too sometimes. Ive killed my ATP in saltwater and they replaced it out of warranty for cheap. Hell, I break my pointers in a couple years all the time...I send back and they either replace of fix for cheap

It happens..I wish I didnt treat it as a tool and was more delicate...but I do

 

[Truth]

Truth:

You never mentioned if your AT Pro was in or out of warranty. This same thing happened to mine after 1 year, and I wasn't so hard on the unit, its just a weak spot in the AT Pro engineering. They told me to send it and the coil back to them. They received it on a Thursday and I got everything back the following Friday. I got a new control box and brand new sniper coil, so if it's under warranty you'll probably get a brand new detector. If it's not you'll get a professionally calibrated AT Pro. Customer service at Garrett is legendary.

Yeah it's under warranty and they asked for the coil as well. I must admit the Customer Service is A+


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[Professor of Engineering]

They make an Anderson Shaft for the AT Pro for $199 dollars. Held one Saturday at our clubs Treasure show, very light and there is a flat plate that connects to the control housing. This method appears to be more secure.

 

[Truth]

They make an Anderson Shaft for the AT Pro for $199 dollars. Held one Saturday at our clubs Treasure show, very light and there is a flat plate that connects to the control housing. This method appears to be more secure.

I saw that I'm just finding it hard to pull the $199 trigger. Between my coils, shovels, pin-pointers....his habit's getting expensive. Was it that much lighter? Lol


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[Dr. Witty]

I saw that I'm just finding it hard to pull the $199 trigger. Between my coils, shovels, pin-pointers....his habit's getting expensive. Was it that much lighter? Lol


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I think that's a high price to pay for something that should be fixed by Garrett. The good news is that in a weeks time you will have a totally new detector and knowing what you now know, you'll take extra care with that housing. I think the main reason it happens is because that housing is just so big to rely on those 2 tiny plastic posts.

 

[Truth]

I think that's a high price to pay for something that should be fixed by Garrett. The good news is that in a weeks time you will have a totally new detector and knowing what you now know, you'll take extra care with that housing. I think the main reason it happens is because that housing is just so big to rely on those 2 tiny plastic posts.

I agree 100% Dr. Witty


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[clv]

I saw that I'm just finding it hard to pull the $199 trigger. Between my coils, shovels, pin-pointers....his habit's getting expensive. Was it that much lighter? Lol


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That is a lot for a shaft, I thought the ones for safari were too much @$70 +-$5

 

[boogeyman]

Hmm... if I still had the screws I would likely fill the holes with JBWeld, and re-attach.

Once the Epoxy dries, drill a small pilot hole for each screw, attach it and keep going.

Be careful where you place JB!! Jb does have metal in it that might affect coils or other electronics! How do I know this? tried to fix a pickup in a reel to reel recorder. FAIL. Tried to glue some magnets, and had to spend a half hour re troweling the JB until it was almost all the way hard. ALMOST FAIL. Why almost fail? It eventually worked, and watching it creeping & crawling up the magnets was rather entertaining. It might affect circuits in your application it may not. Just be aware before you trash a really expensive part. Hope I save someone some grief!

 

[Dr. Witty]

Also when they send the control housing back, they come with new screws. If they send you a new coil they throw in the rubber washers and plastic screw and nut.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I was going to say now us your chance to hip mount it, but you already sent it in.
As for the pin pointer...maybe its your magnetic personality!
Hope you get your toys back soon!