MY GARRETT PRO-POINTER FREAKED OUT! ANY IDEAS WHY?

[olprofessor]

My Garrett pro-pointer is about a month old, ordered from KellyCo. Recently while hunting, I was using it and suddenly it went into some kind of overdrive fit, making a very busy sounding noise. I cut it off, then back on, and it continued making the weird noise. I gave it a rest for about 10 minutes, then turned it on again. It was fine for a few seconds, then went into its overdrive mode again. So I checked the battery, turned it around just in case, then turned it back on. Nothing (which I expected, as the battery was reversed). When I turned the battery the correct way, this time I turned it on-nothing. Completely powerless. Been that way since this afternoon..
Any ideas on why it did this? Is it toast now? Is KellyCo reasonable if I have to send it back for repairs Any info is appreciated..Thanks in advance...

 

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[BigWaveDave]

I gotta be one of the lucky ones..I have beat the snot out of mine in the past year and a half, and never had a problem. I have tore up the rubber grommet switch, gone through maybe 6 batteries by now, the yellow on the logo is long gone. Mud and dirt on the tool is aggravating, so I usually bang it a few times on my diggy tool....I never registered it when I got it, so I know I am on borrowed time. I know when I get the AT pointer I will be nicer to it.

 

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