Battery Life on Garrett Pro Pointer ?

[zman1403]

Can anyone advise the battery life on a Garrett Pro Pointer?

Although it was the battery that came packaged with it it didn't even last for one hour with on and off use.

I packed 4 spare for my next hunt.

Thanks

 

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[LI Tom]

I go for many,many hunts before changes.In fact I'm on only the third one in 2 years.

 

[zman1403]

Thanks Li. Hopefully just a bad battery.

 

[RainbowChaser]

I go for many,many hunts before changes.In fact I'm on only the third one in 2 years.

Same here. I carry a spare, just in case, because I'm a Girl Scout. Battery life has been good for me.

 

[CyrusKain]

As I'm getting one of these shortly, I'm interested to hear if it is a bad battery or a defect with the pointer.

 

[releventchair]

For some reason my batteries last a lot longer if they are removed between hunts.
If left for a week or two not used it seems they need to get changed when I use them again during a hunt.
Be careful where the batteries are stored though and that the contacts don't contact.
They can get real hot in a pocket with coins in it......

 

[zman1403]

I believe two is one and one is none. But I didn't follow my own practices and didn't have a spare. SHAME ON ME.

 

[pgfhgs]

The new AT Pro Pointer eats batteries if you don't turn it over between hunts!? I am not sure why but my first 2 batteries didn't last 2 hunts, now on my 3rd battery turning it around and 3 good all day hunts no problems!

 

[team sidewinder]

I have found the included battery in these pin pointers are not always of the highest quality. I usually take the included battery and replace it with it a quality duracell. I have 4 hours on my first battery in my new AT pin pointer. Works fine for me and compares to the battery life in my original Garrett pin pointer.

 

[Phantasman]

Most pinpointers are pulse induction (the reason you get that faster beep the closer to the metal) and uses more power to achieve that function. My XPointer goes for about 4 four hour hunts on and off and will start it's low battery signal. The battery isn't completely dead, as it takes more than 60% to run the PI signal. Just carry an extra 9V and you should be OK. The new Deteknix Xpointers are 1-9V or 2-AA, to match having the same batteries of all detectors now that use non rechargeable.

 

[zman1403]

Thanks Phantasman

 

[cruiserkev]

I got about 6 hours out of the Eveready battery that came with my Pro pointer. It died on me during a hunt and I did not have a spare. I walked to a store and paid a lot of $ for a 2 pack of Duracell Quantum 9v's as that was all they had. I was opposed to paying over $10 for 2 9 volts at first but these batteries surprised me. I have 6 or 7 hunts in since then, maybe 20 hours on the Pro pointer, and the first quantum is still working good. Of course now that I have typed this , it will die on me the next hunt! I always carry spares now so I'll be ok. HH

 

[zman1403]

DONT DESPAIR BRING A SPARE.

 

[zman1403]

Thanks Cruiser

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I hunt very trashy areas and use my pro pointer a lot, 2-4 hour hunt per week, probably use 2 Every-ready batteries per season.

 

[zman1403]

Thanks Msbeep

 

[StephenD]

Just got my pro-pointer yesterday and have used it for probably 8 hours already with no issues. Walking out the door to take it for another run when I reach the end of this sentenc..... <couldn't wait>

 

[zman1403]

It was probably a bad battery packed with the new pointer. Changed battery today and had no issues.

 

[zman1403]

Thanks Stephen

 

[CyrusKain]

Follow-up:

I received my carrot yesterday and decided to take it for a drive out of the box. I, too, had an issue with the battery. After about an hour and a half it began toning low battery. I did end up using it for over 2 hours, and it didn't completely die on me, but the battery it's packaged with just seems to be the issue. I'm going to buy a higher-quality and try again.

On the plus side, this thing is awesome. I'm still a newb at detecting, but I'm glad I invested in one at the beginning. Won't leave home without it now.