I actually wore the first one out. That took about 6 years. I had two Whites bullseyes and wore them both out. Each lasted about two years. I will say I am hard on a pin pointer. The Vibra- Probe is a PI detector. I loved how it worked and it's hefty and comes in a well made sheath. I'm just a fan of a pointer that does what it's supposed to......Pin point the target. Not one that goes off then you have to try to figure out the 8 directions it's in. I remember digging holes and being in and out and onto the next hole pretty quickly. I find myself fighting this Minelab pin pointer so much that it's frustrating. I can't even stand watching a video where someone gets a great signal then spends what seems like 10 minutes looking for the target.
Exactly, I figure my metal detector did that for me before I dug.
I finally got the time to order the Vibra-Probe 580. Should be here by the end of the week. It was $139.
oh this is definitely a tip detect PP. I don't need to chase things around in the water. The vibra probe makes it spot on PP.
I swear onlookers think your digging gold rings every time you squat for another target.Good idea Tony. I know from experience that the sound of a metal detector going off is a magnet for the curious.
Until then...It's Vibra- Probe.I think that's the first one I had. I liked it a lot. I gave it to a friend of one of my sons he was in college and did not have one. I got a new trx then (I think). I looked up the one you got and mine was the same. Were they around 15-20 years ago or was there a similar one?The Vibra- Probe is HERE. Yep it's just as I remember. It's heavy duty it's big and it works like it should. When this thing goes off you are THERE. I suggest going easy at that point.
Just a tip for anyone thinking of getting this pin pointer.
1. It vibrates only
2. It turns on when you tip it up
3. It shuts off automatically I think after a minute of not using it (once it's back in the holster)
4. You can also shut it off manually simply by tipping it up and holding it there you'll get two long vibrations and it shuts off
5. No ON/OFF buttons or detuning to waste time on.
6. last but not least...........All of this you do easily with one hand. I found myself fighting the Minelab pro find so much. I honestly think it's a combination of how it works in general and mine for some reason I had to turn it off and on sometimes 5 or 6 times to get it to come on. It wasn't like that in the beginning but ended up that way.
Minelab You should know that there is a huge market for a great pin pointer. You have seriously overlooked this aspect of detecting. By now I would think you'd have one with a small screen giving distance from the target and an arrow in the direction since it seems to read in EVERY direction.
I dropped mine on the pavement last fall it landed flat on the speaker and it came off the board. It was a 2018 and out-of-warranty. But I sent it in any way it cost $40 for repairs including shipping they even put it in a new carcass so it is just like new.
