Nokta Makro PulseDive Pointer Waterproof Pinpointer

I was always a garrett guy but after Charles Garrett died they got real stingy. I ran ace models-great, At-pros-Fantastic everywhere but sea, and Sea hunter and Infinium-brilliant. I was last running a At-max and At-pro pointer with z link, Fantastic setup with hearing the pointer in the headphones and lost alarm. The At-max had some great features and would like another. What got me was Everyone's Equinox stories. So finally It got to me so I sold the At-max and at-pro pointer and got a equinox 800 and the Nokta Macro pulsedive kit with box and all the bits, 4.5" coil etc in yellow. I love the pulsedives pulse technology, Its durability, 200 ft depth, convertibility from pointer to handheld detector, Its adjustability, 48 adjustable frequencies to avoid interference, 5 levels of sensitivity, diver lockout, adjustable function, so many features!!..wireless audio to nokta green headphones too! However, Its not all gravy. Theres a few hiccups. The holster is strange, seems nice but theres a slippery metal clip and Belt loops but the clip Is attached by big bulky rivets that protrude into inside holster. You cant run a belt through the loops because the metal clip is sharp and Its awkwardly In the way. You cant remove the clip unless you cut it off, smooth edges and leave the rivets. Also, those rivets On the Inside from the clip, are a pain in the a$$ and Interfere with Inserting or retrieving the pin-pointer one handed because the slippery metal clip. So It comes out with the holster unless you 2 hand it. It gets annoying. Finally, this one Is kinda major. Ive noticed while using the land cap, which has holes cut out and a black membrane to Increase audio volume on land. This cap Is waterproof as in rinse-able, rain etc but NOT SUBMERSIBLE! The other cap thats solid with 2 seals Is the underwater cap. Anyway When using the land cap Ive noticed countless times that after a period of say, overnight or even 5 hours, or less with temp and humidity/pressure difference, like hot summer afternoon then cool damp night 3 hours later. The audio becomes noticably louder, meaning the seal Is broken, not broken as in kaput, but somehow Its no longer airtight and been compromised. You can see this visually too because when you screw on the land cap, the trapped, compressed air inside pointer, Is pushed against the black membrane and sort've bulges out the 4 holes. Then after said time or temp/weather/pressure/humidity variance, you look at the cap ajdnmkkfdmembrane and there decompressed. So what I have to do is after some time when I hear it get loud, I unscrew the cap amd screw it back on. I haven't noticed this with the solid underwater cap on land, just the land cap on land. It Is a fantastic kit that comes with everything, extra seals, o rings, etc. The pointer tells you how much battery is left by using green and red leds, had a diver lockout function, 5 sensitivity settings, adjustable modes, vibrate with audio and red flash, audio and red flash, vibrate but no audio and with red flash, or you can shut the flash off. It has a flashlight led you can turn on. You can adjust to 48 frequencies to avoid disturbance or feedback on main detectors. Its really great but just a couple annoyances.

I like the features and the waterproof rating of this PP but a few things make it a bit more hard to like at times.....
- the pointer never achieves the solid audible tone of contact with your target
- other than seeing the lighted indicator for reading your charge level, you could be stuck in the field with a dead unit potentially. Needs to have a 9 v battery backup
- to remove the tip is very hard to twist and release, you almost feel as if you are going to break it

Overall, not a bad system and certainly works well. I would love to see an external battery LED battery meter and ability if you fail to charge properly a 9 v backup or even two AA system.

I've been using my PulseDive, on land, for about a month and really like it's size and functionality. I can't really say the holster, that comes with the unit, is the best, but with some vintage bomber jacket leather, I was able to fashion an easier access holster. The problem lies in the edge of the protective cover over the search probe. It catches on the holster and requires a 2-handed retrieval. A distraction when a target has been found and it's time to dig. Not unmanageable, but less than desirable. One more small point, this PP doesn't go to a steady tone when in contact with the target. It beeps faster as you get closer, but it never goes to full tone upon direct contact with target like other PP's. All considered, I think this is a great PP that will stand up to some rigorous field work.