I have had mine for several years. No problems once I read and understood the manual. I added a smear of silicone grease to threads and O-rings. I used a large snap-swivel and a key ring retractor to fasten to a belt loop. I prefer the 9v battery as I could easily replace in the field and not wait to recharge. And I like not having another charger to keep track of. I change mine yearly but haven’t seen it discharged. I use mine on “vibrate only” mode so I don’t worry about holes over speaker. This is a tough,industrial grade pin-pointer. Down-side? It is a little bulky.

FROM CYPRUS THANK YOU FOR VIDEO .THE NOX 800 IS NO GOD FOR WATER MENY PROBLEMS END WATER GOIN THE SGREEN BENTER 900 MINELAB EGUINOX MOS STRONGER FOR WATER THANK YOU

I went with rechargeable lithium 9 volts for mine that I just bought (2)

Thank you. This validates my upgrade to the 540. I’ll be back to watch more of your videos. 👍🏼

Bro how much depath is working please tell me😢

It doesn't take much water to destroy the Vanquish!!!!! Performance wise its a beast!!!!

Thanks for the honest review.I love my pro 35. No issues accessing the battery compartment at all. I have not had to replace the battery for well over 6 months now and I detect at least twice a week. I do however remove the battery when not in use. Good tip is to ground balance the pinpointer each time you turn it on, makes it even more effective and precise.

What the hell is this?

So in conclusion, mineralization of your soil plus the power lines equals a very inaccurate test

Thanks I subscribed and sent my request to the group!

Fckn S H I T

Thank you, sir, I bought a vanquish over the simplex. Never knew this video was on line took me two months to figure out , but very happy with my metal detector the vanquish Wish I would assault this video earlier thank you again I made the right choice

As of 1 March 2024 it's $95.00 on Amazon. Yes, the, lanyard is ridiculous, replaced it. Overall, much better than the carrot I started with.

Good review ... I'll stick with my Mi6 and Carrot

These videos should be clearly identified in the titles as "tributes" or whatever so people don't waste their time.

good effort but not like the origional

I have the Simplex and yes it is a very good beginner machine but when you take it to the beach . I have taken mine two different times put The ground balance to zero nothing I could do but stop the chatter . So it leads me to say I will be buying the Vanquish as my second Machine. I know you can’t go deep in the water with it , but I am in North Carolina farm Country and have lot of Fields , old abandon houses all around my house.

Awesome job! I don't remember who played who in the original sketch, but here you could see it - like in the flawless mimicking Palin in 05:23 (or Chapman in 08:15!) :)

Loved yer videos part 1 and 2, thanks so much for diving into that.

SUPERB RECREATION. Very difficult to create something this good.

Big Dog: thanks for posting. The Pythons lampoon London police officer Norman Pilcher as "Spiny Norman". Cheers!🥨

Are you happy that your a vanquish sell out lol if anybody believes this guy's info don't he is a sales man for minelab. Just watch what he is trying to push

Sir this is an unfair test i bet mine lab sent you the vanquish your comparing the top vanquish at close to 500 dollars and the simplex at 300 dollars plz don't be fake we know so did they give you the 540 for free lol... Why don't you do the right comparison... The simplex and the 440 like everyone else does you sir are fake news

Best of both worlds and have the ten inch as well .

Loved how you used the spaghetti westerns to describe the positives and negatives of the pinpointer. I have the pro-35 but I think I’m going to buy a rechargeable pinpointer next time. I paid $20 for two 9 volt batteries today. Ridiculous

Vanquish is chattery on wet sand i see i have same issue with mine

Funny as hell.

Entry level, the average person does not need much more. If it can find something six inches you are doing good, A lot of city, county, state and federal parks do not want to go down much more than six inches.

Greetings from ireland loving the videos, i also a newbie with the vanquish 540 finding it tricky on the beach but very committed and keen to learn

These vanquish 540 are €600 here in ireland thats over 600 us dollars, they are much more expensive this side of the atlantic dont know why ?

What settings you use on the beach with the vanquish 540 ? I just bought my first machine same as you having no joy as a newbie im digging all junk dont know if its me or this is a crap detector

What settings is best for beach with the vanquish 540 wet sand

Great video i have the vanquish 540 amazing machine with the multi frequency on the beach far superior to any vlf single frequency

The vanquish is a far better machine all round the multi frequency is a massive advantage worth 5 points alone

All these comments and not one person has realised and mentioned that it's a Python sketch without any of the Python's actually being in it. Very strange of you all.

Any plans on doing a review of the Garrett Pro Pointer AT?

Peace be upon you. I want to buy the original Vanquish 540 Minilab. Is it made in the USA, Malaysia, Taiwan or Australia 💯💯 Thank you, a follower from Morocco. Thank you.

Brilliant

Keep Vaseline away from 9v battery terminals as its one of the few greases that is conductive

Hi, Big Dog..., Impressive video and excellent information and "Thank you" for sharing the video ! ! * I have both metal detectors and the Minelab Vanquish 540 Pro Pack runs circles around the Nokta Makro Simplex + in "highly mineralized soil", and ( lots of Iron ) in mining country in southwest Montana... Historic Uptown Butte, Montana is known for "The "Richest Hill on Earth" and proves it by its mining and highly mineralized soil with Iron... * I have found more of just about anything with the Minelab Vanquish 540 Pro Pack..., and less with the Nokta Makro Simplex +. * I had a backyard lawn sale and sold the Nokta Makro Simplex + and glad I did... Impressive video and very informative, and "Thank you" for sharing the video and tests... "Semper Fi" Mike in Montana :)

I'm stuck between the 2. Also the Ace 250 or 300.

Mine is an absolute pile of junk. Falses on everything or absolutely no signal. I've used it a dozen times with many different batteries. Nope still a piece of trash.

Excellent advice. As I am very new to metal detecting your channel is like gold dust to me. Michael from Kent UK

Great sketch, but much rather see the original with the authentic python team, otherwise this is just a waste of time....

This is the best comparison video I've seen so far 👍🏻. I would like to see a salt water beach dept test between the vanquish and de legend.

I was specifically scouring KZbin this morning to find a video to remind me how to open the battery compartment on my minelab pro 35. I need to open it because due to an injury, I can't MD for a while and I need to remove the battery that's already been in there for 2 years. Thanks for letting me know that it's NOT me! I will now head to the garage for my channel locks. 😡 I also just bought n new "lanyard" (a real one). Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with my pinpointer. Thanks for the review.

Any beach hunt is a good hunt keep on swinging and have fun. Beach 2 wet sand, Beach 1 dry sand 20. to anything you can handle listening to lol

Simplex waterproof though and submersible.

What size coil on the Vanquish?

I have a quick question. Back in the late 80s. I bought a Whites Pro Plus, and for a few years I've found many coins. 100s of 1800s. Since, I've concentrated basically on my home, but now I'm thinking about getting back into M.D. I'm heavily considering the 540. They're surely lighter, but today's machines must easily out perform the machines from the 80s and 90s, right?