bowwinkles
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My opinion on the Nokta pointer is based on over half year of use.
I love it!
Very sensitive and design is well thot through.
Tough, and reliable battery compartment - as with the Garret Carrot, no screwing down pressure on the
battery, with a rubber (cork?) shim, that dislodges easily.
The Nokta has its buttons at the upper end of the probe, away from getting grime, dirt and water, that gets worked
into any crevice of the thing.
Easily rinsed off after your hunt....its Water Proof to 3'ft (1m), and the TRX is only water-resistant, I believe.
If you so choose, it has the ability to have the light on while digging in a deep, dark hole - is good
It has two coil covers, both of which I use - one is smooth and the other has a scraper edge.
(have I convinced you? - hope so!)
I am glad you are happy with your pointer. A couple of corrections like button location and grime. The buttons on the Makro are small and counter sunk in a small valley of plastic on the rear of the pointer. Normal use as you state requires a "rinse off" to prevent crud build up in the valleys around these buttons or they become stuck once the small amount of debris reaches the level of the button height. The Makro's sensitivity is far less than the TRX also. After the TRX release they also became water proof.
Should I have started off way back in the years of the Tiney Tec with a Makro and had to get use to the rear buttons then I would probably feel a bit different about the lack of fluid use of the Makro. My pointer of choice will definitely have to be the TRX.