Viper Trident Reviews, Price and Specifications

Underwater/Land Metal Detector

Retail Price: $899.95

Available Reviews: 10

Avg. Rating (3.0 Stars)

Specifications:

• High-powered 10 Inch neutral buoyancy concentric searchcoil
• Dual lightweight matched impedance Alpha 4v underwater headphone with heavy-duty coiled cord. For land and water
• State-of-the-art highest reliable circuitry
• Operating frequency 12.5 kHz
• Fully automatic tuning
• Fully automatic ground balancing
• Full range adjustable Super VLF discrimination (eliminates trash, finds treasures)
• Fast audio response for easier pin-pointing
• Visual Bright Target response light
• On-Off control with built-in detection depth control
• Built-in automatic battery testing circuit
• Operates on a 9-volt Battery
• Coil design: open type to reduce weight
• Lightweight at only 4.2 lbs
• Heavy duty powered coated aluminum control housing
• Powder coated upper and lower stems
• Adjustable lower stem - Adjust for your height
• Arm Rest with rubber cushions
• Easy open battery door with o-ring seal
• Total extended length of metal detector is 46 inches
• Collapsed length is 40 inches
• 5 Year Warranty

Reviews:

The Easiest Detector Yet Just Turn the Knobs and Go

by Frank Longacre in Elkton Maryland USA -

Well, I am not sure what the complaints are. Maybe they are going cheep on the batteries, maybe they do not hold it off the ground when turning it on so it can GB correctly, not sure. But always read the instructions first before complaining. You might find it is your mistake anyway. I have been detecting for 30 yrs and have had some of the best detectors. And when I first looked at this machine, I thought it might be junk. I inquired it when I bought a MINLAB CDX 3030 used, and the guy gave me the Viper brand new for free, so I thought it was junk. So it sat for a while, and I decided to throw it in the truck so if I was some place that looked good but did not pack my stuff, I had this machine to use. One day I broke it out and I started pulling coins right away. The other guys were like wow. I said I do not know but I like it. The Discrimination seems to work great. I really like it.

Mar 18, 2024

Junk

by Robert in Ontonagon Michigan -

You would be much better spending your money at the yard sale and buying an older American-made detector. This is a piece of junk that does not work. Why retailers are selling it, I have no idea.

Feb 01, 2022

Cheaply made and not waterproof, hard to locate parts.

by Guest in Not Submitted -

Gammage the first time it was submerged in water. Access to get parts for it is nearly impossible even with an hour of Google search. Not happy with it

May 25, 2020

One word

by Dave in R.I. beaches -

Junk

Mar 05, 2017

My Viper

by Larry Kitchen in florida -

Well I got a viper on ebay without noticing it was from China. Paid 185 bucks we really didn't have to spend. So I was stuck with it. So far I've found 7 gold rings, 3 standing liberty quarters, one 1941 half dollar, 60 weeties, over 2000 new and copper pennies and 3 silver bracelets (one is a pandoria). But it does work. MY HEAD IS TIED ON WITH A STRING. If you use it in the water, take wax from a bowl ring and seal around all spots that water could get in. I use my Viper underwater. It's all I had so I made the best of it.

Nov 30, 2015

Bought a Viper Trident...A mistake.

by OB in Virginia Beach VA USA -

I bought the Viper 5 years ago because I live near a beach and wanted a detector I could use in the surf and on wet sand. I also didn't want to spend alot of money. Well, you get what you pay for. It doesn't do either very well. I have a 20 year old White's Coinmaster that does a better job at finding items on dry sand than the Viper. Check the reviews, and the manufacturer that has the least bad ones is the one you should buy from. I recently purchased a White's Dual Field and I am happy with it. If you go to trashy areas, don't get a Pulse Induction detector. They pick up everything! You will be digging forever. Again check reviews before you buy. Good Luck!

Aug 07, 2012

You get what you pay for. Do reseach b4 you buy.

by OB the Sandman in Virginia Beach VA -

Unfortunately I did not do enough reseach. I bought the Viper and now regret it. I live near the beach and I owned a White's coinmaster that I bought in the early 90's. It worked great in dry sand. I found items up to 12 inches deep. I needed a MD that worked well in wet sand and the surf. I saw the Viper and the ads and was taken in. The Viper has 1 9-volt battery. You won't go very deep with that. The headset is terrible. It is uncomfortable and the pads keep falling off. I never found anything in the surf with it. Buy a make with a better rep and check the repair times if you ever have to return it. Do plenty of research before you buy.

Jun 06, 2012

Great Metal Detector for Beginers

by Jordan in Florida -

I own 2 of them, and they work great for learning but they do not discriminate well between items in the ground. What I mean by that is you will never really know the difference between a necklace and a beer can because they will pretty much make the same noise. When purchasing metal detectors, there are alternatives from China that cost less but not nearly as low priced as the previous reviewer claims. Also you have to wait a month or more to get it and are never sure if it's a scam or not. So, yes, you can get a metal detector from China that will cost you 1000 instead of 5000 from Kellyco. Do your own research and never trust one person's opinion.

May 17, 2012

Trash

by Nico in North ,NJ -

Thank You Mike from Central NJ. I guessed that it was trash.

Sep 20, 2011

Stay away from these! Warning!

by Mike in Central, NJ -

O'kay, first off, these are NOT made in the USA, they are made in china!!! These are Chinese junk that retailers buy for $30-60 a piece, them turn around and sell them for $300-600! (I have no idea why, even KellyCo sells this JUNK for some reason and is completely beyond me....) If you don't believe me, do a quick google search for viper trident reviews....it will astound you. Because it shocked me also, I almost bought one! Goes to show, even a little research goes a LONG way. These things aren't water proof, they literally fail immediately once they touch water! And there's tons of reviews to back this up. I cannot believe no one has put up the red flag on this company yet on this website? I guess most people who come here tend to just want reviews on Name Brand detectors, not Chinese crap. Well, I'm glad I could spread the word then, hopefully I will save you several hundred dollars. NOTE: This company also makes ALOT of other junk detectors under OTHER names, so please google search the brand and reviews before you buy it! Have a nice day!

Jan 12, 2010