- Aug 19, 2007
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Has anybody used or own the Tinytec Ultraluxe pinpointer? What is your opinion of it?
Tom_in_CA said:Hillbilly, yes, if a probe were TOO sensitive, then you couldn't tell which direction the signal was coming from. Part of the problem is that your saying the inline probes get 3" to 4". That's an exaggeration, for starters. It's more like 2" to 3" on a coin-sized object. But in any case, you learn quickly to POINT the thing in such a way, wiggle it all around your hole, and immediately tell which direction the signal is coming from, based on strength of signal, where it get strongest in the direction you point from (so that only the tip is contacting the sides of the hole). Yes, when you first get it, you'll be fooled a few times because you get signals from objects brushing the sides of your probe (stuck to the side of a hole, making you think you have to dig deeper, merely 'cuz your probe keeps getting a beep). But with a few practice holes, you'll get that licked in no time, and know to hold and wiggle it.