New Cen Tec Pin Pointer

[girardpaguy]

I got my new Cen Tec Pin Pointer this week. I can't wait to try it out.

It is going to be a beautiful weekend.

Mark

 

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[mts]

Congrats. I really like the CenTech pinpointer for the money. It has a few flaws that make it less than ideal but overall you can't go wrong for what it ends up costing you. I took mine to the beach and actually had a wave wash over it and it kept right on ticking! If it had stopped working I wouldn't have lost any sleep over it. I just would have spent another $16 on a new one.

 

[girardpaguy]

Congrats. I really like the CenTech pinpointer for the money. It has a few flaws that make it less than ideal but overall you can't go wrong for what it ends up costing you. I took mine to the beach and actually had a wave wash over it and it kept right on ticking! If it had stopped working I wouldn't have lost any sleep over it. I just would have spent another $16 on a new one.

I agree you can't go wrong for the jing. I plan on using mine at the beaches here as well.

 

[woodstock]

You can make the Cen Tec really preform well with a few simple mods and a little time. I'm going to Radio Shack this week and if I remember I'll write down the part numbers for you and post them or PM you. Woodstock

Congrats. I really like the CenTech pinpointer for the money. It has a few flaws that make it less than ideal but overall you can't go wrong for what it ends up costing you. I took mine to the beach and actually had a wave wash over it and it kept right on ticking! If it had stopped working I wouldn't have lost any sleep over it. I just would have spent another $16 on a new one.

I agree you can't go wrong for the jing. I plan on using mine at the beaches here as well.

 

[LittleJohn]

I just ordered two of em....these buggers better work....

 

[girardpaguy]

I just ordered two of em....these buggers better work....

For the money they work. The don't probe very deep but they do get you closer. If your an MDer on a budget, i think it is the ticket.

HH,
Mark

 

[girardpaguy]

You can make the Cen Tec really preform well with a few simple mods and a little time. I'm going to Radio Shack this week and if I remember I'll write down the part numbers for you and post them or PM you. Woodstock

Congrats. I really like the CenTech pinpointer for the money. It has a few flaws that make it less than ideal but overall you can't go wrong for what it ends up costing you. I took mine to the beach and actually had a wave wash over it and it kept right on ticking! If it had stopped working I wouldn't have lost any sleep over it. I just would have spent another $16 on a new one.

Thanks woodstock

I agree you can't go wrong for the jing. I plan on using mine at the beaches here as well.

 

[Bev]

For those of you who have bought the Cen-Tech, check out this thread:
"Problems with your Harbor Freight Cen-tech pinpointer? How to fix 'em."
My pin pointer from Cen-Tech has been used maybe 4 times and it started quitting. I love it so much I stopped detecting when it died. Not to worry!
This thread is awesome. I did the "surgery" on mine this morning and it worked like a charm- perfect again!
It is really finicky. Don't be upset if it happens.
Thank you so much, KimsDad, for the help with this!
Some may go deeper but I like that I know when I'm really close to finding "it". I'm interested in the Garrett Pin Pointer but I have questions not answered on the site and am still searching them out.

 

[mts]

For those of you who have bought the Cen-Tech, check out this thread:
"Problems with your Harbor Freight Cen-tech pinpointer? How to fix 'em."
My pin pointer from Cen-Tech has been used maybe 4 times and it started quitting. I love it so much I stopped detecting when it died. Not to worry!
This thread is awesome. I did the "surgery" on mine this morning and it worked like a charm- perfect again!
It is really finicky. Don't be upset if it happens.
Thank you so much, KimsDad, for the help with this!
Some may go deeper but I like that I know when I'm really close to finding "it". I'm interested in the Garrett Pin Pointer but I have questions not answered on the site and am still searching them out.

What kind of questions do you have on the Garrett?

 

[dogpound]

i've been hearing so much about he cen-tec PP that i figured i couldn't go wrong gettin one as a spare PP, after pickin it up i made a trip to radio shack and bought a 3V DC micro vibrating motor and a 33 ohm resister, first i pigtailed it off my speaker but even after covering the speaker with tape the unit was still loud so i went back and cut the speaker wire, now my cen tec only vibrates when hittin a target this was very simple to turn it into a vibrating pinpointer, thanks to a previous post i read on this site

 

[Bev]

For those of you who have bought the Cen-Tech, check out this thread:
"Problems with your Harbor Freight Cen-tech pinpointer? How to fix 'em."
My pin pointer from Cen-Tech has been used maybe 4 times and it started quitting. I love it so much I stopped detecting when it died. Not to worry!
This thread is awesome. I did the "surgery" on mine this morning and it worked like a charm- perfect again!
It is really finicky. Don't be upset if it happens.
Thank you so much, KimsDad, for the help with this!
Some may go deeper but I like that I know when I'm really close to finding "it". I'm interested in the Garrett Pin Pointer but I have questions not answered on the site and am still searching them out.

What kind of questions do you have on the Garrett?

I'm sorry MTS, I didnt notice your question I asked it on the Garret Propointer worth it or not thread just now