Ism
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I have decided to stop making the Sidekick but have a several left so if anybody wants the kit, just PM me for purchase info.The Sidekick is simply a coil of wire and a switch. Simple concept but very difficult to work with because of the small size of the components.
To see how the Sidekick works in your own home, take a short length of copper wire about 3" long and bare the ends if its insulated. Wave it in front of your metal detector or your pinpointer. As you will notice, it is very difficult to detect if not impossible. Now twist the bared ends together to make a loop and wave it in front of your detector or pinpointer. The loop of wire is very easy to detect and hence the basic principle of how the Sidekick will super-tune the Propointer. Instead of having to slide a metallic object toward the tip of the Propointer every time you want to super-tune, you simply press a switch completing the coil loop thereby making it detectable. Setting up the Sidekick can be difficult but once the proper placement is located, using it in the field is effortless.
Picture #1 is an early prototype. You can see the small coil I wound and potted with a bladder type switch similar to the kind found on early remote controls.
Picture #2 is the Sidekick schematic.
Picture #3 is the circuit board and micro switch that makes up the current version of the Sidekick.
Picture #4 is what comes with the kit now (not including instructions).
Picture #5 shows the Sidekick attached to the Propointer w/o heatshrink.
HH
Ran
To see how the Sidekick works in your own home, take a short length of copper wire about 3" long and bare the ends if its insulated. Wave it in front of your metal detector or your pinpointer. As you will notice, it is very difficult to detect if not impossible. Now twist the bared ends together to make a loop and wave it in front of your detector or pinpointer. The loop of wire is very easy to detect and hence the basic principle of how the Sidekick will super-tune the Propointer. Instead of having to slide a metallic object toward the tip of the Propointer every time you want to super-tune, you simply press a switch completing the coil loop thereby making it detectable. Setting up the Sidekick can be difficult but once the proper placement is located, using it in the field is effortless.
Picture #1 is an early prototype. You can see the small coil I wound and potted with a bladder type switch similar to the kind found on early remote controls.
Picture #2 is the Sidekick schematic.
Picture #3 is the circuit board and micro switch that makes up the current version of the Sidekick.
Picture #4 is what comes with the kit now (not including instructions).
Picture #5 shows the Sidekick attached to the Propointer w/o heatshrink.
HH
Ran
