Mi$$ouri Jim
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I have been playing around with it & did a quick airtest on a penny. It reads the penny at 2 ? inches in both discriminate & all metal mode. Havnt tested it on buried objects yet.
I like it a lot so far , but one thing that I DON?T like about it is that it doesn?t switch over well when using a ?Hot program? (high sensitivity/ preamp gain programs) ?. Sometimes you have to re-air/ground balance the probe to get it to work. Another thing I don?t like about it is the switch placement ?. It seems to me that it is in an odd place?I would LIKE to relocate the switch to a spot on the top of the battery box marked with the red dot (seen in the below pic). Would be a perfect place to access it easily. Could conceivably be possible to mount the switch in a small box that could be mounted just above the plug by usning the screw in that area to mount it (the screw is near the red dot) . BUT I will wait til the warranty runs out on it before I start modifying anything. ?
I don?t like keeping it mounted on the shaft (like most online pics show it mounted)?. So instead of buying the special ?box mount? clip ?. I took the shaft mount clips & just simply placed them on the shaft above the box (see pic). Does Anyone else use this same configuration
? Seems to work well so far & I can remove the probe easily from the clips by simply putting my thumb between the probe & the detector?s shaft that it is mounted on & pulling slightly. I MAY have to drill holes in the shaft to mount the plastic bolts (that are supplied) to keep the clips from rotating while removing & replacing the probe in the clips. Don?t know for sure yet until I use the probe more in the field.
The clips are made of a VERY durable plastic that gives some when placing the probe inside the clips. It is very doubtfull they would break easily. They are NOT made of hard, easily breakable plastic. You can also use only one clip (instead of two) to mount the probe as the clip is very strong.
So far I Really like the probe? think I may get out today in the field for some actual real-world use.
I like it a lot so far , but one thing that I DON?T like about it is that it doesn?t switch over well when using a ?Hot program? (high sensitivity/ preamp gain programs) ?. Sometimes you have to re-air/ground balance the probe to get it to work. Another thing I don?t like about it is the switch placement ?. It seems to me that it is in an odd place?I would LIKE to relocate the switch to a spot on the top of the battery box marked with the red dot (seen in the below pic). Would be a perfect place to access it easily. Could conceivably be possible to mount the switch in a small box that could be mounted just above the plug by usning the screw in that area to mount it (the screw is near the red dot) . BUT I will wait til the warranty runs out on it before I start modifying anything. ?
I don?t like keeping it mounted on the shaft (like most online pics show it mounted)?. So instead of buying the special ?box mount? clip ?. I took the shaft mount clips & just simply placed them on the shaft above the box (see pic). Does Anyone else use this same configuration
? Seems to work well so far & I can remove the probe easily from the clips by simply putting my thumb between the probe & the detector?s shaft that it is mounted on & pulling slightly. I MAY have to drill holes in the shaft to mount the plastic bolts (that are supplied) to keep the clips from rotating while removing & replacing the probe in the clips. Don?t know for sure yet until I use the probe more in the field. The clips are made of a VERY durable plastic that gives some when placing the probe inside the clips. It is very doubtfull they would break easily. They are NOT made of hard, easily breakable plastic. You can also use only one clip (instead of two) to mount the probe as the clip is very strong.
So far I Really like the probe? think I may get out today in the field for some actual real-world use.
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