I found my Birthday Gift !!

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Nov 17, 2008

Hello all,

I got to my dad's home and found my gift in a unwrapped box, my dad pointed at it and said that's yours... :icon_scratch:

Its sweet I installed it that min. I have not been able to use it yet but air tests proved sweet. I can not only find a coin hidden in a hole but, it will find where I have to go even if I have inches left to dig.

A normal pinpointer will only tell me where it is if it is right on the surface of the hole. :P Since this works on my MXT and uses the machines coil instead of its own little coil. It is awesome and I can't wait to use it.

Here are some pictures !!

Keep @ It and HH!!

Nana40 · Nov 18, 2008

You are so going to love that pinpointer! I've got one on my MXT. Saves so much time digging and being attached, it's one less thing to have to keep up with.

trish76642 · Nov 18, 2008

N.J.THer said:
~Trish~ said:

well that just goes to show you im no medal detecting pro! I didnt even know they made something like that for your detector! I've missed out! Where would you buy one of those if you wanted one? I have an MXT also.

Happy Late birthday!

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Trish,
They are awesome...it is a pinpointer that works like a miniature coil so you can get VDI and depth information on your MXT screen. I purchased mine from a local detector dealer here in NJ but you can find them on some of the different detecting websites and eBay.

Good luck

NJ

Thanks for the info NJ! :wink:

gonna have to check into that. :thumbsup:

ringfinder · Nov 18, 2008

Happy Belated Birthday. Boy have you got a GREAT DAD!!! He must metal detect also.
There isn't a better probe around. I have 4 detectors and each one has a SunRay Probe on
it. I even have one on my ACE 250.

You are gonna love this detector/probe. Be careful when probing that you don't miss the item,
because the whole length of the probe is a detector. Do some testing, and see where the coins come
in on the probe.

HH,Ringfinder

P.S. Take off all your rings, so you can hold dirt in your hand, so you can use the probe to find the item.

trish76642 · Nov 18, 2008

ok..im a little confused at how it works, when you use it to pinpoint something, does it detach from the Detector? And how bout the battery usage of your detector, will it make them run down quicker? Just curious.
Sorry if i sound dumb, ive just never seen one of those before, and i want one! lol

civilman1 · Nov 18, 2008

Sweet MUD....I gave my Bullseye away simply because it sucked.This will be in the arsenal ASAP......Happy Be-Lated to Ya!!! :occasion18:

curbdiggercarl57 · Nov 18, 2008

Nice dad! My B-Day is 12-31, in case he's interested.

ringfinder · Nov 18, 2008

~Trish~ said:
ok..im a little confused at how it works, when you use it to pinpoint something, does it detach from the Detector? And how bout the battery usage of your detector, will it make them run down quicker? Just curious.
Sorry if i sound dumb, ive just never seen one of those before, and i want one! lol

It does detach from the detector, but is still connected to the detector by the cord that goes to the probe box.

It does run off of the detector batteries, but I have found that it uses very little battery life. When you detect the
item with the SunRay probe, if you look at your ID on the screen of your detector, the probe will Identify it on the
screen of the detector. I never use that, but if you need to see what the item is you found with the probe, you can
see it on the screen.

Hope I haven't confused you too much.

HH,Ringfinder

Regardless of what probe you use, USE one!!!!, but I like the SunRay Probe, because it is attached to the detector. While I was at Diggin in Va. a few weeks ago, a good friend of mine had a probe that he carried in his pouch, he laid it down, forgot it and lost it. Bye! Bye! $125!!! The SunRay is Attached!!!

HH, Ringfinder

N.J.THer · Nov 18, 2008

I would guess that it does not use up the detectors batteries any fast....it may even make the batteries in the detector last longer. You say how can this be....well unless you turn off your detector everytime you kneel down to use your pinpointer (which nobody does or should do) then the detector is still using up the batteries while you are using the pinpointer. With the Sunray you have a switch to toggle back and forth between the coil the the pinpointer. So when you switch over to the pinpointer it should not be using any more energy then if you just laid your detector down on the ground. Since the pinpointer is smaller then the coil it may even use less (I'm not an electrician so I'm not sure if that is actually true but it sounds good).

NJ

trish76642 · Nov 18, 2008

thanks Ringfinder and NJ

texan connection · Nov 18, 2008

My dream probe Good for you, trish its the only way to go if your shoping for a probe.

trish76642 · Nov 18, 2008

well yall talked me into then! lol how much does one of those babys cost?

texan connection · Nov 18, 2008

200.00 or so the best thing about them is they use your Detctors readings rather than just a seperate all metal buzz so you get the same signal your getting from your deterctor as your getting from the probe. It uses your detectors electronics and its through your earphones does that make sense?

trish76642 · Nov 18, 2008

TEXAN Connection said:
200.00 or so the best thing about them is they use your Detctors readings rather than just a seperate all metal buzz so you get the same signal your getting from your deterctor as your getting from the probe. It uses your detectors electronics and its through your earphones does that make sense?

yes that makes sense but daaaang! $200.00 bucks?! I bout fell over when i found out the bullseye was $120.00! Got my bullseye as a free gift when i bought the MXT, had no idea how much they were! Well it aught to be good for $200.00....wow!