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Pocket Uniprobe

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Tinfoil

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Has anyone ever tried to fix the audio so it will be louder. You can't hear it when you have it mounted on your hip or back pocket. Has anyone tried different speakers on this piece of crap. :thebird: :thumbdown: :rant: I had to have the probe wire hard wired in the box due to the bad connector set up that they use. Worst money I ever spent on anything. I am really disgusted with this piece of junk. :rage: Any help would be appreciated. :shrug: Thanks Jerry aka Tinfoil
 
Jerry,

You might try posting on the DetectorPro forum on FindMall. Perhaps someone there would be able to help. They might not read this forum.

Good hunting,
OldeTymer
 
take it apart and take down the number and measure the speaker. Then look for that speaker to get the specs on it. Then try to find a speaker that is about the same size but louder. I'm sure it would be a Piezo speaker. Or maybe you could try and drill more holes in the case at the speaker for more sound?
 
I feel the average metal detectorist is a bit older and may have a hearing loss and may suggest a pinpointer that buzzes as most headphones decrease the hearing ability even to a younger guy or gal..
Never used this type myself, but indeed it may be faulty due to a poor solder connection or as we all know a faulty electrical diode or the like can play havoc whether it be a TV or metal detector..Might want to take it to a dealer or have a club member listen and they can tell you right from the get go....
 
I been usin one for a long time, and no problems with anything, even though i do collect disability from the USMC for hearing damage, and will the rest of my life, both ears, soo if i can hear it good enough to use it and think it's the best around, = well= you better plug in a little earbud in the socket on the unit, and wear it under your headphone, quit harpin about it and just use it, the whole world is not perfect, if you don't like it, sell it , trade it, throw it away, get something else or just use a screwdriver for a probe, mebbe you can hear that :detecting:
 
Hello Jerry,

Before the pocket probe came out, I made a pocket probe using a gutted out transistor radio housing with parts Gary Storm sold me. Later on I converted it to hip mount using a Fisher housing.

What I did was bought a bare HH Pi circuit board and a wand probe from Detector Pro same probe used for the Uniprobe, used my own speaker and put together a powerful Pi probe. Later, When the pocket probe came out and Detector Pro had a supply of speakers used for the Pocket probe I bought a speaker and it was louder than any speaker I had used so I chose to use the same speaker as used on the pocket probe.

Four-five years later, My HH Pi probe is still going strong "loud and clear" using the same type of speaker used on the pocket probe.

The only difference between my HH Probe and the pocket probe are the circuit boards are totally different and my probe has a threshold feature plus uses two nine-volt batteries instead of one, My probe is a HH Pi scaled down to operate as a probe and with an added on 15uS Pi coil it can be used as a beach Pi too.

I don't think changing speakers on your pocket probe will increase the audio, It already has a good speaker.

HH, Paul (Ca)
 
Sometimes we buy a product that is a lemon. You may have a speaker that was not working correctly from day one. Heck, I bought a brand new CZ5 when they first came out. Right out of the box the needle would not go above nickel. I sent it to Fisher and they fixed it.
 
I have had this probe for about 4 or 5 years. It has been out a total of 5 hunting trips. First trip wire came out of the connector. Sent it to Factory. They fixed it so I thought. Second trip out the wire came out again and was shorting out. This time I took the connector apart. Since I am familiar with this type of connector as I have replaced many of them since I spent 20 years in the navy as a Aviation Electrician. The connector is used for Fuel Quantity system wiring and will not take any kind of movement or moving around as it will usually short out and cause the fuel Quantity Indicator to spin. So it is critical that you put the connector together properly and then it is still a problem. Found the connector was missing a few parts, the parts that keeps it together and keeps the wires from pulling out. Sent it back told them what happened. Third time out and the wire pulled out again. Listen I am not abusing the damn thing just using it. Sent it back, So I told them this time just to hard wire the damn wire in. They sent it back hard wired in. I turned it on this time and it went berserk with a bunch of screaming audio. When I picked it up I heard a rattle inside of the box. Sent the damn thing back again and they said a small screw was left in side and was shorting out the unit. Told them about the audio and asked if they could put a different speaker on it and they told me that there was no other kind of speaker that would work on the thing. So I get it back and use a ear bud which is a pain in the ass in side of a pair of regular Troy Pro phones. You bend over or get in any kind of working digging position and the ear bud will pull out. So I have done all the Working with The factory I am going to do. It is out of warranty anyway. I am not impressed with there Quality Control, with there product or there company. Oh BTW the damn speaker came loose. Seems like they did not glue it in very good so I had to super glue the damn thing back in. So I came here to post on this MODIFICATION FORUM hoping someone could give me a IDEA how to fix this PROBLEM. I don't need a bunch of shit from guys that think I am just bitching about a piece of junk which this piece of crap is. I am the one who spent over $200, not them, and have only used the damn thing 5 times So did I get my moneys worth, Hell no. It is not USED I bought it new. I think I have a right to be pissed off about it. It ain't the money, I just don't like buying a PIG IN A POKE. Some how I think this thing can be fixed one way or the other. For the guys that have them and have had no problem then I think that is great. For me mine is a piece of CRAP and I don't give a Damn who likes it or not. This is a MODIFICATION FORUM and I was looking for helpful information on a problem that I was having with a product I paid my hard earned money for. Not some crap from some guy that has only posted on all the find-mall forums 16 times. I am disappointed in the other two guys as they know I have been on these Find Mall forums for a long time and I never gripe and Bitch about anything unless it is the truth. DAN PA (if it is Fisher Dan PA) and Burger. Maybe you guys should get all the facts before you jump on the band waggon. Well thanks for the reply Paul. None of my response was meant for you in anyway. I just wanted to tell you what I have run into with this piece of crap POCKET PROBE. I am not deaf and I can hear the speaker but with traffic and any noise at all it is useless. I am going to try and mount it on my Swingy Thingy some how that will be next. Maybe that will help things. I just wish I would have known about the limited audio before I bought it or it would have never been bought. I have got two wizards I think I will try the speakers out of them or go down to Radio Shack and try and find something. Anyway thanks again for the reply and that rig you made for yourself looks great and I am glad it works for you. I did convert my ID Excell into a Pin pointer with a Sunray probe and it works great. Later and keep digging that GOLD out there in CAL.. :D: :D: Jerry aka Tinfoil
 
Wish you the best of luck, in my years of detecting , since 1975 i have only had 4 pieces of S---, Some BH, and some W-----, guess iv'e been fortunate, and this is my 437th post on finds, best of luck on getting your lemon taken care of:detecting::usmc::usaflag:
 
Jerry aka tinfoil,

2 things:


I experienced a problem with the connector at the control box end of the pocket uniprobe. The connector was not assembled properly.
I thought there was something odd with the probe as it did not perform as per instructions consistently.
After using the probe for a short time, 2 months, I nearly sent it back.
Given the fact that i am here in a pretty distant part of the world and also that the connector used to be a standard for networking PC cards , I looked at it and fixed it myself.
The uniprobe worked absolutely a treat. I love it.

Wireless pocket uniprobe.

I purchased a fairly inexpensive blue tooth send/receive kit and plug the transmitter part into the output of the uniprobe and use a single ear piece that I can place either side and inside of my headphones. I do this when I do not want anyone to hear what I can.
If I'm not bothered if this happens , then I simply use a small speaker coming from the blue tooth receiver. I've actually covered the speaker holes on the uniprobe up with tape.
Doing as I have , I get to keep the pocket uniprobe original and intact, only now, it's wireless and a sort of in line audio probe.
I keep the uniprobe attached to which ever detector I choose to us it with. Less wires to worry about from the body to the detector. I'm also experimenting with a wrist or fore or upper arm holster for the probe.

This setup might have even worked with a miniature FM transceiver system but I'm happy with blue-tooth

I'm sorry to hear that you have had a problem experience with the uniprobe. I guess I would have been a little more discreet about bagging the product so publically, given that it was more a problem with assembly that gave it that one weak point. Purely human error in assembly. It was not a life threatening stuation for me and i knoew the problem would eventually be corrected. I overlooked this one mis-giving and prefer to say that the uniprobe is a fabulous device that I have found I have had a lot of use from. I have finally realised that, there are very few probes out there that are not in line probes that can compare in the pocket uniprobe's slimline handling and it's performance in finding a target at a respectable depth given the diameter size of it's probe coil.

Take care

David Di
aka
Hard Nosed Dave
 
Wireless earphone sets. I plugged the transmitter into the Box put the earphones on and damn if it didn't work. Got it out of only one speaker in earphones though which the Pocket Probe must be mono audio. Now if my detectors don't interferer or the other transmitter that I plug into the detector don't mess anything up everything will be OK> The damn speaker fell off the Pocket Probe so I now got a broke Red wire I got to solder back on but that ain't a problem. See this thing ain't nothing but a jinxed piece of crap. Now something else I got to do to fix it. The audio is nice and loud though and I had to turn it down on the little wireless head phones. Well things are looking up with this piece of crap. Thanks Dave that was a great Idea. I hope I can use the headphones o with two transmitters one for Pocket Probe and one for my detector. They are supposed to assume a diff. freq if there is any interference. Anyway will get the wire soldered in and try it all out. Thanks again my friend will let you know if it works out. BTW the Radio Shack wireless earphone system works great on all my detectors and no damn cord and everything is small and light weight. :D: :D: :bouncy Jerry aka Tinfoil
 
After hearing all of the problems...Once bought a new Plymouth and my co-worker bougt an exact model( different color) worst car I ever had and spent more time in repair shop while his was the best he ever owned. Go figger handles it without a doubt..Have to say under same circumstances my post would have been much harsher right from the get-go even if it was a Fisher.....
 
tinfoil,

I was inspired by your need for a louder uniprobe. I found this little add on called a micro speaker at one of the electrical dept stores in one of their Chrissy "specials" bins about (USA$24.00) .
Plug it into the pocket uniprobe 3.5mm output jack and through it's own micro speaker, it does make the uniprobe louder.

The device is amplified and is charged via a usb.

Work very well. I'll probably weather proof it and the uniprobe more and use it where it can be with this micro speaker.

Merry Christmas to you all.

david di
 
Here is a front and back picture of the packaging it came in.

I hope it helps.

I've searched the web.

There seems to not be any info on it.


David Di
 
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