What or pros and cons using inline probes ? thanks

[ojm bc]

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[eric in ks]

I don't know if there is any cons to using the sunray probe. My wife would probably beat me if she knew what I spent on it, but that's a small sacrifice to make. It's a well balanced probe that you don't seem to notice. The tone id is a pretty cool feature. It's nice to be able to pop a plug out and put the probe to the plug and hole and know right where your target is at. It's like having a 1" coil. I'm sure a lot of people using the ace won't want spend the money on a probe that cost almost what the machine cost, but if they did I have a feeling they would feel justification in short time. Just my two cents. Eric

 

[mtdoramike]

other then the price, which is really comparable to most good pinpointers. Plus you have an added bonus of the probe actually being a 1" coil.

Now the only thing I can say that might be a down side is, you must remember to switch it back from probe to coil, if not, you will be like me, swinging halfway across a field without a signal only to realize that you didn't switch back to coil.

 

[ojm bc]

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[rotty23]

oh man Ive done that tooooo many times

 

[mtdoramike]

automatically switch back to coil after a certain amount of time, like 2-3 minutes or so. hahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Hunt4Fun]

Hi ojm bc,

Here are some differences between a Sun Ray probe and most other stand-alones.

You hear the probe thru the same detector headset. The stand-alones do not.

The probe will give you the same ID indication as your detector on shallow targets a. The stand-alones do not.

The Sun Ray will pinpoint deeper than it will ID. (My experience 4") With exceptions, the stand-alones are limited to about 1" and most do a lot of falsing.

The Sun Ray uses the detectors battery. No different batteries to carry.

Since it is attached to the detector, the Sun Ray cannot be misplaced or lost.

That is a good starting list.


Hunt4Fun

 

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