This device is like a mini mine detector that can be used to find metal and other items concealed behind the plaster. This can be a godsend when you need to drill into unknown surfaces and you are not sure what lays beneath. Drilling into a live cab…
This device is like a mini mine detector that can be used to find metal and other items concealed behind the plaster. This can be a godsend when you need to drill into unknown surfaces and you are not sure what lays beneath. Drilling into a live cable is no fun at all.
Inside the plain cardboard box is the detector itself, a soft carry case, and a
Small, poorly translated and hard to read User Guide. I append a scan of the User Guide to my unboxing video. Switch to full screen and pause as needed to read it. The device takes a single 9v battery but sadly no battery is included, which is a pity as it means the device cannot be used straight from the box.
The device has a large and bright mono LCD display and this shows the battery status, type of material currently scanned for, magnetic/non-magnetic metal type, detection depth, auto calibration status, signal strength. The maximum working depth is Ferrous metals 80mm, non-ferrous 60mm, Live copper cables 50mm, wood 20mm. On the front is the LCD display along with three buttons. The top button turns the detector Off/On, left button sets it to Wood Detection mode, the right button to Metal/Live Wire mode. Along the top are Red, Yellow and Green LED status lights.
Before switch on ensure that the sensor area on the underside of the device is clean and dry and check too that the felt runners are clean. Some users have reported that the felt can leave marks on certain surfaces so be sure that the surface is clean and dry and that the felt pads are in good shape. It is good policy to auto-calibrate the unit before use and this is easily done by removing it from any possible signal source and pressing the Metal/Livewire button until the annoying high pitched noise stops and the green light comes on.
To scan first select the signal type (wood/metal, live wire) and place the DMSO3 onto or just above the surface to be scanned and move the unit from side to side along the area to be scanned. The signal strength indicator ..
