Sunray Probe 4 Ace250

[reallygruvin]

Has anyone tried the new Sunray probe for the Ace 250? Looks really well built and seems handy right there on your detector. I wonder about Battery life since it runs off of your MD power. Is it Parasitic? haha
Matt

 

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[Monty]

I haven't tried the one for the ACE 250, but I have one on my GTI 2500. It doesn't cause any more battery drain at all since it is actually a coil and when it is turned on, your main coil is turned off. You are just switching from one coil to another. Monty

 

[reallygruvin]

Thanks Monty. Has it worked well for you? I was wondering how big the signal beam is? How deep have you experienced it to detect? Matt

 

[Monty]

It works pretty well on my 2500, but that doesn't mean it will be just as good on the ACE but I would expect it to perform OK. The beam or search width is about as wide as your thumbnail and I would expect it works like most coils and gets narrower as it goes deeper. The deepest target I have ever picked up was 7", but I don't think that is typical as it was a very large target. Most likely it would reach about 3 to 4" in the all metal mode. In the descriminate mode, it will only reach about a couple of inches under ideal conditions. It was designed to be used in the pinpoint mode that is actually an all metal mode. It is a bit pricey, but if you are one who does not pinpoint well, it may be worth it. I believe "Uncle Willy" has been testing one and you might want to PM him and see what he has to say. Monty

 

[reallygruvin]

Thanks Man, Somedays I pinpoint real well . Other days I don't. I think it depends on how big of a hurry I am in. I think this would help me not have to dig so much in the hard packed ground around here. Maybe not though. Either way thanks for the info. Matt