Bosch DMF 10 Zoom Multi Detector

[martinxxxxxx]

Is the
Bosch DMF 10 Zoom Multi Detector

The best you can get for wire tracing?

What do you use?

Martin

 

[GaryMo]

I believe they're very good.

I got one free (with a drill) a couple of years ago and have still yet to use it.
One of these days I'll stick some batteries in it and put it in the van!

 

[FDJ]

Is the
Bosch DMF 10 Zoom Multi Detector

The best you can get for wire tracing?

What do you use?

Martin

I have one.
It works OK for wire tracing and can even find the plasterboard nails in a stud partition wall.
However, mine is just about useless at finding studs which is supposed to be its main function in life.

Frank

 

[JBPElectrics]

Bosch DMF 10 Zoom Multi Detector

• JBPElectrics
• 26 Mar 2010
• 2

DM 10 in use!!! Saved me from drilling copper pipes and cables on many occasions!!!

I highly recommend it!

 

[40 watt spark]

Mine used to keep having funny five minutes, best one was it detecting cable/voltage in a wooden studwall frame... strange thing was there was nothing in it....just the woodwork and plain old plasterboard I just wanted to find the frame to put my backboxes in......

Got fed up with it giving false readings so stuck it on ebay... maybe I just had a bad one..

 

[trey]

I bought one of these and they are useless.

Then I searched the net and found this video, which confirms the fact-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c55cxwNH01E

I sold mine on a car boot for £40

 

[aptsys]

Bosch DMF 10 Zoom Multi Detector

• JBPElectrics
• 26 Mar 2010
• 2

You've done your downlights wrong

 

[martinxxxxxx]

Well after watching the youtube link I canceled my ebay bid. Pretty mixed reviews.

What should I get that works?

Maybe some a of these are good and some are bad. I would love to try one.But I don't like the idea of passing off a crap one as good in order to pass it on to the next unlucky chap.

So those of you who uses one have you seen the youtube and is yours significantly better than the one being shown?

Cheers

Martin

 

[GaryMo]

Scratch my comment above - it won't be going in the van anymore, more likely eBay.

EDIT - I've just popped a battery in mine and it looked promising at the start as it seemed to pick up studs where I expected them to be.
A second scan started to cast doubt. Also it alerted me to live cables when I know for a fact there wasn't anything in the vicinity.

 

[JBPElectrics]

There NOT downlighters


Its electric underfloor fans.....................

I must add my dmf found all the copper pipes and electric cables, I am puzzled at the you tube film as he must have a duff?????

 

[GaryMo]

I must add my dmf found all the copper pipes and electric cables, I am puzzled at the you tube film as he must have a duff?????

So must I then, as per my post above.

 

[Johnmelad502]

I have had one for over a year and it is total C rap. You would be better off spending £10.00 at B&Q or Focus.

 

[Johnmelad502]

There NOT downlighters

I think the poster was just joking.

 

[aptsys]

 

[martinxxxxxx]

I must add my dmf found all the copper pipes and electric cables, I am puzzled at the you tube film as he must have a duff?????

So must I then, as per my post above.

Right, Gary can you send your one to JBP for comparison against his. I need to get to the bottom of this. Do only some of them work well?

Martin