Bosch Stud Finder UniversalDetect (Maximum Detection Depth Wooden Studs/Live Cable/Cetal: 25/50/100 mm, in Cardboard Box)
Digital detector
UniversalDetect
More confident drilling – the UniversalDetect offers detection of up to 10 cm in walls, drywall, ceilings and floors. It locates metal objects, single-phase live cables, or wooden substructures in drywalls for safer drilling when attaching objects to the wall.
Precision marking
The marking hole in the middle of the measuring range allows easy marking of critical or free areas with a pen.
LED light
Its LED traffic light system and optional acoustic warning signal indicate the location of a detected object.
Instructions
Step-by-step instructions provide various tips in 29 different languages on the touchscreen display.
Measure mode
Three modes for detecting metal objects and single-phase live cables in all common wall types, as well as substructures in drywalls.
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Starting operation
To enable you to use your tool, we have integrated a step-by-step guide, which includes a user guide with animations to provide you with intuitive operation.
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LED display
Set your detector to two operating modes (wood, metal or electricity) simultaneously and receive immediate feedback on the examined substructure via the LED display.
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Built-in marking aid
The detector facilitates each of your work steps. It is not only intuitive to use when measuring, its built-in marking aid also allows you to measure and mark in one step.
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Auto calibration
Thanks to fully automatic calibration, the measuring detector can be used immediately at home. The sensor shows you directly where possible drilling points are and what is in the substructure.
Why does the tool indicate that live wires are everywhere?
The device detects cables based on their transmitted signals, which can spread across the entire wall due to the high conductivity of the walls.
What should I do if the tool displays different results for the same measurement?
Follow the step-by-step guide when using the tool and make sure that all measurements are performed in the same way. In particular, move the tool three times in each direction – under constant external conditions.
Why does the signal change when the tool is moved along a live cable?
The construction of commercially available cables causes fluctuations in the electric field strength at the surface, which influences signal detection, through to complete elimination.
Why do I have problems locating three-phase power cables?
In the case of live three-phase power cables (e.g. power connection for the cooker), the different phases of the cable cancel each other out so that the detector cannot detect the signal.
Why does the tool indicate metal objects on the entire wall?
The tool detects certain construction materials as metal due to the high iron content (e.g. aluminium foil on underfloor heating systems or metal-clad thermal glass wool insulation).
| Weight: | 367 g |
| Size: | 1 |
| Dimensions: | 25.5 x 5.1 x 9 cm; 367 Grams |
| Model: | 0603681300 |
| Part: | 0603681300 |
| Colour: | Green |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Alkaline |
| Manufacture: | Bosch |
| Colour: | Green |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 1 |
Good quality and well made. Easy to set up and use. Metal dectection is good. Live wire detection I am not sure this works as well as it didnt show a live wire but a different detector did.
The touch screen LCD makes this very easy to use with tips and guidance displayed directly on the screen.
Effective detection of current, wood and metal is possible. We have trialled this around the house and it easily identified stud positions through plasterboard and even through a lath and plaster walls. Current is easily detected from nearby cables. I managed to detect joist positions even through a carpeted floor.
Make sure you earth the device when looking for cables by not wearing gloves and placing the other hand on the detection surface. Note: make sure the power is on, in the case of lightning circuits switch on the lights before detecting. It’s worth noting that 3-phase circuits cannot be detected so it may not be suitable for commercial applications.
The device calibrates as it is placed onto the surface which helps avoid inaccurate detection.
Overall very impressed by its performance, far better than the cheaper versions I’ve used in the past and much more accurate. Not sure if the LCD display is absolutely necessary but it makes using the device very simple.
This is a little like a small, handheld metal detector, but it’s not, it’s a universal detector, detecting live wires, wood and metal which is hidden behind plasterboard and the like.
As I said, it’s handheld size, being about 250mm long by 90mm wide and 30mm deep at the scanning head and about 55mm at the handle. With there being a good 30mm gap for your hand to push through in order to get a grip on this.
It’s simple to use, load in the batteries, (4 XXX type which comes in the box) then press the red button on the device. This turns it on and lets you see through the settings, explaining what’s what as it goes. Just touch the arrows on the screen to scroll through the pages.
This checks for metal, wood and live wires so you know where everything is. You just select the one you want, or all of them if you want, and move this devices along the wall (example). If there’s nothing there this will stay silent and the green light around the small hole in the scanner will stay lit. If it scans over metal, wood or live wires, it will beep and the green light will turn red …
It’s very precise, flashing red exactly where it should without any false positives, which is what you need really.
It feels comfortable when using it, gripping easily in the hand, and is very light which means it can scan large areas without it becoming tiresome on the hand/arm.
The hole in the sensor head is designed so you can mark the area with more precision.
It has the well known brand of Bosch stamped on it which usually means this should be a quality piece of kit … so far it’s not let me down one bit.
As for the price, well, for less than 90 you can’t go wrong. Especially if you do a lo
The only thing I didn’t like was the battery method, I would prefer 1-2 18650 batteries or 2x AA instead of 4x awkward installed AAA’s. Other than that it did eventually work, but you have to put the batteries in 100% properly, even slightly off, it will display the error message in my video upload. I tested this out on my wall, and it detected the wood, as stated.
It also has a unique way of detecting electricity to boost effectivness. The screen is touch screen, and comes with on screen follow the on screen instructions kind of thing. It is very easy to use, and detection is pretty good, the accuracy is decent, on the opposite side there is a detection area, and that is where it detects it, and it also lights up to help detect in the dark.
What this did was help me find the wood in the wall and if any electric so I can drill and not hit metal or electricity. Very good product, but bad battery management. Perhaps they should have gone with usb-c rechargeable, but with the ability to switch out batteries.
P.S
I don’t believe it takes 1.2v AAA batteries. You need to use 1.5v as I tried using 1.2v rechageables and it didn’t turn on. Pressing the button turns it on, holding it turns it off, the rest was just touch screen and follow the instructions very simple. Did not think Bosch did anything outside of kitchen/tools equipment, but it is quality and well made, and easy to hold, that also displays battery left and clear backlit display.
Great set up instructions, easy to use, excellent functionality – especially the marking hole in the indicator.
Live wire detection is very good in walls, excellent in the ceiling, other materials need to be detected and identified by a short process of elimination- which is explained in a message on the screen.
Overall I’m really happy with it and it operates and feels like a really good quality piece of kit.
This works very well just as long as you use it properly and follow the instructions carefully. It is a must if you plan to start drilling holes in the walls or floor without risking expensive damage or exposing yourself to unnecessary risk.
I saw mixed reviews about this and went ahead with buying it anyway (having purchased cheaper variants in the past with no success). It has a nice user interface and the light and detection features make it really easy to determine where something has been detected.
My original use case was finding where the wires ran from a now blanked off light junction so I could install a mirror. The live cable detector seems to work well when the connection is properly grounded, and clearly this one wasn’t because I couldn’t detect a live connection where I knew there was one.
The metal detector was a lot more useful and allowed me to trace the conduit very accurately from the box all the way to where it enters the room from the ceiling.
The experience ended with no burst pipes or broken/exposed wires which is exactly what I wanted.
Este es un equipo para la deteccion de objetos de metal, lo ha usado mi hermano y me dice que si detecta los cables electrico, lo recomiendo.
Endlich einmal ein Gert das bezahlbar ist und zudem auch funktioniert. Ist halt ein Bosch Gert.
Den lser av vggen bra och tydligt. Ville veta vart mina balkar fanns. Den markerar bra och tydligt.
Comoda l’impugnatura, molto leggero, affidabile. Prezzo alto rispetto ad altri modelli ma la qualit sembra giustificare la spesa.
Usato per praticare fori in una parete di un bagno
Habe viele ausprobiert. Diese Gert hat mich berzeugt. Gebrauchsanweisung genau lesen und es funktioniert sehr gut.
Nachdem Mal wieder eine Leitung in der Wand durchbohrt habe, musste ich gezwungener Maen mir ein Ortungsgert anschaffen.
Ich htte es nicht gedacht aber das Teil ist einwandfrei. Es erkennt auf einem Display ob es sich um Metall, Strom oder Holz handelt und zeigt es direkt an mit Darstellung was es von den dreien ist.
I liked this because it had a hole in it. The hole light up green from red, when it assumes a clear spot. You can then doodle with precision! I since realised I had nothing to hang on wall after purchasing but that’s besides the point.
Man sollte sich nicht auf den ersten Anschlag des Gerts verlassen.. Lieber noch einmal eine Runde extra drehen, dann zeigt das Gert auch ziemlich genau an wo das Kabel liegt. Preislich in Ordnung. Bedienung ist sehr einfach und wir auch per “Tutorial” am Gert erklrt.
Nachdem ich viele Ortungsgerte aus dem Hause Bosch getestet und im Einsatz hatte, kann ich dieses absolut empfehlen.
Good with Metal/Wood detection however its having trouble with consistent electrical detections behind a 2cm Gypsum wall. The electric cables behind the gypsum are not further concealed in any conduits.
Super Tutorial wenn man es einschaltet und es findet zuverlssig alles in der Wand was einen beim Bohren stren kann. Der Erfolg bei Holz wurde nicht getestet.
super efficace . retrouve mme les montants en bois derrire des planches!
Nicht immer sind die Leitungen in einem Gebude “logisch” verlegt, so dass die Gefahr besteht, sie bei einem Bohreinsatz zu treffen. Deshalb habe ich mir zuerst ein gnstiges Standardgert gekauft, dass allerdings nur Stromleitungen finden soll. Betonung liegt auf “soll”. Wrde ich dem alten Gert vertrauen, so bestnde eine Wand komplett aus Stromleitungen, whrend direkt in der Steckdose gebohrt werden knnte.
Also sah ich mich nach einem besseren Gert an und so viel meine Wahl auf Bosch, einer Marke, mit der ich bislang sehr gute Erfahrungen gemacht habe (Kchenmaschinen, Bohrhammer, etc.).
Beim Auspacken hat man sofort ein wertiges Gefhl. Das Gert liegt gut in der Hand, die Bedienung ist intuitiv (man kann ein “How to” Men nutzen oder direkt loslegen) und die Funktion ist prima. Leitungen werden sehr zielgenau erkannt, auch in Beton und bei einer Tiefe grer mind. 5 cm. Mit der Schablone fr ein Bohrloch kann man praktischerweise direkt auch das Loch zum Bohren markieren. Auerdem findet das Gert auch noch Holz und Metall, wobei ich Holz aufgrund unserer Wnde nicht testen konnte.
Fazit: Ich bin sehr zufrieden und fhle mich nun sicher bei der Auswahl der Stelle fr ein Bohrloch.
Die meisten Gerte dieser Art knnen nur den Strom erkennen, der durch einen Kabel fliet, aber die Stromerkennung ist anfllig fr Interferenzen und sogar die Schuhe des Benutzers knnen die Ergebnisse beeinflussen. Mit anderen Gerten war ich in der Lage, flieenden Strom auf jeder Flche zu erkennen und dieses Gert ist in dieser Hinsicht nicht anders. Aber dieses Gert kann umgeschaltet werden, um Metall anstelle von Strom zu erkennen, und das ist ein Game-Changer. Es erkennt nicht nur Kabel in der Wand genau, sondern erfordert auch keine Last auf diesen Kabeln. Ich empfehle!
Have used it in our new house and has been very helpful. One still has to be wary I.e. measure twice and cut once as they say. Well pleased with product.
very good value with bundle(Bosch Laser Measure PLR 50 C). I actually don’t need these. but only cost 80 with 2 items.
highly recommended!
Then mrs decided to hang flowers off the ceiling : pulled out my Bosch to find nearby joists and drilled spot on first time. How cool is that?
Im ganzen ein gutes Produkt mann mu nur wissen wie man damit richtig arbeiten mu. Paar mal hat das gert angeschlagen wo normaler weise nichts sein drfte jedoch kann ich mich an den Kabelsalat in der Kche erinern . Naja Baujahr 1921 . Aber amsonsten arbeitet das gert perfekt . Brauch es eben fr die Montage einer Duschkabine, da dort Wasserleitungen sind frage war wo das Gert hat sie gefunden.
This device ensured I could install things on my wall despite a mess of complexity behind it.
It has multiple functions and indicates at three sensitivity levels, so may be unsuitable for people who struggle with machines and instruments. However, given what we were dealing with, being able to paint a careful picture was a godsend.
Simple and easy to use. Just read the instructions, and ground with your hand or the device will think there is current everywhere.
Gutes Gert, es findet Kabel und andere Inklusionen. Leider ist es bei unseren Mauern etwas zu sensibel und findet fters Kabel wo keine sind (oder wo Kabel sind, welche jedoch so tief in der falschen Mauer sind, dass man gefahrlos in die Gipsplatte bohren kann um etwas anzubringen, jedoch lieber zu sensibel eingestellt als nicht sensibel genug)
Sucht und findet..
Macht also was es soll
Gut zu handhabe
A month ago, I wrote review that this product detected nothing.
But I was wrong. I misunderstood how to use.
This one works very well to detect electrical cables and stuffs beyond wall.
You need to read a manual carefully before using.
Honestly very detailed display and features. Easy to use touch screen.
Das Gert arbeitet sehr przise wenn man es richtig einsetzt. Die meisten Negativbewertungen fhre ich auf Fehlbedienungen zurck. Ich will nicht das komplette Manual zitieren, aber ein paar Kniffe aus der Praxis mgen dem Einen oder Anderen hoffentlich helfen.
– Ringe, Armbanduhr und sonstiges Metall ablegen, vor Allem an der Hand welche das Gert fhrt.
– Die freie Hand 30 – 40 cm neben dem Gert flach an die Wand halten, ohne Handschuhe!
– Der Wechsel der freien Hand an eine andere Stelle hilft oft die Genauigkeit bei Problemen zu verbessern.
– Sicher stellen nicht auf oder in der Nhe eines Kabels zu stehen.
– Langsam ber die Wand fhren.
Gerade bei der Suche nach Stromleitungen kann der Krper als Antenne fungieren. Kann man sehr leicht Testen. Einfach auf ein Kabel stellen welches in der Steckdose angeschlossen ist, oder die Freie Hand oberhalb eines Schalters auf die Wand legen. Die anschlieenden Versuche der Ortung sind vor Ungenauigkeiten kaum zu bertreffen.
Ein Gert ist nur so gut wie der Bediener. 😉
Ich habe das Gert dringend bei einer Holzdeckenmontage bentigt. Es war mir
eine eine echte Hilfe. Ich werde es gerne bei anderen Montagen zuverlssig einsetzen.
Para el tema electrico no es muy fiable. Para encontrar las guias de pladur es bastante exacto pero hay que hacerle varias pasadas para delimitarlo
ATTENTION :
FILS LECTRIQUES
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Allumer TOUS LES CLAIRAGES ET ACCESSOIRES, CLIMATISEURS, etc des 2 cts de la cloison ou mur (autres pieces adjacentes) pour que le courant passe par les fils dans le mur. PORTER DES GANTS CAOUTCHOUC ET CHAUSSURES.
CONDUITS D’EAU
Ceux en PVC et AUTRES PLASTIQUE FLEXIBLES, situs derrire les cloisons creuses recouvertes de ba13, contreplaqu, et autres revtements isolants…NE SERONT PAS DTECTS.
Prvoir ici CAMRA ENDOSCOPE avec clairage leds ( 17 si smartphone prend en charge liaison directe via fonction “OTG”, sinon prendre un avec boitier “wifi direct avec Smartphone” via l’APPLICATION indique par fabricant de ENDOSCOPE)
Cet appareil permet de distinguer des cbles lectriques parcourus par un courant (donc interrupteur ferm et alimentant quelque chose), d’autres lments; mais il peut aussi dtecter, et ceci au choix parmi 3 options, des mtaux non parcourus par un courant, ou du bois. Il se montre extrmement sensible, mais au point qu’on ne peut dire prcisment ( quelques centimtres prs) o est prcisment le cble. Par contre coup sr on est prvenu qu’il y en a un quelques centimtres, quand d’autres appareils n’en dtectent pas.
Mettre des cadres sur des murs en placo structure mtallique
Wichtig: Beim suchen von Stromleitungen muss man eine Hand an die Mauer halten um eine “Erdung” aufzubauen. Und es muss Strom fliesen. Dh. an der Steckdose muss ein Verbraucher hngen und eingeschaltet sein – Beim Licht und Schalter muss eben dieser auch eingeschaltet sein! Wenn kein Strom fliest, wird auch keiner erkannt, oder falsch! Befolgt man diese Regel, werden die Stromleitungen auch erkannt! Bin zufrieden damit!
Viene bien para tuberas de agua, y cables elctricos pero en paredes con gotele y azulejos es menos presio, aun as por la calidad presio lo veo estupendo
Found everything in my walls. It lets me drill into my walls with confidence.
A mi pareja le ha encantado. Fcil de usar y muy preciso
Robustes Gert mit “groem” Sicherheitsbereich, sollte auch fr Amateuer optimalen Schutz bieten.
Herramienta para deteccin de tuberas, cables, madera y metales.
Es muy fcil de utilizar, solo hay que pasar la herramienta de un lado al otro para que nos diga que es lo que hay detrs de la pared.
est fabricada con materiales de buena y funciona con 4 pilas AAA.
El detector est especialmente indicado para ser usado en el mbito domstico y especialmente antes de proceder a realizar taladros. Es capaz de detectar metales detrs del muro hasta una profundidad de 10 cm y cables de corriente hasta una profundidad de 5 cm. Cuando lo detecta podemos ver el resultado en la pantalla LCD adems de escuchar una seal acstica de advertencia la cual podemos tener activada o desactivada.
Un outil pratique et facile manier. Rajoute la scurit en indiquant l’emplacement des fils lectriques avant le perage. Utilis sur un plafond avec fils non visibles, j’ai pu identifier l’emplacement ouvrir pour trouver le bout du fil qui m’a permis d’accrocher un plafonnier. Je recommande.
Me encanta la pantalla tctil, hace todo mucho ms fcil y cmodo. Adems el mismo aparato tiene un tutoral para que te hagas una idea del manejo antes de empezar a usar el aparato. Despus de muchas pruebas yo dira que tiene una fiabilidad de un 95%, lo que en mi opinin esta ms que bien. En mi familia tenemos mucha aficin por el bricolaje y las herramientas as que no me han faltado voluntarios para ayudarme a probarlo. Le ha gustado incluso a mi chico, bricolador principiante. Unas pocas pruebas buscando en paredes donde sepas bien qu hay dentro y por donde pasa cada cosa, para pillar seguridad y en nada ya le has pillado el tranquillo.
ELEMENTOS ELCTRICOS
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– La precisin aumenta mucho si activamos a la vez la deteccin de metal y corriente.
– Adems de eso es imprescindible que esa lnea de corriente est activa. Me explico, si es la lnea de cables que lleva a las luces del techo, enciende las luces. Si es la que lleva a un enchufe, conecta algo a ese enchufe. Mejor si es un aparato pequeo para que no interfiera con la lectura del aparato.
– Tambin tienes que tener en cuenta de que la lectura es ms precisa si ests haciendo toma a tierra con alguna parte de tu cuerpo: lo recomendado es que coloques la otra mano desnuda apoyada en la pared.
ELEMENTOS METLICOS y DE MADERA
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Un diez en deteccin de tuberas, vigas y otros elementos de metal. Los detecta con mucha rapidez y no te da falsos positivos con elementos metlicos que estn al otro lado de la pared o el muro (algo que me ha pasado con otros aparatos que he probado). Hay que ir con un poco de precaucin ai la pared tiene un problema importante de humedad porque puede afectar a la lectura y darte positivos donde no toca.
MADERA: Por lo que he podido ver la madera la detecta muy bien si el material que recubre la pared no es muy grueso aunque de esta funcin no puedo hacerme una idea completa de hasta qu punto es precisa porque an no es muy habitual por estos lares colocar estructuras de madera tras las paredes. Por ejemplo, no se que tal resultado da localizando madera tras una pared azulejada porque no tengo donde probarlo.
TRAE PILAS Y MANUAL EN CASTELLANO
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En la caja adems del aparato viene un pack de 4 pilas alcalinas AAA y dos manuales en diferentes idiomas, incluyendo castellano. Al encender el aparato por primera vez nos pide que seleccionemos idioma en la pantalla: tiene 26 idiomas a elegir. Como contaba antes la pantalla tctil es una virguera, lo hace todo ms cmodo y rpido. El aparato es muy ligero y se maneja con mucha comodidad. Genial.
Por cierto: al colocar las pilas por primera vez encaj mal la tapa y no se cerraba del todo. Extraada, saqu las pilas y an as la tapa segua sin encajar bien. Qu haba pasado? Que en el interior de la tapa hay dos topecitos de plstico del otro que se pueden aplastar si haces fuerza cuando la tapa est mal colocada. Si te pasa, localzalos y tira un poquito de ellos hacia fuera, problema resuelto. Quedan hacia la parte de la curva del mango, del lado opuesto a la pestaa y tienen que encajar en dos agujeritos del interior del mango para que la tapa quede perfectamente cerrada.
Ya hacia varios aos teniamos uno muy parecido, tb de Bosch pero la pantalla era menos chula que este. Al final valen para lo mismo, no vo que sea mas preciso ni realmente mas facil de utilizar que el otro modelo. a favor de este, el precio es el mismo casi 100 por lo que si tienes q comprar uno nuevo, iros por este, si ya tienes el modelo anterio.. no tiene sentido cambiar.
Cuenta con pantalla tctil, en la que puedes seleccionar dos opciones de las tres posibles, es decir; cable elctrico, metal y madera.
Incluye 4 pilas AAA ,e instrucciones muy bien explicadas en castellano
Deslizas el aparato sobre la superficie a taladrar y el indicador led se pondr verde, seal de que no hay peligro, o rojo con zumbido si detecta algun material de los que has selecionado anteriormente.
Para detectar cable elctrico, es conveniente que est circulando electricidad para una mejor deteccin.
El fabricante indica que en casos de humedad pueden haber fallos de deteccin, por lo que conviene hacerlo siempre sobre paredes totalmente secas para un resultado ms fiable,
Hay que practicar un poco antes de hacer agujeros para tener totalmente controlado su funcionamiento.
Una autentica pasada, no haba visto nada parecido, el detector cuenta con una pantalla tctil y a color en la cual ves las indicaciones de la deteccin, puedes seleccionar, madera, metal o electricidad y/o metal y electricidad conjuntamente. Cuando le pones las pilas mediante un pequeo tutorial en la pantalla te ensea a como manejarlo. Lo he probado y es un can, detecta los materiales a diferentes grosores dependiendo de lo que estemos buscando, pero me ha gustado su facilidad de uso al ser tctil y con gran pantalla
Nach Umzug in die neue Wohnung mute viel gebohrt werden; wo sind die Problemzonen? Das Ortungsgert hat mir hier serhr gut geholfen und mir SIcherheit gegeben.
Kann ich nur empfehle
Equipo de alta calidad, es muy sensible y con la pantalla digital grande es mucho mas practico que la version anterior, recomendado !!!
Downsides? it doesn’t come with any form of carry case (so good luck to that fancy display when it comes to sharing space with hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox). It’s also physically quite a big device (although it’s not heavy). The battery compartment has quite easily-snappable tabs to hold it on, so be careful with battery changes… and lastly, the colour touch display – which I have to admit, did draw me towards choosing this – is helpful, looks quite cool, but is not entirely neccessary.
Given what it ultimately does, and that it’s not exactly a ‘pro’ device, I think it’s a little bit pricey for your average picture hanging shelf erecting DIY’er. In any case, If you’re doing a lot of drilling into unknown walls, this one definitely works and therefore I recommended it. However, if Bosch do the same detection tech in one with selection buttons, no display and for less money, I would recommend that one more.
Lo he utilizado para localizar tuberas de agua y funciona perfecto. Es muy importante entender como interpretar as seales que emite. Lo que yo hice fue poner un tubo metlico debajo de una mesa y pasar el aparato por encima y ver como trabaja el aparato, una vez entendido esto te puedes hacer una idea de lo que hay en el interior de las paredes cuando lo estas utilizando.
Para localizar cables elctricos, no lo vi tan claro, por esto no le doy la 5 estrella, me despisto totalmente y no entend sus seales.
Para otras cosas no lo he probado.
Es un aparato caro, pero si eres de hacer trabajos, de una vez que te libre de pinchar un tubo, lo tienes mas que amortizado.
It also detects anything that is hidden beneath the surface; including wood so will enable you to affix other things where you actually want to drill into different materials. It is easy to use (once you have read the instructions) in that it becomes intuitive and has a screen to assist you in your work.
It does need 4 x AAA to work and mine have not run out yet and I have done a fair bit of testing. My house is around 30 years old and I am still surprised that I have cabling in places that I can see no real need for, so overall I am pretty pleased with it. If I were a pro I would consider this essential kit, but as a DIY- er I would think twice before buying something with such a price tag as this is the upper end of the market; but if you want the best then this is probably it.
This Bosch tool is neither simple nor inexpensive but it does pretty much the same job. To be fair, it does a bit more (electric current and wood) than the tools I owned, and it does it in a much more elegant way. I’m just an occasional DIYer so all I really need is to know is if it’s safe to drill a hole where I want to drill a hole, though this new prospect of wood detection does open up possibilities of attaching things to joists through the ceiling. If you have plasterboard/lath-and-plaster walls then the wood detection will be invaluable for wall fixing of weighty objects.
The tool itself is physically big — almost 10″ long and 3.5″ at its widest. It runs off 4 x AAA batteries (supplied). These are easy to insert. The handle is a big loop you stick your fingers through. Ergonomics was left somewhere else when this was designed as it’s not overly comfortable to hold, though there is a rubberised liner to the hand grip which makes it a touch more comfortable than hard plastic. Still, for me, it’s in use for a minute or so at a time while I check out a prosepective hole location, so that’s not a deal breaker.
To use it you press an arrow that doesn’t fall quite as conveniently under the thumb as it could have. This switches the unit on. The big selling point of this tool is that it has a touch screen. Once turned on you can choose to detect metal, electric current, or wood. Press the appropriate word on the screen and the screen then tells you to place the tool on the wall. It knows when you haven’t placed it on the wall because only when you’ve placed the tool on the wall does it then tell you to move the tool sideways.
There is a hole in the tool just above the screen with a plastic rim. This rim lights up green when you turn it on and changes to red when it detects whatever it is you are looking for. It also bleeps to let you know you’ve found something. The bleep can be turned off via the settings screen. That hole, by the way, is big enough to get a pen or a pencil in so you can accurately mark the wall with the tool in place.
I’ve tested it for all three things and I have to say it works brilliantly. It finds buried cables, it detects the flow of current when I switch a light on, and knows when I turn it off.
All in all it is brilliant at what it does. But, unless you’re a professional who spends all day drilling holes in unknown walls, I think it may be just a bit over the top. It’s a lot to pay just to safely drill the occasional hole to put up a shelf. I think the whole touch screen thing, while very nice, is totally unnecessary for a stud/pipe/cable detector, and I’m not at all sure how well it will stand up to being thrown in a toolbox with a lot of heavy metal tools. But if you want the best, this is probably it. It does what it says, consistently, accurately, and with a touch of class.
Da dieses Modell sehr neu ist gehe ich unvoreingenommen ins Rennen.
Da ich ein altes Huschen gemietet habe war es unabdingbar so ein Gert zu besorgen.
Die Installation ist mehr als einfach, Batterien einlegen und schon geht es los. Das Gert kalibriert sich selber und am Display mit Touchscreen wird man Punkt fr Punkt angeleitet. Sehr gut
Wer will kann bei jeden Systemstart die visualisierte Hilfe nutzen oder ausschalten die sich jederzeit wieder ber die Einstellungen aktivieren lsst.
Also ran an den Feind. Gert einschalten und darauf achten das man geerdet und der Verbraucher eingeschaltet ist.
Das Gert wird flach an der Wand langgefhrt und zeigte erste gute Ergebnisse.
Da wo ich wusste das dort ein Stromkabel liegt reagierte das Gert mit einer roten leuchte.
Dieser runde Kreis bietet die Mglichkeit wenn es grn leuchtet gleich seine Markierung zum Bohren anzuzeichnen.
Und was soll ich sagen, als ich das Gert an der Zimmerdecke entlang fhrte besttigte sich mein Verdacht und die Stromleitung war diagonal von der Verteilerdose zur Lampe verlegt.
Die Trefferquote ist sehr hoch 5cm daneben und das Gert signalisiert grne Licht.
Vor lauter Freude probierte ich noch mehrere Stellen im Haus mit den selben guten Ergebnissen.
ber Holz oder Metall, was das Gert ebenfalls beherrscht, kann ich noch nicht schreiben da ich es noch nicht versucht habe.
It’s important to keep one’s free hand on the wall near the detector otherwise the results given are wrong. The built in instructions which pop up when the detector is turned on is really useful therefore, especially when the detector isn’t used on a regular basis. It’s comfortable and easy to use but not 100% confidence giving.
This Bosch gadget is very well designed, very sturdy and easy to use. I won’t go through all the technical details, as these are all specified on the Amazon product page.
I’m in the process of tidying up my house with the aim of putting it on the market, and this gadget is going to be invaluable.
My previous similar device – I can’t recall the brand (thrown away some while ago!), but it was about 18-20, bought maybe 7 or 8 years ago – was utter garbage, indicating things when I knew there was nothing there, and failing to show things that I knew were there. I got that to help me re-wire a musical home studio. It was no help at all!
We’ve fairly recently bought a new home, and there will be plenty of opportunities to use this device in home-improvements. But as I have nothing on the go currently, it’s so far just been a matter of trying it out, to learn how to use it, and testing it over known wiring, pipes, and stud work.
Certainly it’s better designed than my previous one: the rubber handgrips, and the thinner handle make it comfortable and easy to use, as you swipe around walls, floors or ceilings. It’s also much more expensive and snazzy than my old one: this has a nice colour screen, with interactive controls that teach you how to set up and use the device, as well as showing you what readings you’re getting. My favourite aspect of the design, however, is the combination hole/traffic light doodad, in the middle of the devices ‘head’.
This last feature is the most intuitive aspect of the device, in terms of ‘reading’ the results; and the additional ability to mark off surfaces (pencilling in drilling points, for example) through the head/reading area of the machine is, frankly, a simple but brilliant idea. Come the new year, and a renewed assault on our domicile, I might adjust this review, depending on results. But at present, having only tested it, I’m very impressed.
Unlike my former unit, which was a total waste of both time and money, this appears to do what it’s made to do. I tested over hidden wiring (which I’d seen installed), visible heating pipes (both from a distance – approx 10cm – and ‘hidden’ temporarily behind a sheet of chipboard), and for studwork with a plasterboarded wall. In all instances this performed as anticipated.
So, not a cheap device. But given that it does what it’s supposed to, good value. And as other reviewers have noted, this sort of thing is essential for the hands on home-owner or DIY-er.
If you undertake any DIY then a detector is an essential item to have in the toolbox. Used with care and in accordance with instructions, it can ensure you stay safe whilst drilling into walls and hopefully avoiding two of my DIY almost-disasters: drilling into a live wire buried in a wall and a cold water pipe under floorboards. I didn’t know either was there and had foolishly assumed there wouldn’t be a wire in a bathroom wall that had no sockets or light switches and didn’t use my detector, only having the near disaster identified by a plumber who removed my screw and pointed out I had drilled within 1mm of an always live cable running up from the room below. I also drilled into a water pipe when fixing a squeaky floorboard, fortunately stopping before it was too late when I heard the pitch of the drill change. I now never assume anything when I pick up a drill and always check with a detector first.
This detector comes with the four AAA batteries needed to power it up but no storage case, which is a pity and a bit of an oversight as one would help to protect the gadget whilst stored. A multi-language instruction booklet is a must-read to ensure you use it properly and can safely detect live wires (as current), non-live wires (as metal) or water pipes (copper). It can also be used to find wood.
It accurately identified live wires in a known position (my test area, as I saw the cable installed so I know exactly where it runs) and the copper pipes that run down the wall. I am probably over cautious but testing you understand how to use the device and can identify potential hazards is imperative and something you probably already know if you are considering this item. It is not intuitive to use and you have to invest time to read and digest the manual – but it gets easier the more you use it and a test area has helped me a lot.
It is the best detector I have used to date and the most accurate.
This Bosch 0603681300 Universal Detect Digital Detector,even at the cost of 89.99 is of great value for serious DIY and a must for a working trades person
I also found it so easy to use. Plus pleased to say the four AAA batteries are included. There is a comfortable handgrip plus just one on/off button with metal, power and wood selectors on the touch screen.
To use place the detector to be placed on the surface and then move from left to right etc until the contact is made. Used around home and a community centre. Works so well. So impressed really am.
I have memories of watching my father driving a nail into a wall, only to be met with a gush of water. No need to go through that danger today. I found this Bosch detector really accurate in determining where metal was underneath my plaster walls. Quite honestly, I do not think you can afford to be without something like this around the house, such is the danger from water and electricity close to the surface. This gadget is really neat. It works off four AAA batteries and provides quite accurate bleeps of unseen hazards under the surface. It can be set Cable, wood or metal from a touch screen. On first switching on you will see an instruction video. As you would expect, simplicity itself. A protective case is not provided and I really think you need one.Robust build, but that touch sensitive case badly needs some case protection, which is not supplied.
I’m an amateur DIYer, so in the past I have gotten out my drill and hoped for the best. Luckily, I have always been OK.
However, getting out this Bosch universal digital detector has made me realise just how lucky I have been. At the weekend we are planning to put up shelves, etc in our new extension. I didn’t ask the builder for a plan so am not sure where pipes, electrical cables, etc are. The Bosch 0603681300 showed me EXACTLY where to avoid drilling. It really is amazing. The colour touch screen is great and a real boon as we are all used to using touch screens nowadays.
The unit uses a traffic light system, so Green is OK and Red is danger. This surrounds a hole which you can use to mark the wall, so although we haven’t actually started work yet – that will be first thing Saturday – we have already marked out where we are going to put various shelves. Thanks to this device, we have had to rethink a couple of locations as the Bosch warned of live wiring where we wanted to drill. We discovered the cables on the POWER setting. Brilliant, really.
The unit itself is comfortable to use, not to heavy, but larger than I imagined it would be. A handy tool that I may not use too often but will certainly give me added peace of mind
None of these detectors are totally foolproof and do take a bit of getting used to as there is an art. They also work better on newer houses with regular thickness walls. In my experience I use multiple passes at different heights of the wall to ensure that I have found what I am looking for. This one seems to cope as well as my other Bosch professional detector, but this has the added bonus of the easy to use display.
I would have liked a case to have been included for protection when not in use, and the back of the detector is just hard plastic so it can mark the walls if you are heavy handed, but as a detector this does do the job very well.
This digital detector from Bosch whilst being extremely useful to the DIY person or indeed tradesmen is also simplicity itself to operate.
Consisting of a simple well designed unit about 10 inches in length and powered by four AAA batteries (included).
The inner section of the comfortable handgrip is manufactured from a rubberised like material that is nice to the touch whilst still reducing the possibility of dropping the unit.
There is just one push button on/off control, plus metal, power and wood selectors on the touch screen.
Operation just requires the detector to be placed on the surface to be tested and then swept from left to right etc until a contact is made.
Further small movement in each direction allows for exact location of a contact.
I have tested the unit around our 1980s bungalow with excellent results in all categories; the ability to locate battens in our second lounge that was converted from a Garage has proved particularly useful.
The multi-language printed guide is hardly required as on each occasion the unit is switched on, a 7 screen operating manual displays the operation and individual features of each setting. This manual can be switched off once the user gains familiarity.
An essential addition to any tool kit.
his is an excellent piece of equipment. It is solidly made and really functionally. The operating part is over shaped and flat on the underside for placing on walls etc. The top of it contains a touch display screen and a sensor hole. Surrounding the hole the device operrates a traffic light system, green when ready, red when cable detected andd orange when mal function. The lower part of the device is a nice comfortable grip handle which contains the batteries. 4 x AAA batteries are required and were supplied.The on/off switch is ared circle and white pointer. When switched on the device will ask which mode you want be it metal wood or current. There is also a settings button and a help menu. We really did not have any use for it at the moment but my husband tested it by looking for cables and found it very responsive. Refitting our kitchen soon so wsure it will be very useful then. I do not have the knowledge to appreciate this detector but when I ask my husband he just says it is brillia
Used over known live mains wiring, it responded quickly and precisely. Should wiring exist within metal conduits, ‘Metal’ mode will detect the conduits not what is within and non-live cables. The manual warns about specific safety issues when used in ‘Current’ detection mode and that it may not allow a reading with multi-strand wiring. It wasn’t possible to check for metal pipes as they were not originally used within the property although surface-mounted copper pipes were later installed for our central heating system and only hidden when passing through structures. Elsewhere, it found hidden screws or other small-ish metal objects invisible on the surface.
There are two included thick multi-language User Guides, one each for Western and Eastern Europe. They provide not only the essential information about the device and its functions but set-up and management information. They are certainly worth reading before first use and then kept in the event of a later issue as they may help resolve the problem.
Powered by readily available AAA batteries, included but not installed, this is the most expensive of the lower-end models and presumably the most sensitive. It could be suitable for the budget-conscious professional installer, fitter and other such tradesman whose use will be frequent but not need the extra features available in the progressively more expensive and extensively featured ‘Professional’ series, some of which are able to detect the same materials to greater depths, offer improved differentiation and an ability to find water-filled plastic pipes. The most advanced may be a tool for surveyors and those needing information about the structure and services within a building and their locations.
C’est donc un bon dtecteur de mtal, mais les deux autres modes ne sont pas fiables.
Voil un dtecteur qui permet lors de travaux de perage de pouvoir dtecter les cbles ; les mtaux ou les structures en bois.
Grce son systme de couleur trs simple vous saurez instantanment si vous pouvez percer en toute scurit ou si au contraire il y a un risque :
Vert : Aucun objet dtect.
Orange : Objet dtect proximit.
Rouge : Attention – ne pas percer.
L’appareil est trs facile d’utilisation et sa lgret est un gros plus.
Enfin il fonctionne avec 4 piles qui sont fournies.
uis bien sr tomb sur un rail de fixation et c’est toujours embtant et donc je me suis dit : pourquoi ne pas essayer un dtecteur. Au dpart j’avais peur de tomber sur un appareil compliqu mais en faite il n’en est rien, il reste trs intuitif.
L’ergonomie est agrable et simple, il est livr avec 4 piles, j’ai test les trois possibilits, bois, mtaux et cbles lectriques. Pour le bois et les mtaux a fonctionne bien mais pour le bois je n’en vois pas l’utilit pour mon usage personnel. Pour les cbles lectriques je m’y suis pris deux fois, je connaissais prcisment l’implantation des lieux, la premire fois l’essai tait peu concluant puis la deuxime fois en me connectant la terre, a a parfaitement march.
Au final c’est donc plutt pas mal du tout.
-le bois
-le mtal
-des fils lectriques.
La diffrence avec d’autres produits est la prsence un petit cran couleur. Cet cran permet de slectionner le type de matriaux que l’on veut dtecter et d’afficher l’tat de la dtection (il affiche un message quand on est face au matriau). En plus de l’cran, l’appareil dispose d’une petite lumire avec le code couleur suivant vert = aucun objet dtect; orange = objet dtect/proche; rouge = ne pas percer. Personnellement, tant un peu daltonien j’avoue que j’ai eu du mal diffrencier les couleurs (mais je suis sauv par l’affichage cran).
Je l’ai test sur du BA 13, et a marche super bien (pour les trois matriaux). La dtection s’enclenche automatiquement quand on place l’appareil sur le mur. La dtection est prcise et rapide. L’appareil tient bien en main. Les finitions sont bonnes et, pour une fois, les piles sont fournies (4 piles AAA).
Bref, un outil indispensable si on ne veut pas percer dans un cble ou dans un rail 🙂
Voici un outil qui saura se rendre indispensable. En effet, il peut dtecter, en mme temps ou pas selon le mode choisi par l’utilisateur, jusqu’ trois matriaux l’intrieur des murs : bois, mtal ou cbles lectriques.
Nous l’avons test sur des zones de la maison o nous savions par exprience qu’il y avait des cbles ou du mtal, pour avoir t confronts au problme en voulant percer dans la paroi. Aucun doute, il est efficace : il ne s’est pas “tromp” une seule fois. Cependant parfois il faut attendre une ou deux secondes avant qu’il ne dtecte les matriaux prsents. Il peut les reprer jusqu’ 5 cm de profondeur pour les mtaux ou les cbles lectriques et 2,5 cm pour le bois.
Il possde 3 niveaux de dtection :
– voyant vert : rien dans un rayon de 2 ou 3 cm,
– voyant jaune : matriau dtect proximit,
– voyant rouge : matriau prsent dans la zone de perage.
En effet, le dtecteur est perc, et l’emplacement correspond l’endroit o vous pouvez percez sans souci : un crayon peut tre gliss l’intrieur afin que vous puissiez marquer l’emplacement idal choisi.
Son cran est tactile : vous slectionnez pralablement les matriaux que vous souhaitez reprer. Vous pouvez d’ailleurs choisir les trois en mme temps et les symboles correspondants s’afficheront l’cran. Cependant, si vous n’en choisissez qu’un, l’appareil vous indiquera tout de mme “autre matriau dtect” si par exemple vous avez slectionn du bois et qu’il dtecte du mtal. Il vous suffit alors simplement de changer votre slection pour savoir de quoi il s’agit.
Il est maniable, lger, et trs facile utiliser. Mme si la notice est quasiment inutile, sachez tout de mme que vous pouvez l’afficher directement sur l’cran de votre dtecteur : plus aucun risque de la perdre !
En bref, je ne vois aucun inconvnient ou dfaut ce dtecteur : il mrite donc bien ses 5 toiles !
L’appareil fonctionne simplement sans configuration pralable autre que la langue.
Le bip d’alerte est dsactivable, dans ce cas l’anneau du trou de marquage et les indications l’cran suffisent amplement.
L’appareil doit tre coll au mur cibl et la surface doit tre exempte d’humidit.
3 modes de recherche sont disponibles, cble sous tension, mtal et bois, et 2 modes peuvent tre coupls.
Pour la recherche de cbles sous tension, la terre doit tre correctement raccorde, on ne doit pas porter de chaussures isolantes et le cble ne doit pas tre du courant fort (triphas). a limite un peu le champs d’investigation mais a reste optimal pour un lieu domestique pour les particuliers.
En cas de mauvaise installation lectrique ou de cbles hors tension, on peut activer le mode mtal, mais la profondeur de recherche est restreinte, et le cblage multibrin n’est dtectable que dans ce mode.
L’cran est tactile et les indications y sont simples et claires.
L’appareil est lger, compact, efficace et solide.