On May 25, 2017 at 01:48, Brad Humphrey said...
Zircon stud finders have served me well for many, many years. But like all stud finders, you have to get use to their quirks to be effective with them.
I use this one:
[Link: zircon.com]As far as your x-ray vision. You realize that's fake right? The real ones tell you what they really are = thermal scanners. And they do a good job and seeing the studs in the wall and other objects. But it is all based on temperature differences on the surfaces. It is not perfect and has its limitations. And it is NOT x-ray.
In order to find any of your wires that aren't connected to anything. Have you tried to "liven" it up? By attaching at least the hit wire if a 120AC? I can't imagine it hurting anything as you only have the hot side and only at one end.
I've used my Zircon many times like this to find wire that was buried in a different place.
KOT
