Zircon StudSensor L50 Manual

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StudSensor L50
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Edge-Finding Stud Finder
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
ZIRCON STUD FINDERS WORK BY SENSING DENSITY CHANGES BEHIND THE WALL. OTHER OBJECTS CAN BE DETECTED
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE WALL. DO NOT ASSUME EVERYTHING DETECTED IS A STUD.
- Always use a new 9V alkaline battery with an extended expiration date at least 3 years beyond the current date.
Match battery direction to image inside of battery cavity.
- Do not rely exclusively on the tool to locate items behind a surface. Use other information to help locate items before
penetrating the surface, including construction plans, visible points of entry of pipes and wiring into walls such as in
a basement, and standard stud-spacing practices.
- Always start your scan in StudScan Mode which scans through surfaces up to 19 mm deep. Scanning in DeepScan
®
Mode may detect an object further behind the wall that may or may not be a stud.
- Always scan for studs at several different heights on the wall and mark the location of every target indicated by
the stud finder. This is called "mapping the wall." pipes and other objects will likely not give consistent readings from
floor to ceiling, like a stud will.
- Readings should always be consistent and repeatable.
- Zircon stud finders are recommended for interior use only.
- Studs normally run from floor to ceiling, except above and below windows, and above doors.
- Other objects commonly contained in walls, floors, or ceilings are water pipes, gas lines, firestops, and electrical wiring.
- Sensing depth and accuracy can vary depending on scanning environment conditions such as mineral content, moisture,
texture and consistency of the wall materials.
- Always turn off power when working near electrical wires.
- Depending on the proximity of electrical wiring or pipes to the wall surface, the tool may detect them in the same
manner as studs. Caution should always be used when nailing, cutting, or drilling in walls, floors, and ceilings that may
contain these items.
- Studs and joists are normally spaced 40 or 60 cm apart, are normally 38 mm wide, and may be separated by firestops.
Anything closer together, or of a different width, may not be a stud or joist.