Stud Sensor - 77-110  Product Reviews

"Bought this item at the local Lowes. Good thing I kept the little box. Like another reviewer said its inconsistent. Never reads the same edge twice in a row from same direction. And on a smooth sheetrocked ceiling with nothing else in between not even paint it doesnt find a darn thing. If you can't return it then at least use it for what its meant for. DOORSTOP!!"

"My wife bought this piece of junk, so if I wanted to keep getting fed, I had to try to use it to put up the shelves she wanted. Running it over wallboard was useless, since it never located the same stud twice. On one pass it beeped for a stud & on the next pass the stud had suddenly disappeared. The only thing consistant with this stud finder was its inconsistency in finding studs. Luckily, it soon fell out of my pocket into a bucket of paint, which solved my problem. Now I have better luck finding studs by tapping the wallboard & driving in a thin nail where it sounds solid. Actually, my problems are not completely solved, since I still have to put up the shelves."

"I bought this sensor about a year ago and used it once. It worked great. The next time I went to use it, about six months later, it beeped constantly, even when it was no where near a wall. I replaced the battery and it still is malfunctioning. I am very disappointed with this unit. The warrantly is expired now, but by the time I payed to ship it back, etc. it is hardly worth it."

"I picked up one of these at a Local Lowes. It was my first time using a stud finder - so I didn't know what to expect. Well I popped in the battery for a test run. * Ran it across about a dozen walls and it worked perfectly - getting the edges of studs without fail. I tested the results with a thin wire nail at a few places and it was consistently getting the same results * Today - 3 weeks later - I take it out of my toolbox - and the thing won't measure worth a darn ANYWHERE. I initially thought a wire may be messing up the scans - so I tried it on several walls. Every wall I tested all of the sudden has studs that are six inches wide on edge now. Total piece of garbage. I am very disappointed in this product b/c I actually had great results with it - but that only lasted for one useage - and it was gently placed in my basement toolbox. I guess they are disposeable. * One more con against this unit is the 9 volt battery connection. It has the 2 wires that snap onto terminals. It grabbed the batteries so tight that it ripped one of the connectors off my battery. I prefer the ones that slide the 9 - volt battery into place. Definitely NOT recommended - Jake"