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    whites bullseye?:ausflag:

    is there anybody in australia that has replaced the pinpointer button with a toggle switch and if so,where did you buy the switch.what's it's brand name and was it easy to do.this is my second one and it didn't last as long as the first one.i'm not sending it back ,i intend to try and fix the...
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    compadre?:ausflag:

    i took my compadre out last night to hunt in the park and after about an hour,it started to crackle,but stopped every time it hit a target.but once i moved it away from the target,it would start crackling again.changed the battery,twice.five or so minutes,it worked fine. not a loud crackle,a...
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    u-tube?:ausflag:

    what forum/site is u-tube on.i've been looking and i can't find it on this forum?blowfly
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    volume control?:ausflag:

    to-day my daughter bought me a pair of ear buds so i could go detecting in the local park after dark,however when i tried them out ,they nearly blew my head off! they didn't come with volume control.my wife said,not a big deal,turn the volume down on the detector.i said it doesn't have a volume...
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    pro pin pointer.:ausflag:

    i use one.i find it's more of an area weapon for detection.i also use a whites bullseye 11.when i find a target in the ground with my detector,i first probe the area with the bullseye.if this doesn't work,out comes the pro pin pointer.as i use a flat tip screwdriver to recover all my targets,i...
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    sovereign gt?:ausflag:

    i've been thinking about a sovereign gt as my next detector but was told by several people that it is a beach detector only and not a very good one at that,their are better options,damn,back to the drawing board,i feel.maybe a fisher.blowfly
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    treasure baron?:ausflag:

    i have a friend who has aquired a treasure baron in mint condition and is searching for the manual. is there anybody out there who has a copy and would be willing to either download or sell it to him?.hoping someone can help him,blowfly,see ya!
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    vaquero and gold?:ausflag:

    i haven't been gold detecting yet and i have vaquero that was sold to me as an alround detector that was capable for gold detecting.now i understand there are many dedicated gold detectors out there specifically designed to do thjis job.i have read back through many of this sites posts and so...
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    vaquero tones?:ausflag:

    a number of people on this site have expressed a desire to have their detectors tone changed to a higher pitch,mine came standard with a low tone in all metal and a higher tone in discrimination.is this normal or can you have it tuned to what you want?hh,see ya! blowfly
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    vaquero problems.:ausflag:

    this morning searching a sand filled volleyball court in all metal,i hit a target and thumbed it into disc to evaluate it's potential for retrieval,however the all metal sound didn't change,the disc wouldn't work except for the pop ,crackle, whiz, fart sound all the way up to full...
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    operating frequencies?:ausflag:

    to-day i was told by a seller of metal detectors,that if you want to find coins,you should use a vlf in the vicinty of 2.5 khz.is this true?i thought that the optimum frequency was 12.5 khz.hh blowfly,see ya
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    vaquero question?:ausflag:

    how difficult is it to convert a manual ground balance, to a fixed/manual ground balance, like the laser trident, on the vaquero? hh,see ya ,blowfly
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    vaquero question ?:ausflag:

    how difficult is it to convert a manual ground balance to a fixed/manual ground the same as the laser trident on the vaquero? blowfly hh see ya!
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    metal detectors?:ausflag:

    what in everybodies opionon, is the best detector, without ground balance,that can be used in parks,tot lots,beachs,sports grounds and anywhere else i may have missed.a pure turn on and go machine? hh, see ya! blowfly:detecting:
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    silver umax:ausflag:

    how good really is the silver umax?it's the latest and the greatest in a long line of detectors,starting with i believe the silver sabre 1983 version.why i have said this is,since my vaquero has had a hickup, i have used this silver sabre everyday as a backup.now the detector that i'm using is...
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    a dirty problem?:ausflag:

    my vaquero has been repaired.apparently the thing that made it howl when turned on, was dirt and fine sand on the inside according to the retailer i bought it from and if it happens again i have to send it back to tesoro for them to fix.i always try to protect it from the rain,now obviously i...
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    popularity question.:ausflag:

    of all the tesoro detectors over the years from the start which one has proven to be the most popular and why.open for discussion only please leave the knuckle dusters and baseball bats in the shed.blowfly hh see ya!!
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    the area i hunt.:ausflag:

    something i have noticed that since my vaquero has taken a fit,i'm hunting every day with twenty five year old silver sabre and a modern day compadre, both,do not have ground balance and i appear to be finding more.both have small coils true.i like my vaquero but is it really necessary in an...
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    humidity?:ausflag:

    could high humidity have a detrimental effect on detectors made by tesoro.the instruction book says optimum between 0 to 75% rh. hh. blowfly
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    :ausflag:sovereign

    i've read good reports and bad reports. been told that it's only good to be used on the beach,that it's not an allround detector.don't waste your money.i don't like tid machines.there's not alot to choose from in australia.i like hunting in parks,sports complex's,on the beachs for recently...
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