COMPADRE and it's 5 3/4" coil

[fjlee]

It appears that the Compadre comes with a hard-wired 5 3/4 inch coil.

Looking at pictures of that coil, it appears to be "solid", not open so that the user can see through it.

It seems to me that having it solid like that would hinder pin-pointing. When I pinpoint, I _ALWAYS_ utilize the visual clues that I get by looking directly through the center of the smaller of the 2 concentric coils of my MD.

I was thinking about buying a new Compadre, but now am having second thoughts just because of this coil. My wife, who also MD's, agrees with me. It's a "deal-breaker" with her.

I'd like some observations and comments from Compadre users about this. Not a Tesoro "sales pitch", but honest input as to how you handle this situation.

"Thank you" folks.......

FjLee in Denver CO

 

[tabman]

I promise you that the Compadre's pinpointing is not an issue. It's deadly accurate and fast. I put a bright orange decal about the size of a dime in the center of the coil to help me visualize where dead center is on the target.

 

[foiled again tab hunter]

n/t

 

[joe dirt_1]

The 5.75 inch coil is a surgical coil, meaning it pinpoints with great precision. I do not own a Compadre, but do own a Silver

 

[slingshot]

Oh yeah. By all means get it! That little decal trick is used on some of my bigger coils on my other detectors. You won't need it too badly, but it sure helps with the eye coordination.

 

[Smudge]

fjlee,

Do not let that keep you from buying the Compadre. No one I know of makes a small coil like that with a hole.

The hole may serve you well on larger diameter coils, but on the small 5.75" coil you just don't need it. You're just not dealing with that kind of diameter. And if you expect to hunt in areas with any degree of trash, you are going to want that smaller coil.

I have used the Compadre nearly a year. Pinpointing was easy from the beginning and still is.

No worries. Once you use it, you'll wonder why you hesitated.

 

[morelic55]

You won't have any trouble pinpointing with the solid coil, in fact, I wish that all coils now days were solid. They work better scrubbing the coil on the ground. I make solid coil covers for all of my detectors. Just have a stick in the woods comeup thru the coil and see what I'm talking about. I've broken the ears off a coil mount because of holes in the coil.

 

[telerobotics]

Solid coils are nice to me because they do not get hung up in the twigs and bushes etc: The 5.75 pinpoints very accurately.

 

[M]

You will have no problem whatsoever pinpointing with the Compadre coil. Just buy one- you won't regret it.

 

[daddyflea]

I have to agree I have solid and open. I prefer the solid because of grass and sticks constantly coming up between the coil. I just got a Golden Umax and the little bit of extra money spent on the Golden would be well spent. Eventually you will want more Discrimination and you will not have to upgrade. I have 4 detectors and the Golden is my favorite by far.

 

[parrott]

My name is Bella. I'm 8 years old and my great-grandfather posts as
parrott on the forum

I have owned a Compadre for about two years. I was in the West Coasters
kids hunt and found two silver rings and coins.

I hunted the curbs near my grandmothers house and found a 1925 penny
and a 1902 dime. I still have trouble pinpointing but I'm using a pointy
screwdriver and very careful to not make any holes.

Bella Ponce,,

 

[fowlercharles]

Hi fjlee, I would suggest that you simply search out some more of the "on the job" feats of the little Compadre and weigh them against your fears of any pinpoint problems. Compadre being such a big favorite among so many folks should be honest enough "sales pitch" to show those pinpoint problems (real or imagined) were soon overcome by the enjoyment and success of the Compadre swingers.If that sounds like a "sales pitch", sorry, but that is just my thoughts on it. Go get some more thoughts from even more others and I bet you will hear more of the same. HH Charlie

 

[slingshot]

My name is Bella. I'm 8 years old and my great-grandfather posts as
parrott on the forum

I have owned a Compadre for about two years. I was in the West Coasters
kids hunt and found two silver rings and coins.

I hunted the curbs near my grandmothers house and found a 1925 penny
and a 1902 dime. I still have trouble pinpointing but I'm using a pointy
screwdriver and very careful to not make any holes.

Bella Ponce,,

Bella,
You are doing great! You also have a good start on being an ambassador for our hobby by your concern and thoughtfulness of leaving a site neat. I'm proud of you. You are gonna be hard to beat one day.
Good luck!

 

[grouser]

My name is Bella. I'm 8 years old and my great-grandfather posts as
parrott on the forum

I have owned a Compadre for about two years. I was in the West Coasters
kids hunt and found two silver rings and coins.

I hunted the curbs near my grandmothers house and found a 1925 penny
and a 1902 dime. I still have trouble pinpointing but I'm using a pointy
screwdriver and very careful to not make any holes.

Bella Ponce,,

Good for ;you little Lady,,, have fun

 

[ToddB64]

Hi Everybody !

I don't own a Compadre, but would sure like to make it my next machine when finances are available ! The only thing is, I've acquired three metal detectors already since I started this hobby approximately 5 years ago and my wife thinks that's enough........can you imagine that ? I may have to soften her up a bit !

One solution for better accuracy when pinpointing with the 5-1/4 dia. solid (no see-through holes) Compadre coil might be as follows:

#1.. Put two sticky-dots on the top surface of the coil at 180 degrees, at the edge of the coil rim.

#2.. After pinpointing a target, lower the coil straight down to the ground and stick a screw driver into the ground at each dot. Hold the screw driver perpendicular to the side of the coil (straight up and down) and 1/4 inch away from the coil rim. Then give the screw driver a 360 degree twist at a slight angle to widen the mouth of each hole for better visibility, if needed.

#3.. Set your detector temporarily out of the way.

#4.. Using a 6" pocket ruler and your screw driver, make a third hole half-way between the first two.....voila, you have a mark directly over the target ! ( if you pinpointed accurately. Although, in practical application, even with a few minor errors as you go through the process in the field, you should be close enough to locate the target.).

#5.. Recover target.

( An alternate to making holes with a screw driver would be to use golf tees and the ruler. Also, remember that the better you initially pinpointed, the more accurate the above process will be when you mark the target location.)

Hope this helps !

ToddB64

 

[JimGilmore]

Bella, You are 8 years old and seem to be doing very well. Congratulations! Hunting the grass strips near the curbs are a great spot. If you find one where the bus stops you can clean up.
Have fun and be careful with the probe....It's all I use to recover coins though I'm a bit older at 54.

 

[tabman]

Pinpointing with the Compadre is super easy. I put a dime size orange dot sticker in the center of the coil to give my eyes something to focus on. I keep my eyes focused on the orange dot so when I remove the coil I can transfer that focus to the ground. If I lose my focus while dropping down to my knees to dig and the target is too deep to be picked up by my Pro Pointer, I just grab the shaft of my Compadre about a foot up from the coil and wave it over the target area again.

 

[pkrska]

I just got a Tesoro Compadre with the 5 and whatever inch coil.

How can you say pointing is not easy? The size of the coil is exacly the size of the plug you should be digging! At least that is what I have discovered.

When I go over an area and it beeps, I do a criss-cross across the area that is beeping. I swing real slow and it beeps exaclty where I should be digging. I put my coil over the spot, make a circle around my coil with my digger and viola, I know where to dig and the plug is only 5+ inches around. This Compadre is amazing to say the least. I am very happy with it.

 

[slingshot]

I just got a Tesoro Compadre with the 5 and whatever inch coil.

How can you say pointing is not easy? The size of the coil is exacly the size of the plug you should be digging! At least that is what I have discovered.

When I go over an area and it beeps, I do a criss-cross across the area that is beeping. I swing real slow and it beeps exaclty where I should be digging. I put my coil over the spot, make a circle around my coil with my digger and viola, I know where to dig and the plug is only 5+ inches around. This Compadre is amazing to say the least. I am very happy with it.

Going slowly with my eyes on the center of the coil, when the Compadre beeps I freeze my eyes on that spot on the ground. I usually touch the object with the tip of my screwdriver. I won a speed competition hunt doing this with a Garrett, which has a slower reaction time. I can often do this on the second sweep, depending on the depth of the object or whether it's flat to the ground.

 

[tabfive]

Had mine for a couple of months and I love how it smells out dimes.