bschifferdecker
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My Eldorado arrived this week and I caught a day when it wasn't raining and went to a park I had hunted before many times with my Cutlass II micromax and Original Bandido. The park is was built in 1960 so presumably there could be some silver coins but I have yet to find any. I have dug a couple silver rings but those were relatively fresh drops I would assume. I also have hit a couple wheats. On my hunt I found a handful of clad and of course a few pull tabs and other random trash targets. But anyhow, here are my first impressions of the detector:
1. The tone on the Eldorado is lower than my Bandido and Cutlass II and my ears appreciate it. It hits hard on coin targets. I hit a copper penny at 6" with a very clear "dig me" signal. I was surprised that it was 6" down because it hit just as hard as a couple that were only 2" to 3" inches down.
2. The detector does a good job at discriminating out bottle caps. I only dug one this go around and after it was out of the ground I ran the coil over it and it would not signal. It could have been that I didn't get my coil over any more but usually I leave with a pocketful.
3. The no motion all metal threshold is smooth. I hardly ever hunt in all metal on my Bandido because it seems very sensitive and I am constantly needing to retune. On the Eldorado I actually found myself hunting in all metal and switching to disc to help determine the target.
4. When I first turned on the detector in my yard I was getting chatter from the powerlines. I can't hunt my yard at all with my Cutlass II because of electrical interference with the powerlines directly overhead. On the Eldorado I switched frequencies and there was no more chatter.
5. I was able to crank the sensitivity all the way up in max boost. On my Cutlass II and Bandido, I have to leave it at about 9 or else it starts chattering. It's nice to know I am getting the highest sensitivity possible.
I plan on using this detector exclusively this year to really get an understanding for it. One thing I have been reading is that it is beneficial on some of Tesoro's models to ground balance slightly negative when planning on hunting in disc. Does that apply to this model? If anyone knows I thank you in advance for any tips you may be able to give me for the Eldorado. I will post a more in depth analysis after spending more time on the detector.
1. The tone on the Eldorado is lower than my Bandido and Cutlass II and my ears appreciate it. It hits hard on coin targets. I hit a copper penny at 6" with a very clear "dig me" signal. I was surprised that it was 6" down because it hit just as hard as a couple that were only 2" to 3" inches down.
2. The detector does a good job at discriminating out bottle caps. I only dug one this go around and after it was out of the ground I ran the coil over it and it would not signal. It could have been that I didn't get my coil over any more but usually I leave with a pocketful.
3. The no motion all metal threshold is smooth. I hardly ever hunt in all metal on my Bandido because it seems very sensitive and I am constantly needing to retune. On the Eldorado I actually found myself hunting in all metal and switching to disc to help determine the target.
4. When I first turned on the detector in my yard I was getting chatter from the powerlines. I can't hunt my yard at all with my Cutlass II because of electrical interference with the powerlines directly overhead. On the Eldorado I switched frequencies and there was no more chatter.
5. I was able to crank the sensitivity all the way up in max boost. On my Cutlass II and Bandido, I have to leave it at about 9 or else it starts chattering. It's nice to know I am getting the highest sensitivity possible.
I plan on using this detector exclusively this year to really get an understanding for it. One thing I have been reading is that it is beneficial on some of Tesoro's models to ground balance slightly negative when planning on hunting in disc. Does that apply to this model? If anyone knows I thank you in advance for any tips you may be able to give me for the Eldorado. I will post a more in depth analysis after spending more time on the detector.