Stoof-tabsallday said:
Good choice on the vaquero.
Essentially same as your cibola with ability to ground balance.
I did notice that the disc circuits between my cibola and Vaquero are different. I.E. coins fall out in different areas.
A quick bench test and taking notes (or in my case I put marks for a nickel and a zinc penny because they aren't really on the lines they are supposed to be but this varies). I only did this because I own both and want to eliminate confusion. I have many detectors and it's just easier this way.
You'll enjoy the book. There's allot to learn from it.
Besides that, just practice the little tricks from the book and get your ground balancing down packed, and you will be fine.
I personally don't find much need for super tuning, which you will read about in the book, as I don't hunt for things that deep. But it does help if you get a faint beep and want to amplify the sound. But with this comes the loss of the subtleties of the tone and identification of the target. Just remember to set your threshold back to the slight hum before continuing.
Good luck and happy hunting.
I look forward to hearing how the Vaquero works out for you!!
Concerning the disc circuits being off between the detectors disc knobs it's really an easy fix if you want to fix it and a common issue on Tesoro detectors. They don't always get the knobs spot on from the factory (it takes a little time to do and they get them close but not always spot on).
Your disc knobs are off from the factory all you got to do is just loosen the set screw and adjust the knob were it drops the nickel right at the nickel mark and all will be good. It is not uncommon for the disc knob to be off one way ore the other from the factory on Tesoro detectors. I have had to adjust the disc knob to drop out the nickels on the nickel mark on almost every Tesoro I have ever owned. I just did it on my new Black Vaquero it was dropping nickels past the nickel mark, now it's spot on. I also had to do it on my new Black Tejon on both disc knobs. I also did it on my Outlaw and my previous older Vaquero that I had.
After you do this adjustment (Knob calibration) to your disc knob the knob will be pretty much spot on throughout the range compared to the marks at were the targets are suppose to drop out.
Take your time and make sure and use the right size allen wrench. Snug the set screws but don't over tighten. Only use minimal tightening until you get the knob were you need it then snug it down and double check the knob calibration.
All my Tesoro's are spot on now.
Happy Hunting,
Bill G
* Tesoro Tejon
* Tesoro Vaquero
* Tesoro Sand Shark
* Whites M6