Rainyday101
New member
Got my new Tejon, put it together and did some air testing. Gotta admit, at first I was ready to repackage it and send it right back. In my initial air test I could not get past 8 1/2" on a quarter in an air test. I was slightly upset. This was with a disc set at foil and sens in the red. Tried all metal and it was only slightly better. What a disappointment! To make things worse I watched a YouTube video by SpiritRelic and the amaznig distances he was getting in a noisy/EMI area. What I ended up figuring out is that when air testing the Tejon needs a faster sweep speed. Also being a concentric coil, it is important to have your sweeps be centered in the coil. Once I did this things changed drastically. I retested with thresh. at 12 o'clock, sens in the red, and disc. just slightly past foil.
Results are:
Penny @ 11"
Dime @ 10.5"
Quarter @ 12"
Nickel @ 13"
These are for repeatable signals that you would dig. You can get more, but I wouldn't consider those diggable signals. One thing to note is that increasing disc way up to just past tab gives some depth loss, but very little.
Two things learned- the Tejon likes a faster swing speed, make sure your passes when air checking are at the center of the coil. I am very impressed with the results! Now I just need to get some time to take it on a true hunt. After playing with the tone, VCO, disc settings and dual disc, I am liking what I see.
Results are:
Penny @ 11"
Dime @ 10.5"
Quarter @ 12"
Nickel @ 13"
These are for repeatable signals that you would dig. You can get more, but I wouldn't consider those diggable signals. One thing to note is that increasing disc way up to just past tab gives some depth loss, but very little.
Two things learned- the Tejon likes a faster swing speed, make sure your passes when air checking are at the center of the coil. I am very impressed with the results! Now I just need to get some time to take it on a true hunt. After playing with the tone, VCO, disc settings and dual disc, I am liking what I see.