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vaquero depth
- Thread starter pax
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I don't supertune mine. I think it is a bit unstable that way. The machine is still pretty darn deep tuned normally. I guess my deepest coin was 9 inches deep. That's pretty good as I haven't gotten anything quite that deep yet with my Explorer II. The Vaquero is a excellent machine.
atomicscott
Active member
Not in my experience, (with the 5.75 DD) coil the best depth I can get on a dime with sensitivity at 9 and threshold at 3/4 is 5". Supertune to max and it's hitting 7"+. Of course with the 9x8 concentric is better, but at the same (non-supertuned) settings it hits the dime at 6".
Arizona Slim
New member
mike5853 said:
Arizona Slim
New member
Went and looked and you actually search http://Youtube.com for "Metal Detector Depth Comparison: Fisher Goldbug 2; Tesoro Vaquero & Compadre; DeepTech Vista Gold"
MarkCZ
Well-known member
With the stock 9X8 coil and in my older coin garden with below settings,
Discrimination = line between iron and nickels.
Threshold = 1:00 (clock face)
Sensitivity = 1:00 (clock face)
Properly ground balanced.
Both the 6" and 7" coins were a breeze to hit. (it hit really great on the 6" nickels)
Now, I do know that super tuned it would go a good bit deeper, which would be good for a relic hunter.
But! I didn't buy the "V" for deep coin hunting, I wanted it for jewelry down to the 4" to 5" range. So, I was really surprised to find that with it turned down a bit I was still hunting deeper that I intend to hunt with it.
Mark
Discrimination = line between iron and nickels.
Threshold = 1:00 (clock face)
Sensitivity = 1:00 (clock face)
Properly ground balanced.
Both the 6" and 7" coins were a breeze to hit. (it hit really great on the 6" nickels)
Now, I do know that super tuned it would go a good bit deeper, which would be good for a relic hunter.
But! I didn't buy the "V" for deep coin hunting, I wanted it for jewelry down to the 4" to 5" range. So, I was really surprised to find that with it turned down a bit I was still hunting deeper that I intend to hunt with it.
Mark
SpiritRelic
New member
With the sensitivity at 1:00? Is this a mistake? Did you mean sensitivity at 10? If this is correct,this blows my mind! 
MarkCZ
Well-known member
SpiritRelic said:With the sensitivity at 1:00? Is this a mistake? Did you mean sensitivity at 10? If this is correct,this blows my mind!
No! that's not a mistake, but I didn't think it was really special either. I mean I was tickled to find that it would cruse at the depth I was planning on using it at and it not all MAXED out. Both set @ 1:00 O'clock and those are the settings I'm planning on using while hunting with it, maybe even a little lower sensitivity, one place I'm planning I know nothing is beyond the 4" range. (but there should be some jewelry there)
On the numbers around the sensitivity control 1:00 looks to be @ or near the number 7.
Mark
atomicscott
Active member
mike5853 said:
I just dug a copper 20 gauge shotgun shell that I estimate was around 8 inches deep. This with the threshold around 1 oclock , sensitivity at 10 and disc set a little above iron.The target sounded funny on disc but sounded great on all metal mode. I thumbed the disc up and the sound broke up around the tab setting. Then I super tuned it and the shell gave a signal with max disc. It could have just as easily been a coin.
I dont supertune because I dont like the way it sounds. But I often supertune after hitting a weak signal.
I dont supertune because I dont like the way it sounds. But I often supertune after hitting a weak signal.
RICK IN KY
Active member
Pax to answer your Question No,When you Super Tune it,then you can run with the Big dogs !! The Vaquero with the High Tone model is one best detectors out there,priced right also.
SpiritRelic
New member
The first production was low tone only.Some owners did not care for the lower tone,so Tesoro made it a option to have low tone or high tone.If one has a low tone and would like to have a high tone vaquero,it can be sent in to Tesoro for the high tone for a very reasonable price.More users seem to like the high tone.I am on the fence on that one,due to the fact that i like wearing earbuds because of the woods and very hot temperatures down south.And the low tone seems to be easier on the ears.pax said:
MarkCZ
Well-known member
Mine has had the "High Tone Modification"
It seems to me that some people are jumping on the "Super Tuning" idea for its great depth but we need to keep in mine that like most things this to has its trade offs.
Like the more its super tuned the less effective its discrimination is, which means if your out trying to coin shoot (coins that are really deep) then you can expect to dig more rusty iron. But this also the case with most detectors.
But, I'm thinking that for most coin hunting coins are not going to be at a depth that would require the "V" to be super tuned. If your clearing out surface finds on a ball field then don't super tune!
If your hunting an area that only dates back to 70's then unless its been filled, don't super tune it!
In fact in most public or once was public places the coins are not going to be at a depth of more than 6" to 7" unless its over a hundred years old in which the "V" wouldn't need super tuned.
People often make this mistake, "Run It Full Throttle" all the time, I'm getting the idea that more often than not this is a bad idea. Yes, its an option but I think its one that needs to be more thought about as a need or specific purpose rather than Full Throttle all the time.
Even in those occasions a person may only need a little "Super Tuning" and not full throttle.
Mark
It seems to me that some people are jumping on the "Super Tuning" idea for its great depth but we need to keep in mine that like most things this to has its trade offs.
Like the more its super tuned the less effective its discrimination is, which means if your out trying to coin shoot (coins that are really deep) then you can expect to dig more rusty iron. But this also the case with most detectors.
But, I'm thinking that for most coin hunting coins are not going to be at a depth that would require the "V" to be super tuned. If your clearing out surface finds on a ball field then don't super tune!
If your hunting an area that only dates back to 70's then unless its been filled, don't super tune it!
In fact in most public or once was public places the coins are not going to be at a depth of more than 6" to 7" unless its over a hundred years old in which the "V" wouldn't need super tuned.
People often make this mistake, "Run It Full Throttle" all the time, I'm getting the idea that more often than not this is a bad idea. Yes, its an option but I think its one that needs to be more thought about as a need or specific purpose rather than Full Throttle all the time.
Even in those occasions a person may only need a little "Super Tuning" and not full throttle.
Mark
SpiritRelic
New member
That supertuning thing has been going on for years.But what is so strange is,It only works on certain old and new models.It is an inherent part of that design.I believe in 1989 my Tesoro made pillar would do this.If supertuning is a benefit Tesoro will mention it in the manual.If supertuning has no benefit for a particular model,it will not be mentioned in the manual.Any Tesoro detector that has the supertuning feature is a hot detector.Owners ask which can be supertuned.The only two that i know of is the Cibola and Vaquero.Anyone know of any others ?please let us know. :-D