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How long have your Tesoro's lasted without needing service

fwcrawford said:
I have an 18 year old Vaquero and a 12 year old Sand Shark… both still work fine.
I would say if well cared for, they wil last many years.
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Nice. I just know that things like capacitors have a certain lifespan, but if you’re getting close to 20 years out on your vaquero I think I’ve got some time left on mine. Thanks
 
wishfish said:
Nice. I just know that things like capacitors have a certain lifespan, but if you’re getting close to 20 years out on your vaquero I think I’ve got some time left on mine. Thanks
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I would say keep it dry and away from
extreme temperatures and it will last a long time.
One thing you could do is run some air tests with it as a baseline to later tell if it is operating as good as when the test was performed.
There are models out there that are way older than my Vaquero and still working.
 
fwcrawford said:
I would say keep it dry and away from
extreme temperatures and it will last a long time.
One thing you could do is run some air tests with it as a baseline to later tell if it is operating as good as when the test was performed.
There are models out there that are way older than my Vaquero and still working.
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ya sounds like a good idea. Maybe I’ll make a recording of how it does in my test garden so I can hear the how audio is further down the line.
 
I think personally The Tesoros are like pretty much anything else, if you take care of them they will last a very long time but if you beat the crap out them they are not going to last

I have picked up a few Tesoros over this past year, and all of the ones I have purchased have been taken care of by previous owners and still perform great have a Vaquero, Tejon and a Bandido 2 Umax, the Bandido 2 Umax is the oldest of the three and still in pristine condition, and still operates fine, again to me it is about how well someone takes care of their equipment, take care of the older detectors and they will last and continue giving you the joy of using them to detect with, the Tesoro's were built to last unlike the throw away crap of today.
 
Tesoro for the most part have used good electronic components. If taken care of, Tesoros seem to last forever. Occasionally, if something goes wrong, it will be a wire that breaks off a solder pad. Tesoro used pretty stiff wire, especially in the smaller umax models.
 
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