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DeepTech

compadre no silent search?:ausflag:

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blowfly1967

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my compadre has no silent search mode anymore.turn it on,normal start up.then as i start seach,crackle,pop,yakka ta, bing ,bang ,crackle,pointing it at the ground.point it in the air,same thing.cleaned the out the dust under the skid plate.put in new batteries,still crackles and pops.have thoughts about what could be wrong,hoping i'm wrong,but lets hear your views.hh see ya blowfly:detecting:
 
U cleaned the coil area, new batteries (I had new batteries with a bad one a few times - would try again), then next I would check the coil cable for damage - be sure your not receiving interference - then go from there......
 
I thought that I was the only person that has had that happen. I have used Tesoro's for along time (love em) and after reading the great things about the Compadre I had to try one. I bought one from a forum member, the day it arrived I put in a new alkaline battery turned it on and it constantly hummed/beeped/etc. no matter where I turned the dial or if it was in the air on the ground or anywhere between. I sent it in to Tesoro, one night Rusty (from Tesoro) gave me a call on the phone and told me that there was nothing wrong with the detector. Got it back home from Tesoro turned it on & same thing. Instead of wrapping it around a tree I sold it and to my surprise the guy that bought it loved it, said it worked great. I was and still am stumped. After using Tesoro's for more than twenty years the Compadre was the only model that gave me this symptom/trouble/problem whatever you want to call it. All I can figure is it must be my ground up here in upstate New York. Steve.
 
Having had the "new" replacement battery turn out bad a couple of times, I'd try another battery before sending it in. If that doesn't work, call Tesoro.
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You should give Barberbills idea a try. I believe Tabdog had a similar issue with his new Compadre. As soon as he changed the battery, it worked like a charm.
 
One thing to keep in mind with any "hand soldered" electronic circuitry, is that small globs or bits of solder can sometimes be dislodge or deteatched with jostling and bouncing around inside the control box. Sometimes they are so smally they find their way out one of the cracks or seems. If a errant bit of solder "lands" in the wrong spot it can temporarily short out or otherwise interfere with the opperation of the machine. The circuit boards in the Tesoro machines have machine-placed and soldered parts but there are a lot of wires that are hand-soldered to controls and connectors so the possibility exists for solder blobs. One thing I always check for when wierd opperation occurs, is to shut the machine off and lightly shake it, tipping up and around so as to possibly dislodge anything lose, and then listen for a tiny "rattle". Some times you can "hear" something instide after shaking and tapping it genlty. I have even had a mounting nut and washer come loose inside a machine once. If you get a metal object floating inside your control box, you need to get it out.

One other thing that commonly happens with wires subject to constant movement and vibration is, if they are rubbing against anything metal, with the constant movement of back and forth sweeping vibration can cause the insulation to be worn down, sometimes causeing a short. If you are mechanically inclined and suspect this could be the culprit, remove the mounting screws to the front panel and carefully pull it away from the control box. There will be a lot of wires conneting it, so proceed slowly. Visually inspect as many as you can, to see if any show signs of wear or if any might be rubbing against bare metal anywhere. I will often simply seperate and move them around some, bend them away from metal and in some cases this simple opperation can eliminate erratic opperation. Now I am not suggesting you void your warranty by doing this, so if you dont feel comfortable by all means send it in and Tesoro will get it working fine, but if you are careful it might save you a few weeks without your machine.
 
Tha Compadre I got one month ago acted just like that.

It was brand new and I used tha supplied battery.

Thay next day I changed tha battery and she is doin great.

Hope your little buggar gets better,

Tabdog
 
Blowfly , Ive also experienced a simial problem to that with my Compadre but it only occured due to interference as it would only happen when I try'd to hunt a totlot that had a 2 way radio transmitter located close by , I could get within 80-100 yrs then it would play up crackle,pop,yakka ta, bing ,bang ,crackle :biggrin: soon as I move out of the area no problems whatsoever .
good luck with it I hope you get it sorted and its just a case of EMI
 
i found the problem,apparantly where i was using the detector has bad soil according to alocal who has tried to detect in this area.he said it sent his machine nuts too,he didn't say what type he was using.i tried another area and it all sounds okay now maybe i flapped about nothing.age shall weary them and the years condemn.blowfly
 
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