compadre ?

[pulltab]

do you guys run it in all metal, and dig everything?
I've been playing with mine for a couple of outings and i am really surprised at how sensitive it is.
I was finding very small pieces of metal that were so small they annoyed me trying to find it.

I think this little machine is going to be a great addition to the Vaquero.

 

[Uncle Willy]

That little puppy is a goodie getter.

Bill

 

[tabdog]

Hay Pull tab,

I like to keep mine turned all the way down, or as you say, in all metal.

I find that I get more information with it that way. It is quicker and easier

for me to ID a target. In tot lots I just dig everything that is above the divider.

By divider, I mean the bottom of the playground media, what ever it may be.

If it is ground, I may dig into it a little to get a coin or something.

The Compadre tells me right off if it is too deep. But if I use any discrimination,

it's harder to tell and I may miss a gold chain!!!!!!

If I am in grass, and there is just too much trash, I will use a little discrimination.

But I use as little as I can stand and still hunt comfortably.

I want to hear those small targets that are above aluminum. Those perk me up.

Most likely trash, but there's not that much usually. The gold rings being so close to

pull tabs annoys me. I can tell one or two types of pull tabs, but when they bend

them or fold the tab over, or break it off, it gets me every time. Frustrating, but the

Compadre does it as well as any machine I have used. Just not as deep in a lot of

places. Also it doesn't have all metal, but for tot lots and shallow hunting for recent

drops in trash or where ever, it is a wonder, once you get it down.

That is how the Compadre is paying off for me.

Happy Hunting,

 

[slingshot]

It never occurred to me to ask you guys this question. If I wanted to just hunt coins and rings that fall in the foil-thru-higher settings, how would the Compadre fare compared to the Silver? Would it still sift through the trash at say a foil setting better or about the same as the Silver?

 

[Gunnar of bradford MN]

ya i noticed that i can find fery small bits of iron but i find it best to have the setting at the I in iron i have found all my old coins whith the compadre its a good machine but i am saving now for a vaquero

 

[rmptr]

I run my discrimination at 2 1/2 to avoid small foil.

TD gets a LOT more gold than I do.

rmptr

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah foil and a lot of gold have the same conductivity.

Bill

 

[pulltab]

Pardon me R M P T R, but where are you getting 21/2 on the compadre?

 

[tab-nabit]

I run AM most of the time. If I'm short on time and want to coin pick, then I'll use some discrimination.
The Compadre may not be loaded with all the bells and whistles - it's simplicity and effectiveness keeps it around the top of my list for such a fun machine.

 

[trueblue]

how would the Compadre fare compared to the Silver? Would it still sift through the trash at say a foil setting better or about the same as the Silver?

I found'em to be much of muchness if ya use the 575 coil on the Silver , I also feel the Silver gives much better clues with its audio than the Compadre I found the Compadre to be a real beep an thumb an dig machine , even so if ya could change coils on the Compadre I would then prefer it over the Silver ...thats just my feeling

 

[slingshot]

I'm not sure-but I think you're saying I would be happiest if I just got a 5.75"coil for my Silver.

 

[trueblue]

I brought a 5.75 for my Silver and it doesnt get any better depth than the Compadre , I feel the Compadre is more sensitive to smaller targets just hits harder on em than my Silver does with the same 5.75 coil most likely due to the higher frequency ...I'm not sayin ones better than the other , I just felt that the difference between the 2 when using the same coil was so minimal that I may aswell sell the Compadre , I spose if ya after tiny jewllery the compadre might have a slight edge with the Ed180 and the higher fequency but the Silver comes close in AM ? presonaly I can hear the subtle audio changes on the Silver easier than I could on the Compadre , being able to swap coils is a + for the Silver as it does get better depth and is more versatile with the stock coil an others over the Compadre , the reason Id take the Compadre over the Silver if the coils were interchangable on the Compadre is due to price an I like the color sceme on the Compadre there both very good but coils are a lot cheaper so I think it comes down the $$$ an presonal preference ....
cheers

 

[slingshot]

Thanks, trueblue. I do like to hear the "trash talk" of the Silver-especially when I'm in min. disc.

 

[tabdog]

You bet it's sensative.

Check this video out..

http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd296/dcb1265/?action=view&current=MOV05367.flv

But it doesn't have an all metal mode.

Just a discriminate mode.

Great little machine.

Tabdog

 

[tabdog]

It's kind of like:

You have to deal with little things like staples, bobby pins, little bits

of rusty iron, Etc. when using the Compadre.

That's also the advantage of using the Compadre..

It depends on what you are trying to do and what fits your needs.

Happy Hunting,

Tabdog

 

[tab-nabit]

No matter which Tesoro machine I'm using, I find for my hunting that I use the 5.75 coil most often overall. I like the size and well it works in the trashy areas. Seems now about the only time I switch to a bigger coil is for wide open cleaner areas, or for some deeper situations. I just like the 5.75.

 

[David]

Someone here said the Compadre has no All Metal on it. This says the opposite below. (Imagine using the Compadre for relic hunting.)

http://www.tesoro.com/product/detectors/compadre/

Quote, "It works great for coin hunting, competition hunting and relic hunting, but it does it without any excess knobs. Switch on the detector and you're working in a silent search, motion all metal mode."

It does this without a Sensitivity Knob like the Silver has. For people with both machines, does this Sensitivity Knob on the Silver give what kind of advantage over the Compadre ?? (Small, medium, or large advantage??) Thank you.

 

[Jonny]

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Tabdog,
I thought the first setting on the dial was all metal then discriminate out iron ect...is your machine different/older model? Jonny
.

 

[blowfly1967]

i thought it was in all metal when you turn it on and thumb it into disc to see whether it was worth while recovering the target or not ? blowfly.

 

[tabdog]

Hay David,

My name is David also.

I said that a Compadre does not have an all metal MODE.

That's different than what you said. " Compadre has no All Metal on it.

The Compadre has only one mode. Look at the specifications.
At the bottom, it tells you what that mode is.

Compadre has a " Silent Search Discriminate Mode " ONLY.

SPECIFICATIONS

Operating Frequency___________ 12 kHz
Searchcoil Type_______________ Round concentric, hardwired
Searchcoil Size ______________ 5.75"
Cable Length ________________ Approx. 3'
Audio Frequency _____________ Approx. 630 Hz
Audio Output ________________ 1