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DeepTech

Comparing Bandido's...

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Just what is the difference between a Bandido 11 and the newest lightweight Bandido micro max rel controls and abilities..We all know they are different weights and have different configurations so that is not the question.
 
Dan I havent seen a Bandido II Umax in a few years but I have a Bandido II. I believe the only differences were the configuration(packaging) and the sensitivity on the Bandido II Umax has the max boost which is a range above #10 on the Bandido II sens knob. Apparently the sensitivity was increased.
Also, they went from two nine volt batteries to one.
HH
Neil
 
The "II" Tesoros (no matter which model) were/are a good bit quieter in heavy trash (especially iron) than the uMaxes that came after them. Like our Tesoro guru Monte, I have seen this first-hand with the Silver Sabre II vs. Silver uMax and the Bandido II vs. the Bandido uMax.
Plus, the Silver Sabre II is IMO far more versatile than the Silver uMax by virtue of the "Reset" toggle (which the Silver uMax doesn't have) because I've found ways to have that setting reject stuff like pull tabs.
The other major difference is the current uMaxes is their "signal boost" circuitry that gives you the artificial *impression* that you're detecting deeper, but you're not really detecting deeper by virtue of more raw power. Yes, you'll *hear* smaller stuff deeper (maybe), but you'll also hear a ton more trash and get more snap-crackle-pop especially in small iron -- and often in places where you really don't want to need to hear that sort of stuff.
IMO, anyone would be a good deal better off with the "II" Tesoros than the current-generation uMaxes.
Scott
 
Appreciate the input...one wonders if light is better as many including myself prefer older Tesoro's. I would think unless you have a disability a little extra weight is worth performance..Personally wonder if one 9 volt really supplies enough juce myself..
 
<span style="background-color:#ffff00;">The Four Bandido models from Tesoro. I originally posted it in March, 1999, and edited this date:</span>
Jack Gifford started his company with some fine VLF/TR-Disc. models. (All Metal ground cancelling & TR-Disc. which was not ground cancelling) and first entered the motion discriminate market with Tesoro's Cort
 
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