Hello,
I wanted to replace my Deus with a Tesoro. I decided to buy a Tejon with 2 additional coils. Today the package arrived. I wanted to try it out in an area where I hunted already with the Deus and White's Eagle. It might be important - I live in Europe, but pull tabs are the same everywhere
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The Detech 10x5 WSS coil is a little bit longer than I "expected", but it is narrow so by changing the direction one can often avoid overlapping with other targets (of course a round 5" coil would be sometimes better, but it is a good compromise). The weight of the Tejon was exact what I expected. It felt very good (not too heavy, just solid). The balance was better than on the Deus (with all the weight at the front).
The Tejon was very loud at home, so I taped the speaker with a layer of rubber and "gorilla" tape. This was a mistake, because the machine was almost too quiet in the field. I have to find a better solution. I wish the speaker was at the front.
The start was a little bit difficult. I read the manual on a park bench, but after few minutes of practice I had no problems with setting the Tejon up.
The "shock" came after the first "beep". Where is the VDI number? What should I do now?! I don't know "what it is", how to decide if I should dig this one out?... I started panicking, but than I used the second discrimination which came handy at this point. I decided to dig everything above foil. Suddenly it became very clear, what it was all about. I dug a target without "knowing" what it might be. It made the whole thing much more exciting! Believe it or not, but after many pull tabs I found a ring! It might be only a "junk ring" but still (it could be gold on another day).
At the end I had a load of fun with my first Tesoro. I am very happy with my decision. The machine was very stable and made no noises. I will try the Detech Ultimate 13" coil tomorrow.
I wanted to replace my Deus with a Tesoro. I decided to buy a Tejon with 2 additional coils. Today the package arrived. I wanted to try it out in an area where I hunted already with the Deus and White's Eagle. It might be important - I live in Europe, but pull tabs are the same everywhere
.The Detech 10x5 WSS coil is a little bit longer than I "expected", but it is narrow so by changing the direction one can often avoid overlapping with other targets (of course a round 5" coil would be sometimes better, but it is a good compromise). The weight of the Tejon was exact what I expected. It felt very good (not too heavy, just solid). The balance was better than on the Deus (with all the weight at the front).
The Tejon was very loud at home, so I taped the speaker with a layer of rubber and "gorilla" tape. This was a mistake, because the machine was almost too quiet in the field. I have to find a better solution. I wish the speaker was at the front.
The start was a little bit difficult. I read the manual on a park bench, but after few minutes of practice I had no problems with setting the Tejon up.
The "shock" came after the first "beep". Where is the VDI number?
What should I do now?! I don't know "what it is", how to decide if I should dig this one out?... I started panicking, but than I used the second discrimination which came handy at this point. I decided to dig everything above foil. Suddenly it became very clear, what it was all about. I dug a target without "knowing" what it might be. It made the whole thing much more exciting! Believe it or not, but after many pull tabs I found a ring! It might be only a "junk ring" but still (it could be gold on another day).At the end I had a load of fun with my first Tesoro. I am very happy with my decision. The machine was very stable and made no noises. I will try the Detech Ultimate 13" coil tomorrow.
Trust me, a good set of headphones like the Killer B's Wasp will vastly improve the performance of the Tejon.
