Shenandoah Digger
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I bought a new Tejon years ago and it wouldn't ground balance. I guess the ground balance pot was bad. I sent it in and of course they fixed it, but to open a new machine and not have it work properly is frustrating.
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I Think I Have Bought My Last Tesoro
- Thread starter Miser67
- Start date
I don't think any brand is immune to producing dud/defective units, it happens across the board.
But you can get quite upset with the amount of discrepancy between Tesoro units. Sour Tejon's vs really hot sparky Tejon's ect. Cibola's correlation with it's own stock coil can be way off, as were a lot of the earlier pre-set balance units like Conquistador and Silvers and Sabre's.
Ask an old Tesoro dealer, as most opened every box and tested every unit for the keeping of 'good hot' detectors for themselves and friends/good customers.
Yep, Tesoro has always suffered from quality control. The Eldorado's and Bandito's from the original to the micromax version were probably the most stable in quality across the entire range.
But you can get quite upset with the amount of discrepancy between Tesoro units. Sour Tejon's vs really hot sparky Tejon's ect. Cibola's correlation with it's own stock coil can be way off, as were a lot of the earlier pre-set balance units like Conquistador and Silvers and Sabre's.
Ask an old Tesoro dealer, as most opened every box and tested every unit for the keeping of 'good hot' detectors for themselves and friends/good customers.
Yep, Tesoro has always suffered from quality control. The Eldorado's and Bandito's from the original to the micromax version were probably the most stable in quality across the entire range.
kloudking1
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Des D,
I would love to see that!
I would love to see that!
Would your dealer have paid for shipping back to him and let him replace the units with new ones ? That is what I do for my customers ! Customer don't order a new detector just to open it up and send it back to the factory to be fixed on their dime!!!!!
rjsupersonic
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Maybe the UPS guy threw it over the fence
John in Nawth Carolina
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I bought a Compadre years ago, maybe 2002. Bad out of the box. The bad thing was that I fave it as a gift....