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New DeLeon going crazy:rant:

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cocksie46

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Tried my new Deleon on the beach(dry sand) and could not get a steady hum in all metal, numbers on screen going all over the place, tried discrimination - same thing. Today went out to a field, same problems, cannot get it to run stable at all. Checked coil connection and that was OK, batteries were new. Got out my Vaquero and it ran beautifully. Anyone got any ideas? I am not a happy chappy:ranting:

Cheers,
Kevin
 
Sounds like moisture in the housing.
 
Don't really think it's meant to work well at the beach and, not at all on wet sand.If it's not working in the field check how hot the ground in your area is.
 
Give me an email cocksie! I'll explain some stuff about the Deleon to you.
 
Also might want to check, if you haven't yet, the coil for dirt, sand or moisture which may have gotten between the coil and scuff cover. I know it's obvious but. . .
 
My guess is that the ground balance (which is preset) is set too negatively. I had this same problem as you when I got mine and Tesoro fixed the issue when I sent in a sample of dirt and they adjusted the GB to it. When I sold the detector the guy I sold it to had the same problem.

Don't know why the preset GB is apparently so touchy, I seem to remember a post from Monte a while back saying this is a common problem with the Deleon. Hopefully Monte will see this and chime in.
 
Thanks for all the replies, I checked the coil cover and no sand or dirt etc. I have sent Robert from Tesoro an email so maybe he can shine some light on the problem. My Vaquero runs fine here, maybe something to do with the frequency that the Deleon runs on, 10khz, the V is on 14.5khz!!!!! I'll see what Robert comes up with. Unfortunately the dealer here in Aussie has not got another one in stock as he said he would have exchanged it immediately.

Cheers,
Kevin
 
Deleon does not like soil with a lot of iron or high mineralization, also real sensative to EMI. And FYI Tesoro does not adjust the GB or detector with a soil sample. Been there done that with my DELEON!!!! . I live in Va,and where I am the Deleon would not work due to ground conditions here. I see a lot of people here getting a Deleon,if your soil is not mild or low in mineralization the Deleon will not work .
 
Woodchuck I don't know about what Tesoro did for you, but FYI Tesoro DID adjust my Deleon to the soil sample I sent in.

The first time I sent the detector in, they recalibrated the coil and checked out the detector, sent it back saying it checked out fine.

I still had the same problem when they sent it back, the same symptoms Kevin described.

I called Tesoro back and the tech whose name I forget told me to send in the detector with a soil sample.

Shortly thereafter, I got a call from James Gifford telling me that the ground balance was way off for my soil and they had adjusted it. I got the detector back and it worked fine.
 
Well I really appreciate all the replies fellas and at this stage the Deleon is going back to the dealer here in Aussie. I am really disappointed with it, the dealer is quite prepared to refund me or change it over for a different unit. I have a Vaquero and it's great, just not sure what to get now:confused: Maybe a Tejon or Golden Umax but I would have liked a TID unit. The Cortes is on the same frequency, so I'm a bit dubious about that, and it's a lot of extra cash!!!! Anyway thanks again for all the replies and help.

Cheers,
Kevin
 
But the Cortes is Manual ground Balance and it sounds like that is the problem with the Deleon as it is a pre set Ground Balance detector.
Not the frequency.
Ground is most likely too hot or to negative.
Get a Manual ground balance detector and i bet it will all be fine'
Happy hunting to you,
 
What part of Aust are you in cocksie? I'm in northern NSW and mine works fine here in our conditions. Sorry to hear that you're having problems with yours, as I've had years of good service with mine. Good to hear the dealer is looking after you. If it's the same bloke I deal with (Paul) then he will feel your pain and I know he'll do what he can for you. All the best, Pete.
 
Hi Pete, Thanks for answering, I live in East Gippsland in Victoria and I'm glad you are not having any problems. Yes, Paul is the man I deal with and he has been very, very helpful. I can't understand why it's doing this, Paul even rang the states about it. Maybe it's just my area around here but I have never had any problems with other detectors. Have to ring Paul on Monday and sort things out( he's away for the weekend).

Cheers,
Kevin
 
The Cortes in Disc mode uses a factory preset ground rejection. So therefore in Aussie land, if you are using disc mode, it will act just like cocksie46 Deleon.
 
allcav said:
The Cortes in Disc mode uses a factory preset ground rejection. So therefore in Aussie land, if you are using disc mode, it will act just like cocksie46 Deleon.
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Would be nice if TESORO would make these things Clear in there Description of the Cortes.
I know i am not the only one confused by this because of all the other post i have read about this.
That means the Depth would be hinderd out here in the Northwest also?
Not going to question your knowledge i just think it sucks.
We dont all live in areas with perfect ground.
 
Thats why I post it in this forum. Also, if you call me, that is my first question. Where do you live? I do apologize that if you bought one from a dealer and they do not tell you this. I can not help the dealers actions to make money.



CALL ROBERT BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING! I WILL HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DESISION ON DETECTORS FOR YOU AND THE AREA YOU LIVE IN!
 
cocksie46 said:
Well I really appreciate all the replies fellas and at this stage the Deleon is going back to the dealer here in Aussie. I am really disappointed with it, the dealer is quite prepared to refund me or change it over for a different unit. I have a Vaquero and it's great, just not sure what to get now:confused: Maybe a Tejon or Golden Umax but I would have liked a TID unit. The Cortes is on the same frequency, so I'm a bit dubious about that, and it's a lot of extra cash!!!! Anyway thanks again for all the replies and help.

Cheers,
Kevin
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There are a lot of posts on the Tejon not working well in hot ground and, the Golden has fixed ground balance as well.
 
Thank you for the info and i am sure it will keep Many of us from Buying the wrong Detector.
 
Hi all,
I have sent the DeLeon back to the dealer for a refund, it will not work here in my area. It's a pity Tesoro don't tell you that it will not work in certain areas, at least we got the proper info from "allcav", so thanks Robert it saved me a lot of headaches.

Cheers,
Kevin
 
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