Hi folks, I received my Conquistador (non uMax) the other day, we had a couple of "warm enough" days so I went to a school ground and gave it a test run. It seemed a little "noisey" compared to the other Tesoro's I have owned. Even seemed to beep by just swinging the coil when there was nothing under the coil. It wasn't hard to pick out the louder hits & I got my usual clad (at pretty good depths) and 3 pieces of small jewelry. I got thinking about the "noisey" of the Conquistador and thinking it should be smoother than it was, I threw her in all metal set the threshold to a slight hum (can get a nice steady hum)and sure enough the ground balance setting either at the factory or by the previous owner was set way too negative for my ground. I adjusted it to a very slight positive setting and now my Conquistador is as calm as a kitten with no beeping/noise unless there is a target under the coil. There isn't alot of info out there on te Conquistador but let me tell you that it is a very good machine as all Tesoro's are. It hits very hard on the lower conductive items and also coins. I had it for sale but now I am keeping it. Thanks & Happy New Year! Steve.
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Tesoro Conquistador Update
- Thread starter SkiWhiz
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Good luck with tha Conquistadore.
Sounds like you got your MD twiked.
I ground balanced my Silver Sabre uMax
in my yard. Tha soil in my yard is consistant, and
represents tha soil in tha general areas I usually
hunt.
I was supprised at how easy it was.
But I caution people from doing it if they are not
familure with some basic electronic knowledge.
There are several mistakes a novice could make
while trying to make tha adjustment.
But it sure is nice to have tha machine adjusted
to tha soil.
HH,
Tabdog
Sounds like you got your MD twiked.
I ground balanced my Silver Sabre uMax
in my yard. Tha soil in my yard is consistant, and
represents tha soil in tha general areas I usually
hunt.
I was supprised at how easy it was.
But I caution people from doing it if they are not
familure with some basic electronic knowledge.
There are several mistakes a novice could make
while trying to make tha adjustment.
But it sure is nice to have tha machine adjusted
to tha soil.
HH,
Tabdog
And if you are a novice and don't want to risk voiding the warranty you can send it in to Tesoro with a big bag of dirt and they'll do it for you.
They did it for me with my Deleon. They did it gratis. And I haven't had a problem anywhere I've run it since.
It's nice to have a company like Tesoro where you can take great customer service for granted.
They did it for me with my Deleon. They did it gratis. And I haven't had a problem anywhere I've run it since.
It's nice to have a company like Tesoro where you can take great customer service for granted.
I don't know much about the Conquistador, but I came very close to nabbing one a couple weeks ago - was in excellent condition and at a killer price.
Currently have 5 Tesoro's and a few other machines - I know - I cut back last year. But if I add another machine to the family this year, which I'm having a difficult time figuring, I just don't know what to add - and if I should let any go I currently have. Some time ago when I cut myself down below a dozen machines, I almost felt like I robbed myself. So the Conquistador was really twisting my gears - but so did some of the other posted machines such as all the Golden talk lately.
My wife says I really need help, she doesn't say I go detecting, she calls it poking holes
so I say to her that I'm the one that needs help?
Anyway, I'm not sure what stopped me, but normally I probably would have snagged that Conquistador without second thought.
Currently have 5 Tesoro's and a few other machines - I know - I cut back last year. But if I add another machine to the family this year, which I'm having a difficult time figuring, I just don't know what to add - and if I should let any go I currently have. Some time ago when I cut myself down below a dozen machines, I almost felt like I robbed myself. So the Conquistador was really twisting my gears - but so did some of the other posted machines such as all the Golden talk lately.
My wife says I really need help, she doesn't say I go detecting, she calls it poking holes
so I say to her that I'm the one that needs help?Anyway, I'm not sure what stopped me, but normally I probably would have snagged that Conquistador without second thought.
Take the wife with you tab-nabit, my wife has detected with me for the last 25 years and loves it as much as I do. I would love to have a herd of Tesoro's but can only afford one at a time. As for the Golden I had one and couldn't take the multi- tones. It not just the Golden I can't take multi-tones on any detector no matter the brand or model. I guess I just gotten used to the sweet sounding single tone Tesoro's. Steve.tab-nabit said:I don't know much about the Conquistador, but I came very close to nabbing one a couple weeks ago - was in excellent condition and at a killer price.
Currently have 5 Tesoro's and a few other machines - I know - I cut back last year. But if I add another machine to the family this year, which I'm having a difficult time figuring, I just don't know what to add - and if I should let any go I currently have. Some time ago when I cut myself down below a dozen machines, I almost felt like I robbed myself. So the Conquistador was really twisting my gears - but so did some of the other posted machines such as all the Golden talk lately.
My wife says I really need help, she doesn't say I go detecting, she calls it poking holes
Anyway, I'm not sure what stopped me, but normally I probably would have snagged that Conquistador without second thought.
I know tha fealin Steve.
I got a Euro Sabre. It can be set to have two tones.
Funny thing is, I never use that part of tha "Iron ID" feature.
I use tha swtich to go between " Iron Blank" and "Off".
"Off" makes tha Euro just like tha Eldorado uMax.
That seems to tell me more than tha two tones togather.
That way I get a crackel instead of a glerber bleaber kind a stuff.
How did we git stuck on single tones anyway.
What is this, some kind of Tesoro curse or somethin??? lol...just kiddin.
It is habit formin though,
Tabdog
I got a Euro Sabre. It can be set to have two tones.
Funny thing is, I never use that part of tha "Iron ID" feature.
I use tha swtich to go between " Iron Blank" and "Off".
"Off" makes tha Euro just like tha Eldorado uMax.
That seems to tell me more than tha two tones togather.
That way I get a crackel instead of a glerber bleaber kind a stuff.
How did we git stuck on single tones anyway.
What is this, some kind of Tesoro curse or somethin??? lol...just kiddin.
It is habit formin though,
Tabdog
BarberBill
New member
Tab-nabit, you'd fit right in around here. I've got 5 Tesoros and a couple of others, too. I guess we both belong to the school of "if one is worth having, two (or more) is better". My wife uses one from time to time, but I get the blame for most of them. Too much winter for detecting here, but I'm ready when the weather breaks.
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