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DeepTech

Thought my comparison tests on the Tejon, Vaquero and X-5 might interest some of you?

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not earth shattering at all! OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT ALL 3 DETECTORS ARE VERY DEEP SEEKERS!
I have completed the testing of the Tejon, Vaquero and X-5 as of today.
They are very very similar in depth and separation of targets [ none were great in this dept, the X-5 was a hair better than the others] as well as variation of sweep speed ability.
The X-5 is the most interesting, but harder to swing, the Tejon is a hair deeper than the other 2 [varies up to an inch deeper] and the Vaquero has the least options, but is lightest.
The difference in flat out depth- "with zero disc"-- -"with nickels barely in"-- -"and with zinc pennies discriminated out", is so similar, that it would be conceivable, that if you had 3 others, the individual "hotness" of an individual detector could change the order below.
My choice of the 3 is the Tejon, it was a bit deeper in every test. It has dual discrimination. It has tonal ability. It has VCO.
I have a got a 2nd Tejon too, so that I could see if one is hotter than the other. They were identical.
The Tejon is my choice, but with the 3 being all on the same general plane, it's more a matter of choice than a flat out BEST OF THE BEST thing.
 
Say Chuck thanks for posting the results I have been waiting patiently...I own a x5 and it does go deep...I have found gold and 81 pounds of coin to date just since I've owned the x5...with me it is just a hobby,I don't sort anything or clean anything it all goes into a bucket and forgotten about...I do have quit a bit of coins been hunting for 50 years...Thanks again for the comparison I thought for myself that it was valuble to me... <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
 
<body background="http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/j/b/jbms12/Gifs/tesorobg0.jpg">I enjoy reading comparison tests even though they may only be valid for that person, in that spot of ground on that particular day. I did inground depth and target separation comparison tests between the X5 I had, a Discovery Treasure Baron Goldtrax and a 1990 model Gold Mountain GMT 1650 a year or so ago using a nickel, dime, and a rusty square nail, it's in the Archives of Carl's Detecting Equipment forum, and the Goldtax was deeper in both disc and all metal modes on both coins. Not by much on the nickel in disc mode but on both the nickel and dime it had a decided edge in all metal mode. And while the 1650 couldn't hang with either in disc mode, two inches less than the X5 on both coins, it was a tad deeper than the X5 in all metal mode. Would the depth results be the same elsewhere than in our very mild ground? Probably not, and it doesn't really matter since I don't hunt elsewhere <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">. In target separation--ferrous vs nonferrous--it was no contest, the old 1650 blew away both--and all the other (many) vlf's I've tested against it.
JB
 
Hi JB can you tell me which coil you where using on the x5 and the 1650 for target separation???thanks in advance....
 
I used both the 9 inch and 7 inch on the X5, only used the 8 inch on the 1650. Really not a fair comparison since the 1650 has a split disc range that has almost as much adjustment in just the iron range as other detectors have in the entire range. That allows hair splitting precision when setting it to reject specific ferrous targets. I searched for years before I found one and wouldn't trade it for anything out there. It has limited depth, about the same as the Tesoro Bandido II and early
 
I often think i've tried just about every metal detector of any interest, at least once and then I read something like this! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
I have never owned a Discovery Treasure Baron Goldtrax or a 1990 model Gold Mountain GMT 1650.
Hmmmmm, food for thought! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
I also agree that any comparison tests done IN THE GROUND, can only be of any great benefit to others who will be hunting in similar ground conditions.
Air tests stand on their own, but don't REALLY prove a thing when compared to a field test.
I just do it because it's fun for me and useful for me in my area. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
 
you must be even older than me! <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=";)">
I've been hunting since 1976 I'm just a detecting whippersnapper!! <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
I post such tests I do, for the info and enjoyment of those who find these tests and comparisons interesting. NOT to irritate anyone. I thought the X-5 was a great detector and as I said, The most interesting of these particular 3. The Tejon, in my soil, just happens to be a little deeper. <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock">
I'm glad you appreciated my efforts. {No effoprt in the testing-thats fun! But this 2 fingered typing, is EFFORT! <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry">
 
<body background="http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/j/b/jbms12/Gifs/Tesorobg0.jpg">I use the Goldtrax most of the time. It ID's iron in all metal mode and has variations in the all metal mode audio that are rather unique. The Treasure Baron Cointrax is deeper than the Goldtrax in disc mode but both are kinda heavy and have lots of options to remember. Not the easiest to use. I just finished testing the new microchip George Payne programmed for the new Discovery Electronics model they're starting production on in early January, I tested it in our non mineralized ground and Reg Sniff tested it in heavy mineralization. It did exceptionally well in both places. It's kinda complitcated as it has 10 user modes with total adjustability in every mode and all the adjustments are done with 4 momentary switches, proper switch sequence is the key <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">. The all metal mode allows setting it to light the LED's and give a staccato audio on targets through bottlecaps. That allows hunting in all metal and cherry picking for targets with a conductivity/conductance in the high coin range if anyone should want to do that. It as a Deep Seach feature that when turned on uses two LED's and an audio alert if the user choses to alert the user there are targets under the coil that are too deep to be processed by the discrimination mode. It will flat out get down there. The original Cointrax can run with the deepest detectors in the mild ground here, the new chip made it even deeper. I'm gonna be checking it against a Tejon over Christmas holidays. If you're interested in more info, I have a website dedicated to the Barons at http://jb-ms.com/Baron/. Guess I shouldn't be talking about it on this forum but it's the first detector I've been excited over in years.
JB
 
Just stating that you did a test is surely not enough for anyone with a smidgen of curiosity. How was your test conducted? What settings were used? Ground conditions? Which modes? What targets? Did you air test them before? If so, what were the results?
John
 
Air tests are not conclusive and only show what your machine might do under favorable conditions. Some detectors will detect deeper than they air test and some will detect less.
Bill
 
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