rob0260
Jr. Member
- Apr 4, 2014
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My new Compadre with 8 inch coil arrived today and I got out for a quick 20 min hunt. I wasn't concerned about the number of targets retrieved but was more concerned about learning the machine. Not too much exciting to report but I did find a 1954 penny so there may be some silvers at this site. It was a very trashy site at a park with a pavilion and beer gardens so there were no shortage of signals. Before I went out for this hunt I did some air tests and there were no surprises. Clad dimes gave clear 2 way signals out to 6 inches and quarters out to 7 inches. What I did learn was that this detector was VERY sensitive to a depth of 7 inches. Since we all know that most of our keepers are in the first 6 inches of soil, I wasn't too concerned about depth. There were many more signals with the Compadre than there were with my Ace 250 that i have used at this site several times. The discrimination circuit worked flawlessly and it seemed a very natural process to thumb the discrimination knob up and back down to identify the targets. The resistance on the discrimination knob was just right and it seems to be VERY accurate. I also noticed that this detector has a very fast recovery time. It really puts my Ace 250 to shame as far as recovery time is concerned. I know that this will be my primary machine for tot lots and trashy sites and general detecting until I decide to upgrade to a higher end tesoro. I will be using my ace 250 with the 8.5x11 DD coil for open sports fields but I think that's all the use it will see from now on. I may end up taking the front cover off the Compadre and tweeking the sensitivity pot to get a bit more depth but I will leave it alone for now. The Compadre is very light and I could swing it all day and I wanted to. The Compadre has good depth, a great discrimination circuit, is light as a feather, pinpoints your target using the X method VERY WELL and has a lifetime warranty. I only wish I had tried one before buying my ace 250 years ago. I hope this mini review will help thoes contiplateing purchasing a first machine or thoes who want a great backup or loaner detector. HH, Rob.
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