Ground balancing on Vaquero and Deleon

[Saturna]

Hello,

I have been reading as much as I can on these two detectors and have a DeLeon on the way as a result.

I used to detect alot in the 80's and am getting back into it. Back then, I started with a White's Coinmaster 1, then later a CM4.

With these TR detectors if you held the loop in the air and turned up the gain (for want of a better word), for a faint sound, then lowered the loop, the sound would fade as it got close to the ground. The gain could then be increased and you could search. If you raised the loop, you got BEEEEEP. So the idea was to have gain as high as you could on the ground,and back it off if you wanted to raise the loop for any reason(like checking a plug).

Later I got a Coinmaster 5D with Ground Exclusion Balance(GEB). This was nice as you could lower the loop as previous but with GEB control it could be "balanced' so that a faint tone would stay constant whether the loop was on the ground or not. (The gain could be turned down a tad for silent search)
The GEB only worked in all metal mode.

My questions are:
Is this what a Vaquero is like with it's GB control? How does it work with "pre-set" ground control like on the DeLeon?

Since coin hunting is my main use, I went with the DeLeon after reading so much positive stuff about it. Lots of good things read on the Vaquero as well, so maybe I'll end up getting one as well.

I'm looking forward to the lightweight and better ergonomics of the Tesoros compared to the CM5.

Jay

 

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[Shenandoah Digger]

The Deleon does not have automatic ground balance. It's preset and can't be changed. The Vaquero has manual ground balance and can be adjusted for each site. The Deleon is preset to work in moderate soil conditions. In bad soil, performance will be diminished. The TID machine above the Deleon, the Cortes, has manual ground balance. None of the Tesoros have auto ground balance.

 

[Saturna]

You're right. I shouldn't have said automatic.

*Edited to "Pre-set*



Jay

 

[Sandman]

http://losttreasure.com/fieldtests/ArchiveView07.cfm?ID=LT20030736

Here is a field test on the Deleon that explains it and lots more too.

 

[nuggetshooter323]

The Deleon does not have automatic ground balance. It's preset and can't be changed. The Vaquero has manual ground balance and can be adjusted for each site. The Deleon is preset to work in moderate soil conditions. In bad soil, performance will be diminished. The TID machine above the Deleon, the Cortes, has manual ground balance. None of the Tesoros have auto ground balance.

On the contrary, the Lobo Super Traq is the only one with auto-tracking ground balence. If you ment only the models you were talking about, then excuse me.

 

[Shenandoah Digger]

Nope I meant all Tesoro's, but the Lobo slipped my mind. The Super Trac part should've been a clue to me, but I didn't think of the Lobo until after I posted. Thanks for the correction.

 

[rustyfind]

I did a lot of study time as you did and got a lot of great info from the people on the forum. Especially Sandman. I went for the Vaquero as I never did care for the meters or screens and enjoy using only the sound as input. I love the Vaquero and with the easy manual ground balance which you need in the nothwest, and the warranty I am pleased.