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Looking for Gold & Silver, be it coins, jewelry or relics from the past. This
is another past time I have enjoyed since 1970.
I have used most brands of metal detectors since that time:
White's, Garrett, Bounty
Hunter, Tecknetics, C & G, Bounty Hunter, Fisher, D Tex, Relco, Jetco, Tesoro, Troy X-5, Minelab, Detectorpro to name
a few.
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| White's Coinmaster IV |
TESORO CIBOLA GROUND BALANCE MODIFICATION
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For those who were interested in adding external Ground Balance to gain a sharp increase in performance, I have written up
instructions with pictures You can download the pdf. file by clicking on the link below. It may take a few seconds or so to
load.
TESORO SILVER SABRE UMAX
This was a Silver Sabre Umax that I modified back in
2005.Sure ended up looking like a Mini Tejon......After modifying the performance and the ability to ground balance was worth
the effort out into it. It handled the red clay highly mineralized soil in Georgia USA with ease. It was eventually sold and
curently have no idea where it is now.
THE MINELAB STERLING
The Sterling is a vintage detector made by Minelab of Australia. First introduced in 1993 with a white open center searchcoil.
The Sterling (blue model) pictured is identical to the Minelab Tribune (green model) which was marketed in the UK. In 1994,
they were relabeled as the Musketeer X in both the blue and green metal housings as the Sterling. It also, came equipped with
a newer and better constructed solid white, water resistant searchcoil.
These are really excellent working detectors. The Sterling I own has comparable performance to my mod'd Tesoro Cibola, just
a bit heavier.
The original white water resistant searchcoil on my Sterling was replaced with black searchcoil. It is the waterproof DD
Slimline 800 searchcoil used on current Musketeers. This coil actually measures 7 1/2" and weighs more than the whitecoil.
Coil performance of the solid white and the black coils are identical.Aftermarket searchcoils that fit current Musketeers
will fit all earlier models.
The Sterling, Tribune, Musketeer X evolved into the Colt, Musketeer XS and current Musketeer Advantage.
Super Tune your Sterling for max. performance?
The Minelab Tribune
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A while back I did an air test with the Tesoro Cibola, pre Ground Balance mod, also using a Tejon. Granted air tests don't
mean much but does give an idea of depth. It's potental depth in perfect ground conditions. Most of all it can be used to
check your detectors performance from year to year. If it doesn't air test the same, it may need to be shipped back to Tesoro
for a tune-up. You can view the air test by clicking the links below.
There is a wonderful field test that can be viewed at Lost Treasure Magazine online;written by Andy Sabish.
Sterling Field Test
The Musketeer X
Minelab Sterling, Tribune, Colt, Musketeer XS or Advantage owners:
Visit the largest info repository and forum site on
the internet
Join The Minelab Musketeers
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