Tesoro Silver Sabre 2 Manual
And am wondering if you ever use it and, if so, for what.Yes, I definitely use it. I have since the 2nd day I got it just two or three weeks ago.
All I had to do was tweak the internal GB trimmer as it was set way too positive. I just got home about fifteen minutes ago and spent part of the day using that unit along with my new-to-me Tesoro Bandido II µMAX and Makro Racer.What do I use it for? The #1 use I have for this model, my other Tesoro, my Racer, and all the other detectors I own is to HAVE FUN! Specifically, since I nabbed it and up to and including today, I have mainly used it for some quick work in tot-lots, a little fresh- water beach hunting, and some urban renovation.Saturday I grabbed it when I took a break at one of the ghost towns OregonGregg & I were hunting as it is a very trashy site, as in a lot of iron in very close proximity, and these are the types of places I prefer to search.
My Racer with the little ' OOR' coil (4. 2 DD) is my most often grabbed detector, right now, because it is the only detector I have used in really nasty sites that provides the quick-response/fast-recovery I want and need that is comparable to the long-proven performance of many of my favorite Tesoro models.The Racer provides me a little bit of visual information I like to have, such as the ferrous mineral content and a Ground Phase reading, and it also lets me hunt in an all-metal accept Disc. Mode and hear everything, yet provide me some indication if the encountered target is ferrous, or a mid-conductor or higher-conductive object. I don't rely on the visual TID information in the types of highly trashy sites like those.There are times, however, when I get just a little tired of hearing all the iron. I know that rejecting it can cause loss of performance, but it can be a bit 'busy' in the headphones, so. I make a change.
I grab a detector that I know provides me the quick-response and fast-recovery I need, but does a pretty fair job of rejecting most iron targets, especially nails.So yesterday I hunted a bit with my Bandido II µMAX. And later switched to the Silver Sabre µMAX. They weigh the same and work the same, but I did it partly because I knew I was in a very mineralized environm3nt at that old mining town and I just wanted to assure myself that the GB setting I adjusted for was still working OK.
It was, so I just hunted on for a little while.Okay, about now I would guess you or some other reader is wondering why I would want both a Bandido II µMAX with an adjustable manual Ground Balance as well as a Silver Sabre µMAX with an internally preset GB? Well, again, part of the answer is because I like both detectors and they are FUN to use. Add to that the fact that they both work quite well for many different hunting applications, share the same set of search coils, are very lightweight and well balanced, and, quite simply.
Proven!By the way, both of their stock brown 8' search coils are clean and sitting over in the corner as they won't get much call-for-action. Instead, because I hunt a lot of trashy sites and/or brushy places or close to metal structures, I naturally have a smaller-than-stock search coil on each one. Each of them is equipped with their own 6' Concentric coil, and they look great as they ride along on the back seat just waiting to get put-to- work.
QuoteberrymanAlso I've read that the Troy Shadow X2 was basically a modified Silver Sabre uMAX.Quite correct. The Silver Sabre µMAX has three controls on the front panel and one nice red pushbutton.
One control on the left is the On/Off Sensitivity control, and on the right side we have the variable Discrimination control (featuring the ED-120 acceptance range), and below that a Threshold control. The SS microMAX turns On and operates in the motion-based Discriminate mode, but it does have a true, Threshold-based All Metal Pinpoint function. Press the Pinpoint button and you have a fixed, non-autotune All Metal Pinpoint and the variable Threshold control lets the operator set it for a proper slight audio hunt for their hearing and/or headphone use.Internally there is one variable small trimmer to adjust the Ground Balance. To make the Troy Custom Shadow X2, they needed a spot to put the pushbutton to use the Coin Check feature.
All the Coin Check did was momentarily (while pressed) switch to a higher Discrimination setting (that was adjusted internally) with the intent of using a setting to just barely reject the US Zinc cent. QuoteberrymanYou don't have an X2, so I assume you believe that the Silver Sabre ( let me insert the µMAX) is the better of those two detectors - correct?Yes, at least for me the Silver Sabre microMAX is the preferred models of these two similar turn-on-and-go (meaning factory preset G models. For these very simple reasons. And remember, I like 'simple.'
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If you are going to have a Threshold-based All Metal Pinpoint function, you should have a variable Threshold control because we each have different hearing abilities, and different headphones can also call for an adjustment to attain the best functional setting.2. The S X2's 'Coin Check' was an interesting feature, but it was full of flaws. One is that a change in ground mineral content can affect the rejection point of different targets.Two, Zinc pennies can vary slightly in their Disc. Point.Three, many other desired targets have a conductivity level similar to the US Zinc cent, such as many early Wheat-back pennies from 1909 to about 1920, and most Indian Head cents also fall in the conductivity range of a Zinc cent or even slightly lower.Four, if the idea is to only recover higher-conductive coins above the Zinc cent, all you have to do is increase the primary Discrimination level to that point in the first place.
QuoteberrymanWhat about the Silver Sabre II uMAX - worth looking in to? Never heard of a verified Silver Sabre II µMAX.Tesoro produced the 'original' Silver Sabre from Oct. '83 to July '89, and the Silver Sabre Plus from Aug. Both of these models used an odd-shaped metal control housing mounted under the rod in front of the grip.The next model in the Silver Sabre line was the Silver Sabre II from Sept.
'91 to May '98. This was a shift to the ABS plastic housing, and also an incorporation of the ED-120 Discrimination circuitry introduced with the original Bandido in March of 1990.This was upstaged with the Silver Sabre µMAX in Oct. 2001 Tesoro said they returned to basics and brought out the Silver µMAX, and that eliminated the 'Sabre' word in the series name, and this simpler 2-knob model lacks a true Threshold-based All Metal mode, as did the 'original,' and was basically a re-named Cutlass II µMAX.So, there was no Silver Sabre II µMAX to my knowledge.As noted in this long post (sorry) the Silver Sabre µMAX and Bandido II µMAX were produced for nearly the same duration and I can tell you they seem to share virtually identical performance, with the exception that one has a preset GB and the other a manual GB. Just a couple of other differences, but in the field they perform like each other. The Bandido II µMAX, however, was made from Oct.
'92 until Jan. '01, so its production was a month shorter, and two months later, in Mar. Of '01, it's replacement was introduced, the Eldorado (µMAX version) with ED-180 Discrimination (another Tesoro I am trying to find in equal pristine condition to the two I just bought, and also a Diablo µMAX).I hope you were not too bored with this post and hope that it answered your questions.MontePS: NO, neither of these Tesoro's are going to be sold or traded or parted with as long as I can still get up and do a little detecting.' The only 100% accurate form of Discrimination!'
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All working well today to make memories for tomorrow.Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09:59AM by Monte.
For Sale: A very nice Tesoro Golden Sabre featuring Tesoro’s Notch Discrimination w/8” white open concentric coil. $150 shipped CONUS.Comes with EITHER a short or long cabled white open concentric coil. Pick the short cabled coil for light weight (no coil cover on the short cabled coil) or the long cabled coil (7 1/2' long and has coil cover) to chest mount the control box for shallow water ring and coin hunting. If you want both coils included, $180.The original owner placed a small ID tag on the underside of the housing with his name and phone number.
I've not tried to remove it. The original 'Tesoro 8 AA short’ battery pack is missing, which can be a challenge to find. I was planning on making up a rechargeable pack for this, similar to what is done on older versions of the minelab sovereigns and putting it to use for some fresh water ring hunting.
Tesoro Silver Sabre Metal Detector
But my time has run out. I am including an 8 AA battery pack to use to check operation but it is slightly larger than the compartment.PM me if you have any questions. Includes original owner’s manual. PayPal or US Post Service Money Order.Thanks,RichEQ800DeusCoReAQ?Edited 1 time(s).
Last edit at 10:33PM by Rich (Utah).