Laser/Tesoro

[di123456]

Hi, I would like to buy a Tesoro silver umax and my local dealer does not stock them but has said that the Laser Scout is the same machine, rebadged. Is this true or a sales tacktic ?

[fishing153]

hi there the laser scout runs at 12khz and the silver umax runs at 10.6 khz they are more or less the same machine,laser are made by tesoro for the uk market both of them are a good little low cost machines that work well.

[di123456]

Thats helpful, thanks. I am a novice and buying my first machine, could you explain the effect of the different frequencies. thanks

[fishing153]

hi there just a short word on frequencies that i use, 3khz to 5khz i use this on woodland and grass as it is good for going deep and good for cutting out iron and to find the larger bits,7.5 to 10khz i use this for the run of the mill work as this seems to work well in general, then i use 12 khz through to 18.75 khz this is were my finds tend to get better as i am a fan off silver hammerds this is were i use a tesoro tejon pro 17.5 khz and minelab 705 running 18.75 khz as this works very well for me on thin silver and gold but not so good if there is iron in the soil so i then go for a lower khz number i hope this is a little help for you.

[fishing153]

hi there you could try kevin at staffordshire metal detectors most of the time he has a tesoro umax in his adds he is a very good guy to buy from i have used him a fare bit and find him first rate for service he also sells on ebay.

[di123456]

I'm clearer now on the frequencies. After more shopping around i decided to go for the Minelab Xterra 305. Thanks for your help.