Compass, Tesoro & Troy Metal Detector Owner's Manuals, Search Coil Compatibility, Etc.

[Steve Herschbach]

 

Here is the entire old Tesoro metal detector official company website as archived by Wayback Machine in 2018. Earlier and older versions can be selected via the Wayback capture map at the top of the page. This is a snapshot of the main information page that gives the best set of direct links to the various information sources.

https://web.archive.org/web/20180523230210/http:/www.tesoro.com/info/

Additional resources can be found on this website directly below:

https://www.detectorprospector.com/files/category/16-tesoro-electronics/

Information about Tesoro Lobo vs Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ

Forum Threads Tagged "Tesoro Detector"

There was a company called Troy Custom Detectors that had three models, the Shadow X2, Shadow X3, and Shadow X5. The company was run by owner Troy Galloway but the detectors were actually made by other companies. The Troy Shadow X2 was made by Tesoro and based largely on the Silver Sabre uMax. The X3 and X5 were designed mostly by engineer Dave Johnson and made by Fisher. Some history here.

Again courtesy of the Wayback Machine, the Troy Custom Detectors website from 2005:

https://web.archive.org/web/20050901023628/http://troycustomdetectors.com/

My review of the Troy X5 plus other information on the three models can be found via a thread on this website:

https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/3549-troy-x5-review-by-steve-herschbach/?do=findComment&comment=39353

Forum Threads Tagged "Troy Detector"

 

Compass Electronics was a major innovator of metal detectors in the 70's and 80's, Compass went through a series of transactions, including a change in ownership and fell on declining times. A major blow happened in the 1990's when a fire swept through the factory. Another ownership change occurred but the revival never took hold and Compass faded from the market.

You can get quite a few Compass Metal Detector manuals here:

https://www.manualslib.com/brand/compass/metal-detector.html

And a couple catalogs covering most models on this website:

Compass 1982 Metal Detector Catalog

Compass 1991 Metal Detector Catalog

Forum Threads Tagged "Compass Detector"

[Rivers rat]

Fabulous just acquired another Tesoro tonight ,just stocking............

 

 

RR

[stupot]

2 hours ago, Rivers rat said:

Fabulous just acquired another Tesoro tonight ,just stocking............

 

 

RR

Stocking? You've completely bought out the entire uk availability of tesoros, not to mention some French ones too!