Tesoro Sand Shark

The Tesoro Sand Shark is a metal detector that you will want to have with you the next time you go the the seaside. There are often coins washing up on shore and the Sand Shark can point you to them.

Pulse Induction (PI) metal detectors have always been the choice for seeking treasure on wet salt beaches. Their circuitry and single loop coils will not see changes in salt-water conductivity that drive a VLF-style detectors bonkers.

The Sand Shark comes equipped with has two different operating modes: VCO and Normal. When working in the VCO mode, as your targets get closer to the coil, the threshold generates a much louder and high pitched sound that is perfect for pin-pointing your target for retrival. The Normal mode works with a single tone and is perfect for searching on coastlines and other places where you search for long periods of time.

The Tesoro Sand Shark sports a microprocessor to assist you in customizing the detector to your own personal needs. On the Tesoro Sand Shark, the Pulse Width control lets you to tune the detector to the best balance of depth, sensitivity, and battery life possible. You can also change the Normal mode audio frequency. The Sand Shark also sports a new drop-in battery casing that makes changing batteries a breeze.

The searchcoil on the Sand Shark measures 8 inches and it operates between 220 and 450 Hz audio frequency. The unit comes with a pair of stereo headphones and weighs in at 4.5 pounds. The unit operates with eight, AA alkaline batteries.

The maximum depth reading with the Tesoro Sand Shark is 200 feet. The Sand Shark is user-friendly and can be learned easily by just about anyone. The features are many on the Tesoro Sand Shark, which should bring you success on any metal searching expedition you may undertake.