The other day, My friend "Eric's" MXT and my T-2 appeared to fare the same from site to site. We hunted four different locations and with comparing signals both the MXT and the T-2 both did extremely well peeking between the cracks of iron and in some cases did well up close to large pieces of iron and construction equipment.
Moving ahead here, We stacked 3 square nails on top of an Indian penny and both the T-2 and MXT seen the penny underneath the nails. Removed the Indian penny and all the detectors should see was the iron so it wasn't getting a false reading from the abundance of iron, I believe the T-2 had a better visual ID and both detectors still had a clear positive audio dig signal.
Further more, Both the T-2 and MXT still can operate well near larger pieces of iron including underneath construction equipment such as Tractors and Cats at demos. Several of these sites had a blanket of square and regular nails on the surface, It was a treasure hunters nightmare but I was so impressed with Eric's ability to capture old coins and relics with his MXT as I was doing the same with my T-2, We fared the same as find wise and being how both the MXT and the T-2 are both designed by Dave Johnson I can see why.
Before I forget, Eric mentioned the 5"X9" DD coil he uses with the MXT is the reason the MXT can get up close to larger pieces of iron such as the train track, The stock coil creates the masking effect. The same may apply here with the T-2, The DD coil currently used with the T-2 I believe helps the unit achieve greater separation.
Below is a picture of an Indian penny covered with 3 square nails, Both the MXT and T-2 could easily get the penny with a two-way signal in one direction.
Thanks for looking, Paul
Moving ahead here, We stacked 3 square nails on top of an Indian penny and both the T-2 and MXT seen the penny underneath the nails. Removed the Indian penny and all the detectors should see was the iron so it wasn't getting a false reading from the abundance of iron, I believe the T-2 had a better visual ID and both detectors still had a clear positive audio dig signal.
Further more, Both the T-2 and MXT still can operate well near larger pieces of iron including underneath construction equipment such as Tractors and Cats at demos. Several of these sites had a blanket of square and regular nails on the surface, It was a treasure hunters nightmare but I was so impressed with Eric's ability to capture old coins and relics with his MXT as I was doing the same with my T-2, We fared the same as find wise and being how both the MXT and the T-2 are both designed by Dave Johnson I can see why.
Before I forget, Eric mentioned the 5"X9" DD coil he uses with the MXT is the reason the MXT can get up close to larger pieces of iron such as the train track, The stock coil creates the masking effect. The same may apply here with the T-2, The DD coil currently used with the T-2 I believe helps the unit achieve greater separation.
Below is a picture of an Indian penny covered with 3 square nails, Both the MXT and T-2 could easily get the penny with a two-way signal in one direction.
Thanks for looking, Paul
