Shenandoah Digger
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Got a new T-2 on the way and can't wait. I read something a while back about settings to get the best depth out of the T2, but I can't seem to find the posts now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Maximizing depth--
- Thread starter Shenandoah Digger
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I have been delighted with my T2, but would really like to hear any suggestions to increase depth.
I was lucky, I think, a few weeks ago, I found a beautiful 1837 Half Dime about 3 inches down. I thought it was deeper and actually dug a hole down about 8-9 inches. I decided to use the hole to see how deep the T2 would detect a coin as small as a half dime. I put the coin at different levels and swung the head over it.
This may have been a crude "test", but I discovered the signals dropped off very quickly below 4 inches and disappeared entirely at 6 inches. My settings were: in Discrimination mode Sens: 80, Disc: 40 and Tones: 1. In All-Metal mode my Sens was also 80, Hum was -1 and my GB was 68. I also tried the All-Metal mode at Sens 75 and the same, 75, in Discrimination mode. At the lower Sens number I was able to get a very faint signal that I did not get when set at 80, but if I was swinging over new ground and got that faint signal I could well have mistaken it for background buzz.
I would welcome any and all helpful suggestions.
I was lucky, I think, a few weeks ago, I found a beautiful 1837 Half Dime about 3 inches down. I thought it was deeper and actually dug a hole down about 8-9 inches. I decided to use the hole to see how deep the T2 would detect a coin as small as a half dime. I put the coin at different levels and swung the head over it.
This may have been a crude "test", but I discovered the signals dropped off very quickly below 4 inches and disappeared entirely at 6 inches. My settings were: in Discrimination mode Sens: 80, Disc: 40 and Tones: 1. In All-Metal mode my Sens was also 80, Hum was -1 and my GB was 68. I also tried the All-Metal mode at Sens 75 and the same, 75, in Discrimination mode. At the lower Sens number I was able to get a very faint signal that I did not get when set at 80, but if I was swinging over new ground and got that faint signal I could well have mistaken it for background buzz.
I would welcome any and all helpful suggestions.
although based in the u.k the machines are the same ,and having now used a t2 for a couple of years my personal thoughts are this ,the sens control WILL NOT increase your depth in disc mode ,over here where we have lots more iron in the ground than you do most of us use a disc setting of 10 or less ,you will still hear the iron and ground minerals but good signals will sing out at you ,my general settings therefore depending on site are sens between 70-85 disc 10 tone 4 ,if you want real mega depth the only way is to switch to all metal but be prepared to dig deep really deep .in disc mode i reguarly find buttons at over six inches and large copper coins at 12 inches plus .the heavier the minerlisation on your sites the less depth you will get thats a fact of life but it affects all machines the same not just t2's
Coenwolf, thanks for the helpful suggestion. I have been following this forum for a while now and have seen a number of sound suggestions coming from you and I very much appreciate your taking the time to share your advice. I will try the low disc setting. I've been reluctant to do so with all the iron in the ground where I am hunting. You suggest tone 4, why that over 2+, which I use a lot, alternating with Tone 1?
thank you again
thank you again
morelic1955
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Simple, my fav setting is all metal, sens 80 and watch the tid. I dig everything from a 16 up, of course that is hunting in CW Camps out in the middle of knowhere. The last time I was out I dug a eagle "C" coat button, read 28........at 12 inches deep. All metal mode is the way to hunt a T2 for relics!!!!!
AWWW my fellow dirt dobbers I have found here in S.E. Va. that in Disc. mode Sen. 55 ,Disc 15 3 Tone that if you go over a faint target, if you do turn up the Sens. the target does get louder.
I have dug a Mercury dime at 12 ins,22cal. shells at 6ins.and thats deep enough to dig theses lolololol
You can also change feqs. to increase depth
hope this helps
Fieldboy S.E. Va.
I have dug a Mercury dime at 12 ins,22cal. shells at 6ins.and thats deep enough to dig theses lolololol
You can also change feqs. to increase depth
hope this helps
Fieldboy S.E. Va.
probably more to do with our main targets in the u.k ,hammered coins they are very very thin in section and can be whole or cut in half or cut into quarters ,four tone gives a lovely high pitched unmissable tone on these ,as for your local iron i wouldn't worry about it we have 2 thousand years worth in our soil and on disc 10 i hardly dig any
To Coenwolf------ thanks again, I know your conditions over there are a bit different than ours here, your reason for the 4 tone is clear to me now, I appreciate it.
To Chuck, Ky--------I am digging everything that registers above 33, but based on some of the comments here, I will start digging everything above 16. I am digging a Civil War site with lots of iron but very little modern trash. I have pulled lots of bullets-including a couple of complete Spencers, a number of very nice buttons, from both sides, and a number of excellent coins including 1/2 dimes, flying eagles and Indians. Most stuff is coming up from between 4-6 inches down and I am certain there is more below that and that is what I want to find. I am especially looking for the really small coins like the silver 3-cent and 1/2 dimes. I and a friend have both found one of each, but they were faint signals and located arond 3-4 inches down. I am concerned any located any deeper is not being detected.
Thanks guys, as always, this forum is the best!
To Chuck, Ky--------I am digging everything that registers above 33, but based on some of the comments here, I will start digging everything above 16. I am digging a Civil War site with lots of iron but very little modern trash. I have pulled lots of bullets-including a couple of complete Spencers, a number of very nice buttons, from both sides, and a number of excellent coins including 1/2 dimes, flying eagles and Indians. Most stuff is coming up from between 4-6 inches down and I am certain there is more below that and that is what I want to find. I am especially looking for the really small coins like the silver 3-cent and 1/2 dimes. I and a friend have both found one of each, but they were faint signals and located arond 3-4 inches down. I am concerned any located any deeper is not being detected.
Thanks guys, as always, this forum is the best!
shows how things differ across the pond we tend to dig only 44 and above most targets that register 44-53 are foil but theres an occasional goodie in there ,43 tends in most cases to be coke i.e burnt coal from the days of steam powered plowing ,below that is either iron or minerals ,whatever you do don't rely on the meter 100% a good audio might mean a good target being masked by iron .a degree of common sense should prevail .as with all things i can only advise on what i use in my own area ,on sunday i was a hundred miles away and the soil and hence settings i could use where a lot higher i.e lower disc and higher sens .
the real deep hunter of this machine if you have fairly clean sites is all metal ,you will take a ear bashing but its very deeeeep again only dig 44 and above though .the machine is just a tool it will only do what you tell it to
the real deep hunter of this machine if you have fairly clean sites is all metal ,you will take a ear bashing but its very deeeeep again only dig 44 and above though .the machine is just a tool it will only do what you tell it to
Thompy, good question. My ground balance in the area stays between 71 and 74. The Fe02 readings are generally 2 or 3 bars, I think that is a reading around .01-.03. The ground soil in the area does not appear to be very mineralized, I find after getting through the top layer of leaves and plant remains the soil has a lot of clay in it.