I finally did it. I bought a used t2 from George. ( Thanks for the good deal George! )Non updated version.
I skimmed thru the manual, then took it to the fresh water beach. i did the fast grab thing, it came up with a number of 89. Disc at 45, sensitivity at 70, 4 tones. FE reading varied from nothing up to the lowest 3 numbers. I started detecting, and soon learned to listen for the solid repeatable signals. I really like the sharp, crisp audio. It reminds me of the old tek machines I used 20 years ago. The balance and light weight are also a big plus, as are the ease of settings.
When the numbers jumped around alot, it was always trash, lots of melted alum cans. I found one bottle cap that really locked on at 82, one inch deep. I had one alum tab lock on at 56. No big deal, you are always gonna dig some trash. During the first hour, I picked up about a dozen pennies, nickels and dimes. down to 6 inches.
I figured this machine should go deeper, and then I realized I had the volume control on my grey ghosts at half volume! So I cranked it up, and turned the disc. sensitivity up to 95. The machine still ran smooth. My next target registered 92, at 11 deep. That turned out to be a zinc cent at 10-11". The deeper targets tend to read a bit higher numerically. My deepest target was a rusty nail which locked on like a coin in the low 90's, at 12-13" deep. I picked up another dozen clads in the 2nd hour.
Conclusion after 2 hours.............. Its really a fun machine to run. Easy to set up, excellent depth, lite weight, etc. I did dig some trash, but that happens with all machines. Id rather dig some deep trash and deep coins, than to have a machine with ave depth.
The only problem I had was in the pinpoint mode, the audio on many targets was real wide, but I would narrow down the location by watching the lowest number on the depth scale. I had the all metal sens at 70, maybe that was too high, as the manual states that the pinpoint mode is more sensitive. ( I read that after I got back. )
I also bought a used minelab xt50, and used this one at the same beach. Gb' at 3, sens at 18, disc # 1, my deepest coin was a quarter at 7" , and a bottle cap that read at 42, 10" deep. Nice machine also, I will train my 11 year old son on this one, as its easier to use, and learn. So far, in the depth dept, the t2 is the winner. Not pickin on the xt, thats just the way it is. I will keep them both, and have a ball.
I skimmed thru the manual, then took it to the fresh water beach. i did the fast grab thing, it came up with a number of 89. Disc at 45, sensitivity at 70, 4 tones. FE reading varied from nothing up to the lowest 3 numbers. I started detecting, and soon learned to listen for the solid repeatable signals. I really like the sharp, crisp audio. It reminds me of the old tek machines I used 20 years ago. The balance and light weight are also a big plus, as are the ease of settings.
When the numbers jumped around alot, it was always trash, lots of melted alum cans. I found one bottle cap that really locked on at 82, one inch deep. I had one alum tab lock on at 56. No big deal, you are always gonna dig some trash. During the first hour, I picked up about a dozen pennies, nickels and dimes. down to 6 inches.
I figured this machine should go deeper, and then I realized I had the volume control on my grey ghosts at half volume! So I cranked it up, and turned the disc. sensitivity up to 95. The machine still ran smooth. My next target registered 92, at 11 deep. That turned out to be a zinc cent at 10-11". The deeper targets tend to read a bit higher numerically. My deepest target was a rusty nail which locked on like a coin in the low 90's, at 12-13" deep. I picked up another dozen clads in the 2nd hour.
Conclusion after 2 hours.............. Its really a fun machine to run. Easy to set up, excellent depth, lite weight, etc. I did dig some trash, but that happens with all machines. Id rather dig some deep trash and deep coins, than to have a machine with ave depth.
The only problem I had was in the pinpoint mode, the audio on many targets was real wide, but I would narrow down the location by watching the lowest number on the depth scale. I had the all metal sens at 70, maybe that was too high, as the manual states that the pinpoint mode is more sensitive. ( I read that after I got back. )
I also bought a used minelab xt50, and used this one at the same beach. Gb' at 3, sens at 18, disc # 1, my deepest coin was a quarter at 7" , and a bottle cap that read at 42, 10" deep. Nice machine also, I will train my 11 year old son on this one, as its easier to use, and learn. So far, in the depth dept, the t2 is the winner. Not pickin on the xt, thats just the way it is. I will keep them both, and have a ball.