Questions for T2 Special Edition users

[Bill M]

I'm seriously looking at switching over to T2 SE from my Etrac. Looking at some of the specs, it says the T2 does not have a pin pointing option. If so how well can you pin point targets. I think the depth of this machine may surpass my Etrac. What do you guys think? Thanks for any help.

 

[southernexplorer]

I am in south Louisiana also and I hunt with both the Explorer SE and the F75 SE and the depth on both of these are really good but I have to say that the F75 does like low conductive targets.
I am not familar with the T2 even though it suppose to be very close to the F75 in performance. If you are close to me we could get together so you could test drive the F75 and you will see very quickly what I mean by saying it likes low conductive targets.
If you have any question you can email me directly.

HH
Tommy C

 

[Crusty]

The T2 does pin point very well and has the same trigger activated pin point mode as the F75.

Regards,
Dave

 

[Monte]

I'm seriously looking at switching over to T2 SE from my Etrac.

I have owned or used several Explorer (FBS) series models, and I include the E-Trac in that line. of them, I liked the Safari and SE pro the best, but they were still a bit heavy and poorly balanced for my achy old body. I do not care for the over-corrected grip angle and display angle of the E-Trac, however, and I switched from my Explorer SE Pro I sold to a T2. Lighter weight, versatile, and comfortable to use/adjust.

Looking at some of the specs, it says the T2 does not have a pin pointing option. If so how well can you pin point targets.

Not only does the T2 have a trigger-activate PinPoint control, but it is a very versatile detector with three Sensitivity adjustment functions! You have the All,Metal mode that starts up with the Sensitivity of '60' and can be adjusted separately. You have a motion Discriminate mode with also has it's own Sensitivity adjustment range, up or down, from the start-up setting of '60.' Then, to add the the versatility of the model, you have the trigger-activated PinPoint mode and it, too, starts up with a default Sensitivity setting of '60' and can be increased or decreased to match it to your lining for the site you are hunting or headphones in use.

I think the depth of this machine may surpass my Etrac. What do you guys think?

Knowing the Explorer series performance on higher-conductive targets, such as silver coins, and the way the TID functions, I know some of its strengths. I don't like to boldly state one model will "surpass' another unless I am comparing two models side-by-side in a variety of hunting locations. Now, having said that, I will state the the T2's VDI is wonderfully accurate, both models offer a lot of adjustment functions, and you can select from several Audio Tone ID choices in the Discriminate mode. The All Metal mode provides manual Ground Balance capability, if you want to, but the detector also sets up quickly using the automated Fast Grab function.

I have had good in-the-field performance with my T2 against a friend who uses an FBS model with the Pro coil, and I surpass him when it comes to the detection of lower-conductive targets like US 5

 

[Elton]

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[Jay Evans]

The T2SE has the trigger operated pinpoint and works great, I think you'll like the T2SE it also has the CL & BP modes that allow you to hunt with the coil well above tall grasses & weeds ....when relic hunting an overgrown site it's great. Give it a test drive I think you'll like the performance of the SE

 

[plugger]

I thought, maybe, you could offer some advice for setting it up for my first time hunting with a T2. Thanks, Bill (Plugger)

 

[hershey1]

BillM : Check with Detector Depot Lynn and Kristi have 3 T-2SEs left. They are great people to deal with. HH

 

[Monte]

I thought, maybe, you could offer some advice for setting it up for my first time hunting with a T2.

Bill, IO haven;'t put in a lot of time with the T2 SE, just the good old green T2.

A lot would depend on the models that you have now or have used in the past. What types of functions they had that appealed to you, as well as what you didn't care for.

Maybe there's something you are looking for in the T2 SE? I'll honestly tell you that when it was first released I thought the search coil (11" DD) was basically ugly. Today I just call it 'different.' In checking out the then new T2 I noted the very quick response, but at the dealer's display I just couldn't come to like it much. The reason was because I was doing a lot of coin hunting and while the VDI numeric read-out was fine, the Target ID segments didn't seem to lock on and hold as I would have cared for. i liked the color and the general appearance 9other than the coil), but it just didn't strike me as the detector that would be of that much interest. That was then.

Through these last few years I had borrowed and played with one and then earlier this year I just decided to go out and buy one for myself. Funny-looking coil and all, I just wanted to get to know it.

To know it is to learn it and I guess my best advise at this time would be to be very patient. Forget about using any other detector you have until you get comfortable with the strengths and weaknesses of the T2 or T2 SE. leave the other detectors at home and put in the time. I like the light weight and excellent balance of the T2. I really enjoy the easy control set-up it provides and the versatility of adjustment, such as sensitivity for the All Metal mode or Discriminate mode or Pinpoint function.

The T2 is a quick response design and can be worked with a faster sweep speed, but I don't like to go too fast with any detector if I can help it. Coil control is very important. I have enjoyed my own T2 for most of this year, but mainly when working open plowed fields or some large old grassy parks, and out of the fringe area of some favorite ghost towns where I search for any old dump sites.

It is quick response and it does have a tightly positioned DD coil design so you can separate some nearby target fairly well, but I am still partial to smaller coils. I was going to get a 5" DD coil for my T2 but acquired a 3-coil package Omega in March. With it I have the 5" coil that works for me in trashier sites, and I like the Omega for typical coin hunting more than my T2 simply due to the better target ID lock-on. That, to me, is the weakness of the T2 as it related to the common coin hunter. All else is solid performance and a relic hunter can enjoy what it offers.

So, pick a few sites to hunt, get a good GB at the site and remember to overlap the coil. I know it's a Double-D design but you still need to overlap. Just use some of the default setting to get started and then slowly up the Sensitivity as needed. Learn the various audio Tone ID choices as I am sure you will have your favorites as I do. Don't get too carried away and don't wait for everything to be 'perfect' when out there. Dig all the good and questionable signals and learn by them. better than have me suggest how to hunt with it, I think the better comments will come from you after you have used it a bit.

Happy Hunting to you!

Monte

 

[plugger]

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[Sky1]

I have the regular T2 and the Safari. My suggestion is you keep them both!

First I have to say that the T2 is an absolute Joy to use HOWEVER!

The Minelab is WAY deeper, more accurate and can be used at the beach in wet sand with no trouble.

The Minelab and the T2 are almost opposites. This is why I like having them both. The T2 is very fast and great for shallow, recent drops where the Minelab is deep and can suck a Mercury dime out of the ground almost a foot down where the T2 won't make a peep.

The T2 is awesome in Tot-Lots, it is super light and can be moved around object quickly and in trashy areas it has an awesome reovery speed but I have missed silver coins with the T2 that the Minelab would scream over.
I like to hit a spot with the T2 a couple times, grab the shallow clad, jewelry and what nots then maybe next time hit it with the Minelab and pull the deep stuff.

If the spot is very trashy the Minelab stays in the car.
If the good finds are typically 6 inches or deeper, the T2 stays in the car and I use the Minelab and work it slow.

Having both detectors is a really nice option.

 

[DiggerLee]

T2 vs. Minelab Safari

http://teknetics.metal.detector.product.info/video_comparisons.asp?typ=comp&keywords=teknetics+metal+detector