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T2 Alive and Well.

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The T2 is alive and well in the UK.

In the United States you seem to have all gone overboard with the F75 which I know is a good detector as I have used one when we ran a T2 along side one.

We also ran the T2 yesterday along side 2 different machines from the most expensive machine range on the world market yesterday and on the day the T2 had the edge.

I think young ears help, but I did quite well along side my younger friend.

I will not list the finds but I want to assure the detecting world that the T2 is a cracking general all round detector.:thumbup:Jerry.
 
Thanks for the post Jerry,

The T-2 is still one tough machine, And to think people once made fun of this detector :)

Not anymore,
HH, Paul
 
JM

There must be something wrong with my T2 as it will not keep up with my Explorer II. I need an opportunity to run my T2 along side another well functioning T2 (and an experienced T2 user) for comparison. I like everything about the T2 except the depth performance (even though I can run the sensitivity at 80 and above. My typical ground balance is in the low to mid 60's.

HH,
Glenn
 
glen try this one for a starter ,sens 72,disc 8-10,tones 4 ,if your still not getting the depth LOWER the sens it works trust me ,
 
Hi Tony,

No need to apologize for a misspelled word Tony, I misspelled the word (tough) on the reply above to Jerry :) Just now fixed it.

Every detector has it's strong points and weak areas as well, You're better off with another detector for wet sand detecting. Sovereign or Explorer would do better in this area, But for dry beach sand the T-2 or F-75 will do extremely well capturing gold chains and ear ring studs the Sovereign and Explorer will miss.

HH, Paul (Ca)
 
I have a Sovereign GT, CZ-20, Whites PI for the beach,I mainly used the Nautilus and Tejon for relics, but I love the ID feature, weight of the T-2. Thanks for you help Paul.
 
i would consider the CZ's the weapon of choice on the beach,salt beach,,old impulses work great to,,waynebo
 
JM and coenwolf.

I find that the air testing (I realize that air testing can be meaningless.) for the T2 seems very good (at least as good as the Explorer II). This makes me wonder if the ground balancing is out of "whack".

Glenn
 
What do you mean Glen? Air testing meaningless.?...Come on ship-mate, you know that statement is incorrect.

So wind tunnel testing, crashing cars against concrete posts, firing bullets into sand boxes, power supplies tested with dummy loads etc...are invalid?

[size=medium]Air testing is valid,[/size] Glen.

Regarding your T2...... Can you detail what tests are you doing in trying to figure out your problem?

You state that your local ground is in the mid 60's, which sounds reasonable.

TEST:- Switch on your T2 and leave it at default settings.

(1) Check its pre set ground value..Should be at 90.

(2) Now go and grab some local ground...which according to you should be in the mid 60's (may vary if dry, wet, cold or warm period.

If your T2 quickly grabs such a new value then it will appear to be working ok.

Be cautious if new values are over 80, where normally its in the 60s(That may signify that the unit has 'gone off' for some reason.)

Tried any ferrite on the unit?

Are the standard US coins agreeing with the handbooks ID?

Give us some more details clues please, to work on......MattR.UK.

p.s. Please folk. Don't compare an elephant with a race horse and tell me that the elephant is faster or better in some unrealistic way.

p.p.s. Yes...The T2 has been known to go u/s regarding 'Ground grabbing'.

Trouble is, the unit is so good even with that problem, it doesn't easily manifest itself to the unwary. So any more clues or tests that you can do which may expose matters?

Obviously, a test against another T2 over the same spot would soon prove the problem........Best wishes, Glen.....Matt
 
But that's very understandable for a single frequency detector.

Set the T2's GB manually to about [size=medium]5[/size] and use only sensible sensitivity, and she will still perform, but chatters.

Always remember, only spend time digging the 'good sounding' targets.

DON'T chase too deeply if they don't show up after 12 inches .......Probably a can or wad of foil, etc....MattR.UK

Experiment with the audio modes to suit your temperament.

DON'T TRY USING IT IN SALT WATER.......that's a No-NO.
 
Thanks Matt for the T-2 settings, I agree with you with single frequency detectors not operating well for Salt water sand.

But, One of the best metal detectors for relic hunting :)

Take care amigo from across the pond :)
Paul (Ca)
 
You're welcome Tony,

Nautilus is another good detector, Has it's positive and negative's like any other detector out there. Here in California I can't operate my Nautilus 2B in high mineralized ground, Thats one of the many areas the T-2 bites down and does extremely well.

HH, Paul
 
Matt,

What do you mean Glen? Air testing meaningless.?...Come on ship-mate, you know that statement is incorrect.

The reason for my statement was a result of the controversy that arises on the forums with regard to "air testing". I used the term "meaningless" because the possible lack of correlation between air testing and in-ground performance. There are too many variables to be able to draw any definite conclusions between the two. Having said that, I think that there is some validity in comparing one detector against another based upon air testing.

Regarding your T2...... Can you detail what tests are you doing in trying to figure out your problem?

My most recent test was to compare the T2 against the Explorer II. I hunted an area of roughly 100feet by 60feet for the first time. I will admit that I would not qualify this testing as rigorously controlled because I had no intent of publishing the results.

* I used the T2 first over the area. I retrieved quite a number of coins from about 5inches or less from the area.

* I then hunted the same area using the Explorer II. I retrieved about as many coins as with the T2. The major difference was that several coins were at the 6 to 7inch range and were significantly older (including one 1946 silver dime).

* Note that at other hunting sites with the T2 I have retrieved copper pennies from the 7inch range.

It is a fact that I am much more experienced with the Explorer than the T2, but I was finding deep coins with the Explorer after the first 10 hours of use (for example: an 1878 silver quarter at 8inches).

TEST:- Switch on your T2 and leave it at default settings.
(1) Check its pre set ground value..Should be at 90.
(2) Now go and grab some local ground...which according to you should be in the mid 60's (may vary if dry, wet, cold or warm period.

If your T2 quickly grabs such a new value then it will appear to be working ok.

The Preset ground value is 90. The unit will ground balance into the low 60's in about four or five "pumps" of the coil. Almost all of the places I hunt are in the 60's and remain quite constant over the entire area. At a few locations (but in the same city) the ground balance is in the 80's over the hunting entire area

Tried any ferrite on the unit?

I have not tried any tests with ferrite. All of my ferrite cores are stored away and are not convenient to get access.

Are the standard US coins agreeing with the handbooks ID?

The T2 target ID on coins is as good or better than the Explorer II. In addition, the depth indicator on the T2 is quite accurate as long as the coil is resting on the ground. If the coil is an inch or so above the ground, then the depth indicator is not accurate.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I really want the T2 to become my primary detector because of its ease of use, light weight and fast recovery characteristics (not to mention fantastic battery life). My major concerns with the T2 at this time are:
* My deep finds are not what I had hoped for.
* Difficulty in rejecting crown caps (even in the 3b mode). The Explorer (with its two dimensional discrimination capability) clearly identify crown caps as low conductivity and low ferrous readings.

There is another T2 user in town that I will be doing some hunting with soon. This will allow me to compare performance of my T2 against another T2.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions.
Glenn
 
I'm still not convinced they can go deeper than a Nautilus or a CZ, but it will handle the bad ground and iron better, but I still want one
 
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