Teknetic t2 settings

[matt-17367]

HI i have recently purchased a Teknetics t2 and im planning on going out soon. does anyone know what the best setting are for general use i will be looking for anything really coins, jewellery, relics and anything else that is there.

 

[txquest]

Welcome to the forum Matt. You made a good choice in getting the T-2, in my opinion. There is a ton of info on this forum on the T-2. Probably to save time just type in T-2 in the search box above your post and get some opinions. The T-2 is a very versatile machine so your settings are going to vary with YOUR ground conditions and what you are targets (coins, relics, etc.) Txquest

 

[matt-17367]

Ok mate thanks for reply. I live in Yorkshire and me and my friend are detecting along the great north road tomorrow so hoping to find something.

 

[TerraDigger]

If you use the search function box, and enter.... T2.....nothing will come up. However, if you enter..... T2*........then the related posts will show. The Phorum software used here needs more than two characters in the search inquiry.............and the asterisk is a search function 'wildcard'. Look that term up on Google if you don't know what it means.
Also, on the T2, the discrimination level one uses also affects the gain (sensitivity) level of the detector. This is extremely important in regards to depth and stable operation. See my air test using the 5" coil:

Model - Teknetics T2/Software version 6.5 (from 6.0 onwards version numbers make no difference in depth according to First Texas Products)
Coin Used - U.S. Quarter - Cupronickel
Coil - 5" DD
Sensitivity - 60
Tone Selection - 4

Discrimination Levels (far left column)

0 - 9" depth reading (extremely noisy due to EMI & machines internal circuitry noise)
10 - 7" depth reading (approx 50% less noise than 0 disc setting)
21 - 6 1/2" depth reading (quiet)
30 - 6" depth reading (quiet)
40 - 6" depth reading (quiet)
49 - 5 1/2" depth reading (quiet)
50 - 9" depth reading (this is where another huge increase in Gain occurs, besides the zero setting. Same noise level as 0 disc setting)
60 - 9" depth reading (approx 50% less noise than 50 disc setting)
70 - 8 1/2" depth reading (quiet) (Omega gets 8" at this sensitivity-Tmanly video)
80 - 8" depth reading (quiet)

Observation - the Gain does not seem to follow a straight linear output as disc is increased. Notice that from 0-49 disc there is a 3 1/2" range in detection depth. From 50-80 disc there is a 1" range.

0r

If you remove the disc 0-9 results from above, there is a 1 1/2" depth range between disc 10-49 and a 1" depth range between disc 50-80.

The large gain increase at 50 and the 10-49 disc range has serious implications on how a user sets the discrimination.

Good Luck

 

[Monte]

Just be patient and learn the t2 a bit at a time as you go. Don't get carried away making a lot of adjustment changes until you are comfortable with some 'basic' settings.

Start out with the preset Sensitivity for both modes ('60') and then learn it from there. Don't use a too-fast sweep speed, either, especially if you're hunting in a very mineralized environment.

As for Audio Tone ID, rely on the default '1' at first, then learn '1+' and '2+' to get a feel for the VDO audio and the bass-tone audio for iron (2+).

After you have put in a week or two with it (let's say maybe 20-30 hours), then post questions about things you've encountered, or ask about how you might better achieve increased performance.

Just some thoughts,

Monte

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

n/t

 

[Mega]

@TerraDigger,did you find that these Discrimination setting worked the same for the stock coil as well as you did the test with the 5inch coil.

Discrimination Levels (far left column)

0 - 9" depth reading (extremely noisy due to EMI & machines internal circuitry noise)
10 - 7" depth reading (approx 50% less noise than 0 disc setting)
21 - 6 1/2" depth reading (quiet)
30 - 6" depth reading (quiet)
40 - 6" depth reading (quiet)
49 - 5 1/2" depth reading (quiet)
50 - 9" depth reading (this is where another huge increase in Gain occurs, besides the zero setting. Same noise level as 0 disc setting)
60 - 9" depth reading (approx 50% less noise than 50 disc setting)
70 - 8 1/2" depth reading (quiet) (Omega gets 8" at this sensitivity-Tmanly video)
80 - 8" depth reading (quiet)

Observation - the Gain does not seem to follow a straight linear output as disc is increased. Notice that from 0-49 disc there is a 3 1/2" range in detection depth. From 50-80 disc there is a 1" range.

0r

If you remove the disc 0-9 results from above, there is a 1 1/2" depth range between disc 10-49 and a 1" depth range between disc 50-80.

The large gain increase at 50 and the 10-49 disc range has serious implications on how a user sets the discrimination.