Does your T-2 work much better in all metal?

[George (MN)]

Seems to be the case with mine. In the manual they say 12" air test on small coin & IDs most items correctly in most ground to 8". When I did the air test, small coin high tone consistent to 5"-6", variable tones 7"-9", nothing beyond that. So I assumed my detector must be defective. Think I did the air tests in the house at sens 60-70 & when used it outside, sens 40-80 depending on area to get rid of false signals & nothing found beyond 4". F1-F7 no difference.

But then I tried all metal. Wow! Now it actually does detect a dime in air test at 12". Didn't even turn up the sensitivity! The numerical ID seemed more consistent, & none of those false signals from electrical interference or ground minerals. I started thinking, this could find deep coins & probably ID accurately at good depth.

But it seems the disc is more like a mode for those who want the multiple tones so they don't have to look at meter, with the result being instability & false IDs beyond about 4" if not no detection in some ground. So it seems the disc mode is the ideal for shooting clad & for serious deep detection of old coins with good ID, the all metal mose must be used?

Is this what others are finding to be true or is my disc mode defective? The manual I don't think said anyhting about mode & settings they used to get the 12" dime air test & good in ground IDs at 8". If they meant in all metal only, wish they'd said so. Thought the detector only had the disc for potentially going deep without having to dig everything. Didn't know or forgot the numerical ID works in all metal & just expected the same instability. Glad I kept it long enough to discover this. All comments apppreciated. Thanks & HH, George (MN)

 

[jeff@middlesex]

In the manual they say 12" air test

My manual says 10"

 

[don wyo.]

Hi george,

Just had mine for 2 days so can't give you the info the others on here can give you. but I have not had problems with mine yet like that. could depend on where you were using it or how it was set up.
the ground I was using mine in was .3 on the bar graph but in disc it was locking on a 8" dime but Id solid as a quarter because of the bad ground. the t2 and a cz70 were the only two detectors that could pick it up that we had with us. it got a quarter at 6" but could sweep the coil a good 4" or 5" above the ground and it was still locking on quarter and 89 or 88. but who knows... every place is different. am sure I will be asking some questions myself before long about it.

HH, don

 

[Rick(ND)]

George in my air test on mine I too notice it didn't seem to have much for depth while doing this indoors. I found the tones ID seem to dropped off at around 6-7 inches, but still could hear it giving a signal until around 10. Now outside it made it better, but still wasn't impressed until I actually used it and seen some coins at 10 inches with no problem and gave a ID a little higher than normal. I also found that I run no disc many times and go by the tones as it will also help with the ID and depth plus I can tell my iron falses better. Mine is in getting the upgrades and should have it back later in the week, so I will see what happens when I get it back.

Rick

 

[suxbux]

I don't know of any that don't. That is the idea. All metal is without filters added to the electronics. Putting this or any detector into discrimination mode eliminates items and decreases sensitivity and it's ability to tell you about those deeper/smaller objects. Also objects in the ground give different signals and sometimes BETTER signals because they have altered the ground they are buried in. Do you have other detectors? They will test-out better in all-metal also. The manual isn't going to give much worst-case info-they are going to report depths carried out at optimum settings. There's nothing wrong with your T2. Enjoy!!

 

[LilloEsquilo]

I know of one exception to the general rule - the Minelab Musketeer Advantage. It actually is deeper in discrimination mode than in all-metal, I don't know why, but it's true. Again, though, exception to the rule in general you are very correct. Just wanted to toss that tidbit out there for anyone interested.

I thought about using the T2 in all metal, but in most areas I've been to that would drive you crazy. I hunt in nail beds where you just about can't swing without hitting at least one.

 

[Eddie Currents]

[quote LilloEsquilo]

I thought about using the T2 in all metal, but in most areas I've been to that would drive you crazy. [/quote]

Yes, I've tried A.M. mode in parks and it is just too much information and all the signals get very tiresome. But, I found that turning down the volume does help me cope with it longer.

EC

 

[KCK]

thats what they meant when they said coins at 15 inches.

I did a very determined set of tests on the T2. Buried and air test.
I picked a quarter every time at 12 inches in all metal and I even got it in discrimate mode also. No other iron can be present, and please make sure your machine is GB'ed correctly. This is very important to determine
a good testing procedure. Open air tests...yes mine does nickles and dimes to 15 inches and pretty regular too!

The T2 will do what Teknetics says it will do. Check your Ground balance, and be sure to read in your manual about tips for ground balancing the T2
after a slight learning curve your going to be amazed at what this machine will do.

The manual again is very important. And you can adjust the sensitivity of the pin point mode also. Learn that fast grab as it will save you a world of time while hunting and always try to GB your T2 before pinpointing it's like a dead reckoning on a GPS hehehe.

Most of all enjoy the hunt for buried treasures!

KCK

 

[KCK]

If I get a bunch of falsing, usually turning the sensitivity down to 30-34 takes care of that. I do try to listen and set up for a constant Hum level. Watch for you T2 to give over loads on close or large targets...If that happens raise your coil a couple inches, move away from the target and GB if necessary. You can also try to move just off target and re trigger the pin point and it will narrow the gap again and again if need be!

Awesome T2! Simply Awesome!
KCK

 

[don wyo.]

I totally agree with the all metal mode. george I was refering to your problems in the disc mode. sounds to me like you were not liking it that well. so far I have found the disc mode on mine to work pretty darn good at least for the short time I've used it here.

don