1. Cancel all notching and when in DE mode set disc to 5 if you hear some internal noice. If you don't have noice or it don't bother you set disc to 4 because that adds inches of depth. The hot zones are disc 0 to 4 and again 20 and up. These zones seem to have higher gain in DE mode. But if you want the detector to be hot in the full disc range just use the JE mode if the detector stays quiet. That mode is a high gain mode and will add inches of depth and it is very sensitive to small low conductive targets. I dug very small pieces of metal that my whites pinpointer had a hard time finding these. If you are after small gold jewelry or nuggets that is the mode for you.
Don't worry if you interference in JE mode and you have to use DE mode. Even in the DE mode at 50 (max 99) sensitivity the F75 was deeper on coins than most detectors at full power.
I buried a nickel at 10" in soil that read 85 when ground balancing. The F75 hit that coin even with the coil more than 4 inches of the ground. Visual target ID was not stable anymore at that depth but it was never in the iron range. I have no doubt that it will find a coin that has been in the soil for years even deeper.
The 11" DD coil looks very large in the pictures but "in person" it looks smaller and it is fun to swing. The coil does better than any concentric coil in matters of ground coverage, depth and target separation.
The always on backlight is not too bright (but bright enough) and seems not to use much power. After about 25 hours the detector batterie meter still shows "full".
The speed of the detector (recovery and target response) is the fastest i have seen on a detector. That speed in conjunction with the small footprint of the DD coil will pull some finds other detector missed due to masking.
This detecto uses just 4 AA batteries, so be smart and buy a charger with NIMH rechargeables. Here is a good smart charger :
http://www.amondotech.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=508
The new rayovac hybrid NIMHs at walmart just self discharge to 85% in 6 month. They are great for that charger.
If you use a T2 now and ask yourself if the F75 is better, here is what is think:
I got the T2 with the updates and have to say it is a very good detector, but for me not as good as the Fisher F75. Here's why:
F75 has:
- Backlight
The always on backlight gave me some extra hunting time when it was getting dark. Once you have that it is hard to live without it.
- Target ID even with weak signals
I compared the Visual target ID of the T2 vs the F75. The F75 IDs with the weakest signal, the T2 IDed 3" shorter on a buried nickel.
- Handles interference a little better
When the light came on today at a school where i hunted the T2 picked up the interference and could not be stopped from going nuts no matter what i did. The F75 was silent after i set disc to 10.
- More depth in JE mode
The T2 seems to be as deep as the F75 in DE Mode. In JE mode the F75 is about 2 inches deeper on a coin sized target.
- Processing modes are independent from tone ID mode
The T2 sampling modes are tight to the tone ID mode you choose.
The f75 processing modes are independent from the tone ID.
- Depth on the fly meter
The depth on the fly meter on the F75 comes in handy, because you don't have to pinpoint to get an idea how deep the target is. The target depth in conjuction with the VDI number can give you some good information.
- Static All Metal Mode
I don't use it but it is there on the F75 if you like that.
- Last setting memory
No big deal on the T2 that you have to set your settings every time you turn it on. Once you get spoiled by the last setting memory of the F75 you love it.
- Better Visual ID resolution of the non iron range.
The F75 does a better job to see the difference of the new style pulltab and a nickel than the T2.
- Notch system
I don't use it but it is there if you like it.
I'll keep both, because for $ 450 (like new) the T2 makes a good backup for the F75.
HH,
Andy
Don't worry if you interference in JE mode and you have to use DE mode. Even in the DE mode at 50 (max 99) sensitivity the F75 was deeper on coins than most detectors at full power.
I buried a nickel at 10" in soil that read 85 when ground balancing. The F75 hit that coin even with the coil more than 4 inches of the ground. Visual target ID was not stable anymore at that depth but it was never in the iron range. I have no doubt that it will find a coin that has been in the soil for years even deeper.
The 11" DD coil looks very large in the pictures but "in person" it looks smaller and it is fun to swing. The coil does better than any concentric coil in matters of ground coverage, depth and target separation.
The always on backlight is not too bright (but bright enough) and seems not to use much power. After about 25 hours the detector batterie meter still shows "full".
The speed of the detector (recovery and target response) is the fastest i have seen on a detector. That speed in conjunction with the small footprint of the DD coil will pull some finds other detector missed due to masking.
This detecto uses just 4 AA batteries, so be smart and buy a charger with NIMH rechargeables. Here is a good smart charger :
http://www.amondotech.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=508
The new rayovac hybrid NIMHs at walmart just self discharge to 85% in 6 month. They are great for that charger.
If you use a T2 now and ask yourself if the F75 is better, here is what is think:
I got the T2 with the updates and have to say it is a very good detector, but for me not as good as the Fisher F75. Here's why:
F75 has:
- Backlight
The always on backlight gave me some extra hunting time when it was getting dark. Once you have that it is hard to live without it.
- Target ID even with weak signals
I compared the Visual target ID of the T2 vs the F75. The F75 IDs with the weakest signal, the T2 IDed 3" shorter on a buried nickel.
- Handles interference a little better
When the light came on today at a school where i hunted the T2 picked up the interference and could not be stopped from going nuts no matter what i did. The F75 was silent after i set disc to 10.
- More depth in JE mode
The T2 seems to be as deep as the F75 in DE Mode. In JE mode the F75 is about 2 inches deeper on a coin sized target.
- Processing modes are independent from tone ID mode
The T2 sampling modes are tight to the tone ID mode you choose.
The f75 processing modes are independent from the tone ID.
- Depth on the fly meter
The depth on the fly meter on the F75 comes in handy, because you don't have to pinpoint to get an idea how deep the target is. The target depth in conjuction with the VDI number can give you some good information.
- Static All Metal Mode
I don't use it but it is there on the F75 if you like that.
- Last setting memory
No big deal on the T2 that you have to set your settings every time you turn it on. Once you get spoiled by the last setting memory of the F75 you love it.
- Better Visual ID resolution of the non iron range.
The F75 does a better job to see the difference of the new style pulltab and a nickel than the T2.
- Notch system
I don't use it but it is there if you like it.
I'll keep both, because for $ 450 (like new) the T2 makes a good backup for the F75.
HH,
Andy
