I'll be sending my T2 in for the enhancement now that I know what they are.

[Mike Hillis]

I found out what the update consists of today.

R6 consists of

---adjusted battery display indicator levels for more accuracy

---sensitivity control in pinpoint

---added tone mode called dP

---added RAISE COIL message to 3b & dP mode

The added tone mode 'dP' is a new multi-tone method that gives a continuous range (this increases pitch with each increase in visual id number) for id rather than 3 or 4 tones modes. This puts nickels in natural order of tone progression. This tone mode uses the same algorithm to determine target id as the 3b mode. So a 56 ID will sound 'x'Hz and 57 ID will sound (x+y)Hz; lowest tone being 100Hz and highest being 1.2kHz

So in a nutshell, with the update, you will be able to adjust the your pinpoint sensitivity, and be able to select a new multi-tone mode that gives a different tone for each id number. Since it is based upon the same target sampling that the 3b mode uses, bottle caps may be easier to id, tone-wise, than just using the straight 3 or 4 tone modes. The lift coil message will appear for probable bottle cap id in the 3b and dp modes to help remind the user that raising the coil may make the bottle caps bounce more and thereby easier to id by sound or visual id.

In the dP mode, nickels are in the normal place in the conductivity scale, while you get to keep the nickel range high tone audio in modes 3, 3b, and 4.

All in all it sounds like a winner to me. Now just to find the cash to send it in. Looks like some clad cleaning time for me

 

[Ed in SoDak]

Thanks Mike, for both verifying and clarifying what I posted about the R6 revision. Certain things I could not get clear enough to write about, your post takes care of those omissions.

-Ed

 

[Eddie Currents]

Do we just send it to First Texas with a check for $49 and ask for R6?

EC

 

[jeff@middlesex]

n/t

 

[KCK]

is going to be exactly what I was hoping for in the beginning... A Tek Mark 1 with Boost (NOS)....Oh yea baby! Look out world here comes the Tek T2.1 hehehe.


Ah...it was already good! And now the T2 with it's Super Mod Kit(for drama only) I know will put the Garrett GTI 2500 in it's place. At least it will still have to have respect for it in the morning.

Seriously...That type of tonal sounds make detecting so exciting. It does take a while to learn all those sounds but it's just like learning another language. When you get it...
it just comes so naturally!
I can't wait to get (her) detector back for her...hehehehe

Thanks for the information brother!

Now...Thats what I'm talking about...
I say Yea...Teknetics!

Let's see oil change.
Clean and Shine.
Oil and grease bucket.
Grease all joints...
and the digger is ready for another year!
Oh yea...Almost forgot.

"Let's go detecting!"

 

[North Georgia Relics]

get an answer from anyone at First Texas, he was told he would have to wait until Dave Johnson returned in a week, and I have given up expecting that their great customer service people will ever return my call from Monday. So, if anyone knows how to return the machine the info would be appreciated.

 

[Paul (Ca)]

Thanks Mike,

That sounds great with the added tone mode ''dP' is a new multi-tone method'' that gives a continuous range,'' So then the sensitivity is not affected to correct the bottlecap problem but instead the bottlecap will give a different tone vs. a high coin even if the ID numbers are the same.

As long as the sensitivity is not retarded the upgrade appears to not affect the T-2 for relic hunting, Now the machine is more compatible for both coin and relic hunting.

Thanks again, Paul

 

[Mike Hillis]

Paul,

your understanding of:

"bottlecap will give a different tone vs. a high coin even if the ID numbers are the same"

is not correct.

The tones are based upon the numbers so it is still possible for a bottle cap and a dime to share the same tone, but since the bottle caps are typically more jumpy in id, especially at the coil is raised a bit higher, the thought it that they will be easier to id by the tone bounces in this mode.

HH

 

[Paul (Ca)]

Thanks Mike,

I've not used my T-2 going on 3-4 weeks now so I've already forgot how to use her Let one of my hunting buddies borrow the unit and will be getting the T-2 back this morning.

Called and spoke with TX today and will be sending in my T-2 for the upgrade, It appears the sensitivity has not been reduced so that's good for relic hunters searching in iron laced sites....Not trying to score points here but the T-2 really does shine in the older sites laced with iron, The unit amazes me and my friends with the good relics and coins it'll pull out from between the iron.

I really don't need the upgrade since I'm more of a relic hunter but if the new added tone feature can help the unit for coin hunting then it'll be nice feature to have in case I do coin hunt with the T-2 in the future or let my friends borrow the T-2 for coin hunting.

Thanks again, Paul

 

[Bill W.]

Paul,

I do agree that the rev I have in my T2 really shines in iron ridden sites. There aren't too many machines out there that I've used that I would rate excellent in iron. But, the T2 is one of them. It is exactly what I was looking for in a machine. Although, for the first 25 hours I had my doubts. Once I took it to a site where coins were plentiful and seen how coins hit I took back to some of my pounded sites. I was able to pull enough coins out of those sites with a minimal of fuss to make me really like the T2.

-Bill

 

[Paul (Ca)]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for sharing your experience with the T-2 at that iron laced site you hunted, I was beginning to wonder if others hadn't see what I was seeing with the T-2 at sites like these.

The T-2 peeks between the iron well and will get coins and relics other machines can't due to masking, Great machine

Thanks again,
Paul