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Well, everyone thought I was crazy going detecting today as the humidity was over 100 here
But, I really wanted to get out there & try the T2 in the field. I read the manual a few times, & played with some air tests first. I tried one of my old Colonial sites that has produced for us in the past. I went with the preset 60 sens which seemed pretty stable. First I used 1 tone to get usted to it, then switched into 3 tones which I always liked on my CZ's (low med high). Delta pitch was very hard to get usted to...maybe after awhile.
Anyhow, it was easy to balance & I think set itself @ 90. I put the disc on 40 to get rid of iron.
I LOVE the trigger! (something I asked for on every Fisher). I also really like the pinpoint.....sounds like VCO, & LOVED seeing the very accurate number in inches on the large screen. Didn't realize how much I missed this as compared to having to do math on say what a 36 is for depth on a Coinstrike Also, the pinpoint is so good I found it was awesome for sizing targets. A shallow iron ox shoe fooled the ID, but upon pinpoint showed it was a large target. Very cool....
Though I never used a DD coil before, the accuracy of the inches meter made it easy to dig targets...
I really like the coil & fast sweeping ability. I felt I was covering alotta area quickly & not missing anything. Like the manual said, (& most units I use are this way), I waited for repeatble signals. The overall balance/weight on my right arm was excellent as well. I didn't get tired like I do with some of the big box Fishers......
I knew this thing had power on my first signal. A small shard of aluminum can @ 5" that hit hard. My second target was a pretty good one. It looked like a colonial copper, but instead was a 1700's coat button with a dot pattern on the edge (some gold gilt remains on back).
[attachment 31691 T2buttonCoat.jpg]
My next targets were 2 musketballs.....one a "dropped" & the other fired....flattened cause it hit something (or someone) :O If only our finds could talk right?
I drank tons of water & decided to stay in the shade...the sun was blazin'. Well, the shade turned out OK I guess......as the T2 hit on a signal in the 70's @ 6"...
Up comes another button that looked like a nickle @ first,,,but I turned it over & was surprised to see "LA 1" surrounded by 16 stars! I have found these cuff sized before....Usually considered from the War of 1812, it's a Light Artilley 1st regiment button. (no backmark, books say 1808-1821). Alberts AY 43A. Anyhow....A real nice find for the first time out with the T2.
[attachment 31692 T2buttonLA1.jpg]
I had gridded this area off in the past & missed it I guess. Perhaps all the rain had an effect, but the T2's power & frequency helped too. I think the T2 is gonna be great on early & valuable buttons like these.....
Finally here are the rest of the items that surfaced after a quick rinse. Lots of melted lead, tiny bits, etc.....It really hits hard on tiny stuff that I could have used a probe....
[attachment 31694 T2finds.jpg]
Definately a successful first outing...I'm very happy with the T2 so far.
HH, Bill
Well, everyone thought I was crazy going detecting today as the humidity was over 100 here
But, I really wanted to get out there & try the T2 in the field. I read the manual a few times, & played with some air tests first. I tried one of my old Colonial sites that has produced for us in the past. I went with the preset 60 sens which seemed pretty stable. First I used 1 tone to get usted to it, then switched into 3 tones which I always liked on my CZ's (low med high). Delta pitch was very hard to get usted to...maybe after awhile. Anyhow, it was easy to balance & I think set itself @ 90. I put the disc on 40 to get rid of iron.
I LOVE the trigger! (something I asked for on every Fisher). I also really like the pinpoint.....sounds like VCO, & LOVED seeing the very accurate number in inches on the large screen. Didn't realize how much I missed this as compared to having to do math on say what a 36 is for depth on a Coinstrike
Also, the pinpoint is so good I found it was awesome for sizing targets. A shallow iron ox shoe fooled the ID, but upon pinpoint showed it was a large target. Very cool....Though I never used a DD coil before, the accuracy of the inches meter made it easy to dig targets...
I really like the coil & fast sweeping ability. I felt I was covering alotta area quickly & not missing anything. Like the manual said, (& most units I use are this way), I waited for repeatble signals. The overall balance/weight on my right arm was excellent as well. I didn't get tired like I do with some of the big box Fishers......
I knew this thing had power on my first signal. A small shard of aluminum can @ 5" that hit hard. My second target was a pretty good one. It looked like a colonial copper, but instead was a 1700's coat button with a dot pattern on the edge (some gold gilt remains on back).
[attachment 31691 T2buttonCoat.jpg]
My next targets were 2 musketballs.....one a "dropped" & the other fired....flattened cause it hit something (or someone) :O If only our finds could talk right?
I drank tons of water & decided to stay in the shade...the sun was blazin'. Well, the shade turned out OK I guess......as the T2 hit on a signal in the 70's @ 6"...
Up comes another button that looked like a nickle @ first,,,but I turned it over & was surprised to see "LA 1" surrounded by 16 stars! I have found these cuff sized before....Usually considered from the War of 1812, it's a Light Artilley 1st regiment button. (no backmark, books say 1808-1821). Alberts AY 43A. Anyhow....A real nice find for the first time out with the T2.
[attachment 31692 T2buttonLA1.jpg]
I had gridded this area off in the past & missed it I guess. Perhaps all the rain had an effect, but the T2's power & frequency helped too. I think the T2 is gonna be great on early & valuable buttons like these.....
Finally here are the rest of the items that surfaced after a quick rinse. Lots of melted lead, tiny bits, etc.....It really hits hard on tiny stuff that I could have used a probe....
[attachment 31694 T2finds.jpg]
Definately a successful first outing...I'm very happy with the T2 so far.
HH, Bill