T2 vs. e.g. coinstrike Question (Hey Bill, others)

[earthmansurfer]

Hello,

As Bill said "We are Family" now, so I hope it's ok to post this here. I'm a Teknetiks T2 user over in Germany, from America though. I love the detector, takes a bit of getting used to (the speed, modes, etc.) but I am wondering how it compares to detectors operating in a lower frequency range. It runs at 13 where as the coinstrike operates at 6 I believe (Usually best for coins?). I know Bill already made some comments on it, but is there anything to add? Someone mentioned the T2's frequency is partly responsible for it's incredible separation abilities.

I am mostly a coins shooter (my main interest), but being in an old country, relics abound. I am more interested in sounds and numbers than symbols as in Germany the coins fall into all areas, mostly aluminum trash and aluminum twist tops! The T2 handles the rusted steel caps using it's 3b mode though. The older coins here are small hammered silver I believe, but like I said, the materials vary, ranging from zinc to bronze to brass to gold to silver, all over the id range. (I really think you have it easier in America, and more silver too!)

I'm looking forward to a join venture with Fisher now. Wonder what that will bring... something fast and powerful no doubt.

Sincerely,
Earthmansurfer

 

[Bill Ladd]

I'm not sure what I can add, as I have said alot already on the T2 forum. I find both units similar in a way...both TID's w. LCD numbers & are very fast & super in trash. I believe the C$ is around 7khz or so.....so I look at the T2 as being twice as high. I really notice the T2 loves mid-range conductors like lead & buttons. (I'm finding all the little "camp lead", or melted lead bits left over from making musketballs & stuff). So, I think the T2 is perfect for my style hunting. A coinshooter may like the C$ better, but I think the T2's power stands it in good stead with older coins (as seen in the tiny 3 cent piece I found). IN fact, with tiny coins like that, & tiny Spanish 1/2 reales & cobb bits, the T2 may hit nice on those as well as they dont read as high on the conductivity scale. So, I bet the T2 will like indian heads as well.....
There are good & bad points on both units. The T2 is better balanced, has trigger, & batteries last longer. CS has memory & a backlight & no knobs to move. I love having both onhand to have 2 totally different frequencies available, but I know not all folks out there can afford to have 2 top of the line detectors. So if you more a relic guy you may have to look hard at a T2..a night hunter may have to go for the C$
HH,
Bill

 

[Bill Ladd]

German coins will be like all foreign coins & hit all over the scale. Remember that both the C$ & T2 are calbrated for modern US coinage. In England using the C$, thin hammereds you mentioned were very weak mid-conductors. I bet the T2 would be better for those type coins (& small gold coins too), the C$ better for modern US coinshooters.......

 

[earthmansurfer]

Thanks Bill, for now it looks like I made the right decision (me being in Germany and having access to some old small stuff and loooooooots of iron in the ground). Went out today and found my first button, need to clean it up. Also found my oldest "Hitler coin". A 1939 Bronze Deutsches Reich, complete with swastika. Couldn't find when first clearing the hole, stopped beeping. Covered the hole, realized it was in the corner and popped the grass out, there it was on the side. Interesting little coin. Also found another 1924 Deutsches Reich. They hit all over the scale and I dig lots of trash (aluminum) but am starting to tell the aluminum stuff apart. Everything is shallow, so it's no problem.

Haven't found any large coins, mostly smaller dime sized coins and they hit very hard at 3 - 4" with power at 40 to 60. I usually have to drop the power from 60 - 80 when I hit trashy areas.

I do wish the T2 had a backlight, I'd love to add one. I'll eventually have to rig something. (maybe an external white led?)

Thanks again for the comments,
Albert

ps - Wait a minute, let me take some pictures and post them... sorry about the quality, you need to zoom out to see them better...

 

[mtdoramike]

other then the T2 is more sensitive to smaller targets then the C$. Also the T2 suffers with RF even more so then the C$. But, for the short time I used it, I really liked it, more so then I did the Minelab Xterra 70.

 

[Bill Ladd]

alot. If I could handpick all the little things I like about the C$ & combine them with all the little things I like about the T2 I think I could create my ultimate detector Again, love the T2 trigger & coil (at first sight I thought it was ugly). C$ backlight & saving last settings is a strong point. I have not really had any RF problems with the T2 at all, but most of my hunting is either the woods or an open field away from modern power stuff.....