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Bill W.
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Here's MY opinion on the T2. I currently have about 50 hours on the T2. I buy 1 or 2 new machines per year. This year it's a T2 and a X-Terra 50. The ones I like I keep and the ones that don't suit me I sell. I've owned quite a few machines... 8) I am NOT brand loyal. I don't care if it's a Minelab, Fisher, White's, etc... if it doesn't work for me I don't care who makes it and post my opinion on it. My opinion is like anything concerning detecting some is personal preference and YOUR ground have alot to do with what works for you and what doesn't. As Willy said in a previous post the T2 does not hold any settings at all. For me, that is not a big deal. I actually kind of like it as it forces you to pick your setting on purpose every time. I agree that it would not have taken too much to be able to save your settings. In disc, there are basically only three options to adjust... sensitivity, disc level, and how many tones you would like to use. 1-4 with some minor options on some of the tones. The other thing that some people would surely not like is the disc is linear. You cannot option to disc out pulltabs and keep nickels. Again, for me, since I run all of my machines so I hear everything that is not a problem. Rusty older screwcaps can ID in the coin range. But, with some practice you can tell them from a good coin hit. Some people have complained about the T2 with shallow coins and ID. But, my take on it that is those people are not familiar with how strong a DD 'type' coil can hit on the outside of the coil. I've not have any problems IDing shallow coins whatsoever. You also can shift to 7 different close frequencies to get better performance because of interference. There is only one coil available for it now. But, it's very good at seperation but could use some more optional coils.
As far as general thoughts on the T2. The deepest coin I have dug and measured (I marked my digger) is a solid 9 inches for a wheatie. That's pretty dang good as far as depth is concerned in MY area. I dug a copper tag in the 9+ range that was a very solid hit and ID. I could have probably hit it another two inches deeper. Since the T2 is of a higher frequency it pretty good on nickel type targets but is definitely no slouch on copper or silver! Some other things I like about the T2 is the quick reset. Even with the big coil it's very good at seperating targets. In iron I would rate it excellent. I've dug some coins very close to iron that it would let me know something good was there. For me to rate a detector excellent in iron it has to have the ability to dig coins close to iron but also allow you to not dig iron because of falsing and such. I've ran across a couple of isolated areas that the T2 gets unstable and I have to push the sensitivity down to 50-60. So far, those areas have been very small. But, I can usually run it between 70-80. I've dug some tack sized targets at respectable depths with the T2. I've not dug any 15 inch coins (penny or dime sized) but that isn't typical for most machines I've ever used in my area. My initial thoughts during my first couple of hours weren't favorable. But, as I've learned the T2 more it's proven itself alot since I've been able to use it more and know what it's telling me. It's definitely not like any Bounty Hunter I've ever owned (no offense meant). In my area, there are places that my past BH detectors were unusable. But, the T2 has not had that problem. Teknetics and Bounty Hunter are both owned by the parent company First Texas. Some of the people involved in the development of the T2 is what originally made me start reading up on the T2. For me, the T2 is a keeper even with it's short-coming but all machines have some.
-Bill
As far as general thoughts on the T2. The deepest coin I have dug and measured (I marked my digger) is a solid 9 inches for a wheatie. That's pretty dang good as far as depth is concerned in MY area. I dug a copper tag in the 9+ range that was a very solid hit and ID. I could have probably hit it another two inches deeper. Since the T2 is of a higher frequency it pretty good on nickel type targets but is definitely no slouch on copper or silver! Some other things I like about the T2 is the quick reset. Even with the big coil it's very good at seperating targets. In iron I would rate it excellent. I've dug some coins very close to iron that it would let me know something good was there. For me to rate a detector excellent in iron it has to have the ability to dig coins close to iron but also allow you to not dig iron because of falsing and such. I've ran across a couple of isolated areas that the T2 gets unstable and I have to push the sensitivity down to 50-60. So far, those areas have been very small. But, I can usually run it between 70-80. I've dug some tack sized targets at respectable depths with the T2. I've not dug any 15 inch coins (penny or dime sized) but that isn't typical for most machines I've ever used in my area. My initial thoughts during my first couple of hours weren't favorable. But, as I've learned the T2 more it's proven itself alot since I've been able to use it more and know what it's telling me. It's definitely not like any Bounty Hunter I've ever owned (no offense meant). In my area, there are places that my past BH detectors were unusable. But, the T2 has not had that problem. Teknetics and Bounty Hunter are both owned by the parent company First Texas. Some of the people involved in the development of the T2 is what originally made me start reading up on the T2. For me, the T2 is a keeper even with it's short-coming but all machines have some.
-Bill
