My Fisher F-2 Just Arrived

[Michigan Badger]

Here's the unpacking pictures.

My 1st impression is AWESOME!

It was double boxed and the unit looks much better than I expected for such a low price.

It comes with (2) fresh EverReady 9 volt alkaline batteries packed inside the battery compartment (backwards).

It definitely doesn't look like a toy. High quality materials all the way.

I didn't have time to test its depth but I did quickly run through the simple settings. Again, AWESOME!

Anyone would love this detector.

I cracked up when I saw how the discrimination reads on the meter. Little boxes show with IRON FOIL etc. As you increase the discrimination the box discriminated out disappears. Really cool!

The tones are clear and again...AWESOME. The all-metal pinpoint is smooth and dead-on. But the discrimination pinpoint is also dead-on so the button pinpoint will rarely be needed.

I discriminated out iron and couldn't get a signal on a large pair of steel scissors. The discrimination is very powerful.

I checked a clad quarter and zinc cent and was impressed by the air distance. Since I was only eyeballing I can't be sure but it looked like about a foot on the quarter and close to that on the penny. This could mean about 8-9 inches depth which is where most VLF's are.

If this puppy works as well out in the field it will prove to be major competition for more than just the Ace.

HH,

Badger

 

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[Burdie]

Try the flower pot test for God sakes. More, more I need more information. Can you slide the batteries in and out easily? The fisher Excel was bad about that. Does the balance seem good? Does the face of the screen seem durable or cheap? More my friend more.
Burdie

 

[Michigan Badger]

Try the flower pot test for God sakes. More, more I need more information. Can you slide the batteries in and out easily? The fisher Excel was bad about that. Does the balance seem good? Does the face of the screen seem durable or cheap? More my friend more.
Burdie

The face plate is definitely not cheap. It'd rate it up there with my SE.
Actually the pads seem easier to push than those on my SE. Very snappy quick response.

I had no problem putting the batteries in. It's a little tricky opening the battery compartment door. It helps to look at the instruction manual.

I wish it had a lock washer for the plug end of the coil wire. It just plugs in and that's it.

Sorry I can't dirt test it yet. I'm at the office and the only dirt is in verbal form.

But I'm sure it will do well. Air tests do reveal a lot.

Maybe one of the other guys who bought the F-2 will chime in with a dirt test?

Badger

 

[Born2Dtect]

Pace yourself Badger. You don,t want to hurt yourself the first time out with it. Keep us posted with a running review.

Ed d.

 

[Burdie]

Pace yourself Badger. You don,t want to hurt yourself the first time out with it. Keep us posted with a running review.

Ed d.

I would agree if it was a woman. But where talking detector here. Sorry just had to say it Born2Dtect. I'll zip it.
Burdie

 

[SaginawIan]

Looks good so far, I'm tempted to buy one . . .

Ian

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Congrats on the new detector, looks real nice. Thanks for the info and the pics.
HH
Glenn

 

[bavarianminister]

Looks and sounds like a great detector! Badger - where is the F2 made? Can you find a sticker on it verifying where it is made? Thanks - Bavarianminister

 

[Michigan Badger]

Looks and sounds like a great detector! Badger - where is the F2 made? Can you find a sticker on it verifying where it is made? Thanks - Bavarianminister

Everyone tells me they're U.S. made. No "Make in China" sticker.

 

[Keppy]

Well...Badger....I ordered my F 2 today..................................=.=Jim==

 

[Michigan Badger]

Well...Badger....I ordered my F 2 today..................................=.=Jim==

It's really fun Jim. It's no Minelab Sovereign GT but it's light as a feather and tons of fun.

 

[hsjrev]

I got my F2 today and got to play with it for a while in the yard. I really like that tiny coil for trashy places. I found a clad dime amongst a lot of trash where I've looked with several other detectors by my driveway. It was only about 3" deep but I guess it was always masked before. This thing is really good at ignoring iron with the small coil. I put a big pile of nuts and bolts on the ground and rubbed the coil on them with iron disc'ed out and the sens all the way up and it gave no response at all.
It did give me a "dime" response on some good sized pieces of aluminum trash but the Ace 250 and Tejon have done that plenty of times too. On most trash it would give a different ID when crossed from a different direction but the dime gave a solid "dime" signal from all directions. So far it looks like a nice little detector with the small coil. I got lots of falsing and racket with the large coil, but there used to be an old house where my front yard is and it's about the trashiest area I know of. I've found all kinds of old car parts, fuses, copper pipe, wire, aluminum can salad, rusty iron, etc, etc.
We had a big thunderstorm this afternoon so parks will be a muddy mess tomorrow. Gotta love this Christmassy weather.

 

[MR----B]

You are absolutely right, Fisher did a great thing by coming out with the F series. In the field you won't be disappointed.

 

[robert roy]

Ok you guys, how accurate is the VID numbers for this little machine?
Lets say for example you zero in on a dime. What numbers will it fall under say at 3-4 inches. What numbers will it give if the dime is deeper?
How often do you get falsing? I assume the ground balance is preset? Does that work for you?
Just curious.

Regards
Robert R

 

[olegoat]

i received my f-2 on the 25 or so of nov. it is going back to fisher labs as soon as i get it boxed back up, i really like the weight and everything about the unit but, it is crazy, reading jumped all over the place, when i put coil on ground it will beep and give me a reading of 89 to 98 with just the + sign, it also beeps sometime after lying on ground for a couple seconds, i just got off phone with fisher, they said just get it back to them. it did seem to work like it should sometimes, maybe a loose wire, i could also wave my digging tool close to the coil, it ignored it....oh well to the shop it goes, i will post back here when it is returned to me, i really like fisher, at least the old 1220 model i have.

 

[olegoat]

well i got the f-2 back but it has been so cold here that the only thing i did with it was go to the quarter i have burried in my yard, its blind as a bat, could not get any kind of reading on the quarter, my old 1220 fisher says its there (6 inches deep, yes i measured it when it was put in the hole), also my chinese junk sees it, so i will hold out on my opinion the f-2 for a few more days, i need to check it out someplace where i am sure there is a coin or other junk to dig just to see what the reading are

 

[robert roy]

Badger:

We'll all be looking forward to a review now. Andy from New Mexico gave it a thumbs up but I have read other accounts that were less than flattering. Hope the F2 works out.

Robert R

 

[Rob66]

Still... how accurate is the ID meter?? The only reason I would buy a F2 is the # read-out.
RD

 

[olegoat]

well i took that junk out today, surprized me, it seem to work-lol-it still gives some false signals, but i think i will hang onto it a little longer, i need to pratice with it some more, i am learning the tones, i used it for couple hours and then switched to another detector, i am going back tomorrow and try it again. i found allmost two buck with both machines. as for giving the f-2 a passing grade, lets just say its working on it---go dig up something

 

[olegoat]

took that junk--oooops i mean the f-2 out to play again today, its growing on me,,, i am starting to like it, i pay no attention to the vid, i glance at it but if i get a solid hit i just dig.. i did notice today that it did tell me the truth couple times today, said quarter, i'm laughing to myself, why you lying sob,,, damn it really was a quarter, and one said dime and there it was,, but it also told me zinc, dime, tab, turned out to be screw caps,, it just loves them, hell you just have to dig if it a solid hit or at least that is what it do,,,,i may keep it--lol