Testing the F-2 & Tesoro VIDEO

[Burdie]

Re: Testing the F-2 & Tesoro VIDEO

You would think as important as this topic is, that the weather would cooperate in your area and heat up to 60 or more.

Badger this is one great post thanks. I was able to put a small test garden out yesterday. I placed a silver quarter 5 inches deep, a silver mans ring 4 inches, a 1968 Penny 5 inches with a rusty nail next to it. A small brass D shaped belt buckle 7 inches deep. I have a used Tek2 that I tested today. Sensitivity set on 80 for testing. I could not go higher with out noise.
All metal mode: Quarter 5" ID 93-95 If I kept the coil on the ground it was 95 all the time.
Discriminate 54: Cuts out rock, iron, light foil. The quarter hit 90 all the time if the coil is on ground. If I had it off the ground it missed the target.
all metal mode: Silver ring 4" ID 90 no problem the coil could be on or off the ground.
Discriminate 54: I could only get the ID one way. I could not figure that one out.
A surprise.
all Metal: Penny 5" with nail. Fast response it showed a 73 and a 32 for the nail. Picked up target very nicely.
Dis. 54 Did not pick up nail that was good. The Penny was very inconsistent. 70-77 The signal was weak.
All Metal: Buckle 7" Picked up target very well. I for got to record the ID number. I was getting cold.

I am not an expert on this machine. All kinds of adjustments might of improved this test I don't know. Hope this helps some one.
Thanks for starting this thread Badger
Burdie

 

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[Michigan Badger]

Re: Testing the F-2 & Tesoro VIDEO

You would think as important as this topic is, that the weather would cooperate in your area and heat up to 60 or more.

Badger this is one great post thanks. I was able to put a small test garden out yesterday. I placed a silver quarter 5 inches deep, a silver mans ring 4 inches, a 1968 Penny 5 inches with a rusty nail next to it. A small brass D shaped belt buckle 7 inches deep. I have a used Tek2 that I tested today. Sensitivity set on 80 for testing. I could not go higher with out noise.
All metal mode: Quarter 5" ID 93-95 If I kept the coil on the ground it was 95 all the time.
Discriminate 54: Cuts out rock, iron, light foil. The quarter hit 90 all the time if the coil is on ground. If I had it off the ground it missed the target.
all metal mode: Silver ring 4" ID 90 no problem the coil could be on or off the ground.
Discriminate 54: I could only get the ID one way. I could not figure that one out.
A surprise.
all Metal: Penny 5" with nail. Fast response it showed a 73 and a 32 for the nail. Picked up target very nicely.
Dis. 54 Did not pick up nail that was good. The Penny was very inconsistent. 70-77 The signal was weak.
All Metal: Buckle 7" Picked up target very well. I for got to record the ID number. I was getting cold.

I am not an expert on this machine. All kinds of adjustments might of improved this test I don't know. Hope this helps some one.
Thanks for starting this thread Badger
Burdie

Good review Burdie and thanks for the comments.

I hope all this just causes more people to really test their detectors.

And too, deep down inside I still do think my tests were accurate but since I can't be absolutely positive about it I decided to pull the videos.

But this one thing is pretty sure, our detectors are not as deep as we've been led to believe.

I seriously doubt any VLF thoroughly and consistently covers a depth of even 6 inches deep.

Badger