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TEKNETICS
Comprehensive Operating Manual & Guide to Metal Detecting
TEKNETICS
Comprehensive Operating Manual & Guide to Metal Detecting
Introduction to the Teknetics
®
T
2
General Information
HIGH PERFORMANCE The Teknetics
®
T
2
is a multi-purpose high-performance
computerized metal detector. It has the high sensitivity and ground cancellation features
needed for professional gold prospecting, the discrimination responsiveness needed for
serious relic hunting under difficult conditions, and visual Target-ID considered essential in
searching for coins. The ground cancellation system can be adjusted to allow searching salt
water beaches. The
T
2
operates at 13 kHz for good sensitivity to gold nuggets and jewelry as
well as to coins. The
T
2
comes with an 11-inch elliptical Bi-Axial searchcoil for maximum
detection depth in mineralized soils.
USER COMFORT The T
2
is light weight and the best balanced of any high-performance
metal detectors, so you can hold and swing it almost effortlessly. The armrest position is
adjustable to fit your arm. The grip is durable high-friction foam elastomer, comfortable in any
kind of weather. The controls are conveniently located and easy to learn how to use. Locking
collars on the tubes eliminate rattling.
EASY-TO-USE & INFORMATIVE INTERFACE The entire menu is always visible on the
LCD display. The LCD display indicates the electrical signature (Target-ID) of the detected
metal object. The display provides continuous information on battery condition and on ground
mineralization, which affects detection depth. Help messages are automatically displayed on
the lower right corner of the display when necessary.
LOW OPERATING COST The T
2
is powered by four AA alkaline batteries, which will
typically last for more than 40 hours of use before needing replacement.
DESIGNED BY EXPERIENCED ENGINEERS The lead engineers on the T
2
design
team were John Gardiner, firmware engineer, and David Johnson, whose expertise is behind
many of the best-known high-performance metal detectors offered by major U.S.
manufacturers for the last 26 years.
Relic Hunting (continued)
Before you go relic hunting, obtain permission from the property owner. If you intend to hunt
on public land, check first with the administrator to make sure it's not illegal. Certain kinds of
sites, on both public and private land, are protected by law from relic hunting. If there is a
metal detecting club in your area, some of the members will probably know what the laws are
in that area and which sites are, and are not off, limits.
Relic hunting is most rewarding if you have an avid interest in history. In many cases, the
value of a relic is not the object itself, but the story it's a part of - what historians call
context
and archeologists call provenance. A few pieces of rusty metal can tell the story of life in a
specific place, or that of a specific family or person from hundreds of years ago. They can
capture our imagination and help to give context to our lives today.
The value and context of a find can be readily lost without proper documentation and storage.
Add finds to your collection with care. Take the trouble to understand the site you are
searching and keep track of where you find things. Describe exactly how and where items
were found. Consider including a sketch of the site with your finds. Organization techniques
might include storing together all finds from the same site. Alternatively, if you have an interest
in specific items, like buttons, make a button collection, and within that collection, document
the circumstances surrounding each button found. If your finds are mixed together, without
categorization or documentation, their context will be lost.
The ground cancellation and Fe
3
O
4
bar graph features of the
T
2
can be used to map the soils
of a site. In this way you might determine which areas have been dug, backfilled, or subjected
to fire. This information in turn helps to reveal the history of the site.
To find promising sites to hunt, conduct research at your local library, look for clues in old
newspapers, and seek information on the internet. Where did buildings used to be? Which
have since been torn down? Where did people gather for public events like dances and
county fairs? Where did train and stage lines run? Where were the swimming holes? In
almost every town there is a historical society and museum of local history. Most museums
are grateful for anything they can put on display, and when you dig something you cannot
identify, the curator can often identify it for you. If you work closely with the local historical
society or museum, landowners will be more willing to grant you permission to search their
property.
Some of the most promising sites for relic hunting are places being cleared for development.
After the site is built on, whatever is in the ground will become inaccessible. The property
owner can often be persuaded that the site should be searched immediately while it is still
searchable.
Gold Prospecting
In the United States, gold is found in many places in the western states, Alaska, and in a few
localities in the Appalachians. The old saying “Gold is where you find it”, means that to find
gold, you should look in areas where the yellow metal is known to be present.
Detecting Activities (continued)