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Esperian
Newbie
- Jul 27, 2019
- 4
- 10
- Lightning Ridge, NSW
- Detector(s) used
- Tianxun TX850 G2
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
- Jul 27, 2019
- #1
I bought this metal detector over the eBay. They claim it to be set specifically for gold detecting. I got it cheap, direct from China. So far I didn't get a chance to try it in the field for gold detecting, but home made air-trials are so far coming out to be good. Did anyone purchase this model, too? Does anyone have any experience with it in the field? So far, I see very little about this TX850-G2 detector on YouTube. I just got it short time ago. I purchased also one 5" mono coil, and one 15" * 12" DD style extra coils for it, arrived just last week. The 5" is for sensitivity on very fine nuggets, and the 12" * 15" for deep nugget detecting. The machine herself came with 8" * 12" coil.
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DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
- 6,107
- 12,286
- Concrete, WA
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
- Jul 27, 2019
- #2
As I understand it, that machine is a Chinese made clone of the
Teknetics G2, with a clone of a Garrett coil.
I could not find specifications on it..do you have any paperwork
that shows the operating frequency?
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Esperian
Newbie
- Jul 27, 2019
- 4
- 10
- Lightning Ridge, NSW
- Detector(s) used
- Tianxun TX850 G2
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
- Jul 27, 2019
- Thread starter
- #3
Esperian said:
I bought this metal detector over the eBay. They claim it to be set specifically for gold detecting. I got it cheap, direct from China. So far I didn't get a chance to try it in the field for gold detecting, but home made air-trials are so far coming out to be good. Did anyone purchase this model, too? Does anyone have any experience with it in the field? So far, I see very little about this TX850-G2 detector on YouTube. I just got it short time ago. I purchased also one 5" mono coil, and one 15" * 12" DD style extra coils for it, arrived just last week. The 5" is for sensitivity on very fine nuggets, and the 12" * 15" for deep nugget detecting. The machine herself came with 8" * 12" coil.
Instruction says it is a 19 kHz machine
BillA
Bronze Member
- May 12, 2005
- 2,186
- 3,218
- Drake, Costa Rica
- Jul 27, 2019
- #4
give us a field report
DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
- 6,107
- 12,286
- Concrete, WA
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
- Jul 27, 2019
- #5
Esperian said:
Instruction says it is a 19 kHz machine
Same as the Teknetics G2 They upgraded it, and it's now sold as the G2+.
At 19 kHz, it can certainly be good for gold, but, the question is can
it handle the mineralization in the soil?
I suggest watching some gold prospecting YouTube video's for the Teknetics G2,
and that should give you some answers. Keep in mind that your machine is
a copy, and may not have the same performance as the Teknetics G2.
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Adrian SS
Sr. Member
- Dec 7, 2008
- 363
- 73
- Canberra
- Detector(s) used
- LST, BDHI,Infinium,Sov XS,6000DI Pro SL,Scorpion,V-SAT,Spectrum XLT,Gold Spear,Scorpion,Sand Shark, Compadre,Sierra Madre,Safari, SDC2300, Sea Hunter,CS4PI,TDI OZ Pro, Vallon VMH3CS. Gardiner 202A
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
- Jan 15, 2020
- #8
Esperian said:
I bought this metal detector over the eBay. They claim it to be set specifically for gold detecting. I got it cheap, direct from China. So far I didn't get a chance to try it in the field for gold detecting, but home made air-trials are so far coming out to be good. Did anyone purchase this model, too? Does anyone have any experience with it in the field? So far, I see very little about this TX850-G2 detector on YouTube. I just got it short time ago. I purchased also one 5" mono coil, and one 15" * 12" DD style extra coils for it, arrived just last week. The 5" is for sensitivity on very fine nuggets, and the 12" * 15" for deep nugget detecting. The machine herself came with 8" * 12" coil.
If it is anything like the G2 clone that I purchased then it will not ground balance very well. I ended up tossing mine in the rubbish bin....Yes it was that bad.
Jason in Enid
Gold Member
- Oct 10, 2009
- 9,593
- 9,229
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
- Jan 15, 2020
- #9
Jmessias said:
would anyone tell me if i can use this coil on the tx 850 metal detector?
Dont expect anything to work on a cheap POS chinese clone.
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Adrian SS
Sr. Member
- Dec 7, 2008
- 363
- 73
- Canberra
- Detector(s) used
- LST, BDHI,Infinium,Sov XS,6000DI Pro SL,Scorpion,V-SAT,Spectrum XLT,Gold Spear,Scorpion,Sand Shark, Compadre,Sierra Madre,Safari, SDC2300, Sea Hunter,CS4PI,TDI OZ Pro, Vallon VMH3CS. Gardiner 202A
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
- Jan 24, 2020
- #10
Even the cct board in my clone had the Teknetics brand and part number on it. Too bad they did not clone the performance
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andrewblue
Newbie
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1
- 0
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
- Jun 17, 2021
- #11
tx850
Adrian SS said:
Even the cct board in my clone had the Teknetics brand and part number on it. Too bad they did not clone the performance
These detectors are brilliant, easily keeps up with my top end machines
Jason in Enid
Gold Member
- Oct 10, 2009
- 9,593
- 9,229
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
- Jun 18, 2021
- #12
andrewblue said:
These detectors are brilliant, easily keeps up with my top end machines
GTFO with your spam.
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