A happy update: the Topcon GTS-2 is working beautifully. I put in new batteries in the handle, did some adjustments and now it works great. It's a nic...

Thank you very much, it is much appreciated. I got the batteries replaced in my GTS-2 and did some adjustments and verified the distance measurements ...

Back when I was younger (50 years ago) I was on a 3 man survey crew using transit and steel tape. Now I see surveyors out in the field by themselves c...

What does AUTO HOLD do?

@glenn-borkenhagen Thank you! And I’d be happy to contribute to the forum.

What do these items in the display mean: green dot on the left: battery state? 00: Signal strength? 12: PPM 17: an error code? red dot o...

@chris-bouffard I found a GTS-2B manual which indicates the data collector is optional, and distance measurements are automatic once the reflection is...

Cary NC. Color isn't an issue.