Also my wife has about 70 rings, I'm gonna sit down w/ the XLT

[R-n-R Magnolia SpringsAla]

and sweep em and see how they read I'll try to get a vdi range they fall into to help fine tune my jewelry hunting, also to "test" my theroy about multiple bands w/ rings vs pulltabs on the signagraph. May try a few chians to see how the XLT acts as well.

Prob do some tinkering with the settings so i can learn more about the machine.

Is the "engiering report" online?

 

[GoGoGopher]

I have trouble with chains on all the detectors I have owned (BH Pioneer 202, 505, Land Star, Discovery 3300, White's Classic II SL), but gold rings hit loud and proud...Some (505, Land Star, White's) gave that distinctive double ping on larger bands. Gold always from high iron to screw cap, and Silver 90% of time as zinc to copper penny/dime
I need to check the VDI #s that show up on my Discovery 3300

HH,

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Heck gold rings can come in low foil or high iron for thin white gold to zinc penny or dime for a large 10 kt high school or college rings, but to cut down the odds do accept #10 to nickle #18-22 as about almost half of the gold rings lost come in this range.

Most gold chains especially the thin ones would probably hit in high iron unless your lucky and they are balled up and would come in the foil range.

Just plain fact have to dig a lot of junk to find gold rings but they usually hold a tone longer and hit harder than the junk that mimics them..

 

[nw1886]

The thing that is crazy is chains get lost real frequently but few are ever found because of where they come in at. Setting up a chain specific program wouldn't be a bad idea for everyone. I've never done one of these and wonder what all I've passed up?

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Chains are very hard to ID as only one link is observed by the detector unless theres still something tied to the chain.
I've experimented with tiny gold chain rolled up in a ball minuse the tye ups and it will not ID it