Discerning good and bad signals

[Gunnar of bradford MN]

I noticed today that a choped up aluminum can will give a broken but good signal it seems when aluminum is crumpled or wrinkeled it will give a stutter or broken signal whear a solid flat object will give a moor pure shur signal even a flat steel washer gives a good signal but somthing bent of wrinkeld up goes broken took a lot of digging crumpled aluminum to figure it out gunnar bradford minnesota

 

[DFX-Gregg]

Yes the can slaw can be bad this time of year...I had a park where it was giving a good signal....not the usual broken signal a few weeks ago..it was hot and drove me nuts...good observation.

 

[Nancy-IL]

So true, but then after you get those pieces of aluminum out of there, you might find that special coin underneath. Or that gold ring!!

 

[bill(de)]

Some combinations of mixed coins especially at depth will produce some goofy ID responses that you would swear was junk.Every signal response not dug is always a potential good find but most of us including myself try to discriminate between the ears and play the percentages.Good observations Gunnar.HH Bill