Does Ferrous and Conductive sound selection impact the digital readout?

[Anonymous]

Heloo,
Earlier I asked a question if a chart existed that put a number with a target. What I saw, was a chart that had digital numbers that were sometimes different in ferrous and conductive? How does this occur? Does switching your sound selection on the XS from ferrous to conductive cause the digital numbers readout to change? If not, how does one come up with differnt numbers for the same target? Thanks.
Darryl

 

[Anonymous]

If you have the XS, it doesn't show both; only the EXII-

 

[Anonymous]

Darryl, the numbers on the chart do not represent different readings in ferrous and conductive modes. The chart is from Andy Sabisch's book, 'Mastering the Minelab Explorer XS & S'. Chapter 7 explains that someone took the time to put an overlay on the XS/S display screen that was numbered across the top and bottom from 0 - 32, which represented the ferrous response. On the left and right sides of the overlay the numbers went from 0 - 32, representing the conductive response. The individual then plotted the responses of various targets and made the chart that indicates the conductive and ferrous response of each target. The diamond shapes that are in one of the pictures represents where various targets will read on the Explorer screen. BTW, the overlay looks like a piece of graph paper, and that's how the conductive and ferrous numbers were determined. Actually there should have been one picture in that posting to showing the grid overlay that was used and everything would not have been confusing. Hope this helps clear up your question and I have helped out a little bit. HH Jim <IMG SRC="/metal/html/flag.jpg" BORDER=0 width=32 height=17 ALT="usa~"> <IMG SRC="/metal/html/ml.gif" BORDER=0 width=30 height=15 ALT="m~"> <IMG SRC="/metal/html/whites.jpg" BORDER=0 width=29 height=18 ALT="w~">

 

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Darryl, Like the others said, you only get the 2 seperate digital readings with an XS II, the same target will read the same conductivity with either.. the XSII also adds the ferrousity reading thats all.. as to your question, the same target will read the same conductivity in digital and also show in the same place on the smart screen whether you are in ferrous or conductive audio.. its a tone thing only.. I prefer to use ferrous sounds simply because I accept so much iron it makes iron easier to tell by low tone audio, and I dont have to check the meter so much, it also gives a higher toned on the non ferrous low conductive targets that might be passed up more in conductive becasuse of the low tones they give in that mode..