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Electrical Interference

Rob (IL)

New member
Just adding to the links. Paraphrased from a post by Dave.

Electrical Interference
Because of the high sensitivity of modern metal detectors coupled with the proliferation of sources of electromagnetic interference, you are likely to encounter electrical. It is important that you recognize electrical interference when present, and take appropriate measures to deal with it. This will prevent you from giving up on a worthwhile site unnecessarily.

Symptoms of electrical interference
Electrical interference can cause a metal detector to
 
My wife just got one of those little LED flowers with a solar cell to charge a little battery. It is besides my test garden, and it really drives my detector nuts!
I wouldn't have expected it to be a major source of emi but it sure loves to mess with my detector.
It pretty much makes the CTX unusable within about 5 or 6 feet.
 
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