Has anybody experienced this...

[unearth]

I was out on a hunt at the beach yesterday and when I turned on my Garrett pin pointer, to find a target, it made my CTX go nuts. I haven't experienced this problem at the beach, or any other place before. I did a noise cancel and the problem went away. Has anybody else had this happen to them?
Also, I found a nice big silver ring today at a park. I was surprised to find the ring in the hole, as I was expecting a penny, due to the target ID number of 12-41. This is the second 925 silver ring I have found with these numbers. For 925 silver shouldn't the numbers be a bit higher on the conductive side? I'm using High Trash, Combined mode and manual at 27. Here are pic's of the two rings
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[G. E. Edwards]

Salt beach or fresh water beach? Gene

 

[unearth]

Salt beach or fresh water beach? Gene

It was a salt water beach

 

[G. E. Edwards]

I found on my ctx that when detecting in wet, and very black sand my numbers will be off, but the tones are right. For instance a quarter should give me a 12/46 will sometimes gives me a 12/42 or 12/43, 44,45. I think the black sand messes up the number a little. Gene

 

[goodmore]

First off I fail to see why you need a Propointer on the beach. You sure are wasting time. Not to mention that it is not waterproof. But I have had my Propointer interfere a couple of times on dirt hunts. You did the right thing. Just do a noise cancel. That is why the feature exists. To do away with interference. Congrats on the nice ring.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

I sometimes use a pinpointer on the beach. It helps find things like earring backs that fall through the holes in the scoop. Don't find too many with Minelab detectors though.

 

[nolanation]

Yea nothing wrong with a pinpointer in dry or wet sand, just not needed in the surf. It might go nuts once and a while, it is basically 2 detectors within a foot of each other, bound to happen. And those rings coming in at 12:41 is no surprise, they are not solid. They have holes and such. I have found pieces of silver with holes in the 12:20's. My opinion anyway. High trash mode might have something to do with it too.

 

[bradley]

yes it has happened to me also just do a noise cancel it it fixes it

 

["Dr.Tones"]

I will say that is one advantage I've seen with the minelab pro find 25 is that I've never had it interfere. I can't say the same for the garrette.

 

[unearth]

Thanks all for the reply's.