Interesting test .....

[Anonymous]

In my nightly quest to air test (it's zero out and frozen solid in the northeast tonight <img src="/metal/html/sad.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":sad"> ) so I tried a new test. This is a picture of what I believe is pewter or some sort of pewter-like material. It's an old collapseable cup. I tried air testing it first by waving it with the bottom towards the coil. It registered at fer 0 cond 30. In smart screen it registered at the high top right just as silver.
I then waved it by the coil from the rounded side as seen in the picture. It registered in digital as fer 08 and cond 19. In smart screen it registered at middle right.
I find it interesting that sometimes it depends on how the signal hits the target. Maybe on the rounded side there is less surface area or maybe somehow distorted??
My settings are:
ferrous sounds
audio normal
vol 3
threshold minimum as possible for me to hear
variability 10
limits 10
gain 7
iron mask off
Just thought you'd enjoy the test results for this unique test <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">
HH-Ed

 

[Anonymous]

Those were made of aluminum, or some sort of it, we used them at school around 65 years ago. But it may have been some sort of alloy, mixed in to give them strength. So that might make them register different than aluminum.

 

[Anonymous]

was interesting on how the signal hits the target (or the shape of the target) can really impact what the detector thinks it is. It was a good lesson learned for me.

 

[Anonymous]

I must say,it isnt just sometimes it depends on how the signal hits the target.It is every time.Thats why a coin will not deliver the same signal,sometimes it is standing in the ground and sometimes it is on the flat side!The angle of witch the target is located will give you defferent values and tones.In my opinion the only value you can have a relability on (in some cases)is the ferros.Sorry for my bad english <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry">

 

[Anonymous]

Explorer works well for many with different settings. Would experiment in your soil with your preferences. Never cared for airtest findings, but give you a ballpark idea and if someone saw you in your backyard in the snow might get a visit from the guys in the little white coats to fit you ith a nice jacket..and it won't have Minelab on it...

 

[Anonymous]

Ha ha Dan I think you are right about the men in white jackets coming to take me away should I be out there playing in the snow <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol"> I can't wait to get out in some real field conditions. I've tried lots of stuff "in the air" but only about 15 hours in the field and most of that time spent at the cold NE beach. I have quite a few places lined up for this spring ranging from 1800's park with trash and non-trash areas, great for learning, old farmers fields and wooded cellar holes. I should be able to get a good variety of conditions. Thanks for your post.
HH-Ed