Xlt And Gold Rings

[PABill]

Do Any Of You Long Time Xlt Users Have Any Suggestions For Settings That Would Help With Finding Gold Rings Or Other Gold Jewelry? I Have My Descrim Set Very Low At +4 So I Am Accepting Everything Up To +94. I Know They Should Read Low Around The Pull Tab Area. Does Anyone Have Any Numbers They Are Seeing On A Consistent Basis With Gold Jewelry? Do You Use Audio Descrim.? Do They Sound Broken Like Junk Or Will You Still Get A Good Solid Hit Even Though The Vdi Numbers Are Low? Is The Ring Enhancement Book A Good Investment? Sorry So Many Questions But I Want To Make Sure I Am Not Passing Over These Good Items Thinking They Are Foil Or Tabs. My Xlt Is An Absolute Silver And Coin Magnet But I Am Still Waiting To Find Some Gold Jewelry. Thanks.

I don't have a XLT, but have you tried to air test it with a white gold ring and a yellow gold one to see what the numbers are. It might help you in some way to figure it out.

[PABill]

Hi Boobie, No I didn't spend alot of time air testing these. I didn't know if it would be different with buried ones. I will have some time this weekend so I will spend time air testing some and see how I make out. Thanks, Bill

I think that the, only difference would be is that the object had been in the ground for a long length of time. It can create a halo. Other than that it should not make a noticeable difference.

[bill(de)]

Hi Bill,
As you say the XLT is a Silver and coin magnet and good on Relics also but the 6.59khz frequency isn't the best for smaller jewelry and forget small chains and micro jewelry .

Would suggest using a lower disc setting to perhaps -20 or -30 and dig the responses 00 and above till you can't stand it anymore take a few stiff drinks and continue to dig some more low VDI's up through pulltabs and a few high coin #'s to keep you sane

If you hunting inland in trash or any other type environmental impediment it's just dig and hope scenario in my opinion. It's hard . HH Bill

[dewcon]

ive found you have to remember the farther down the rings are the lower the VDI is. Air testing after i removed a ring gave me a higher VDI. That said, yes you do get a good solid graph...most of my VDIs have been around 9. Obviously it depends on your soil. who ever told you to lower your VDI is correct. I have mine set to -40 i dont mind the noise and can over look the - numbers just to gain the depth which you get when you reduce you disc.

[PABill]

Thanks everyone for the info. Bill I like the idea of having a drink and then going again! LOL I will try lowering my Disc even further and see how it works for a while. I hunt inland exclusively so trashed areas at schools and parks maybe a problem. Like you said I will ignore the negative numbers and dig solid hits that are around the 9 to 10 range and see what I come up with. I will do some air testing this weekend to see what my readings are on different size gold rings. I let you all know how I make out. The weather is supposed to be nice and warm hear for the rest of the week so I hope to get out this weekend to a park near me that I have not been in before. I have never seen anyone MD there so maybe I will have good hits. Thanks again, Bill

[DENNIS]

Try to remember, if your digging small junk,your not missing gold. Dennis

[TonyinCT]

You could "teach" the detector to find them better just by going into learn to accept and waving a bunch of different rings in front of the coil. This can help to optimize some settings.

[dewcon]

you just have to remember when you LEARN a target you arent just learning say VDI 9, it might be 7,8,9,10, and 11. Same goes for disc out a number. Rings are tricky because they are mixed with different metals and very in size. What does help is to eliminate certain numbers you are getting continuiously, like those pull tabs common to the site... normally its just one number.