Ace 250 Platinum Jewelry

[jabryant76]

Just thought a little piece of info I learned about the Ace 250 today doing some air tests with a platinum engagement ring I've yet to give my girlfriend. When I was running the ring flat over the coil it was constantly reading a bar left of the 5 cents mark, however when I ran it over the coil on its side it was very sporadic on the reading, ranging from foil to 50 cents. I know air tests probably are not 100% reliable. However since platinum seems to be the metal of choice for most wedding and engagement rings of today I thought I would share this info. Anyone else have experience with platinum and the Ace 250?

Thanks,
John

 

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[Noodle]

Uh ... none of us can afford platinum??

To heck with the analysis, did she say yes??

NOODLE

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I am going to buy a 1/10 Ounce Platinum Coin for $130.00 soon. Only thing is I don't have an ace I have... (See Bellow)

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[kermit]

I just put the old ace on the jewelry mode and the sens on about 3 or 4 bars and dig everthing. I have found 8 rings in the past 4 months and all of them rang in under the penny tone. Like foil, lead, pulltabs.

If you don't dig it. Somebody else will.

 

[jabryant76]

I'm asking her this weekend since it is her birthday and yes platinum is expensive especially if some fancy designer makes the ring.

Another thing I noticed while playing with the detector, I kneeled down once and set the detector coil by my knee, I got a hit, it was on jewelry mode. Took me a moment to remember but I had 2 pins placed in my knee when I was in high school, I guess I have my own little tester in me at all times.

Thanks,
John

 

[Monty]

I did some static testing with some 18 k gold rings and it rang up one icon left of the 1cent icon. I don't know what it would register in the ground as I have never found any gold. Come to think of it I did find a gold necklace and a penny in the same hole and it just rang up as a penney! JIM

 

[treasurekidd]

The only thing I have found air test to be good for is to making sure your detector is turned on. A detector des not read metal when scanning through air the same as it does when scanning the ground. I don't know why this is true, but it is, but I believe it may have to do with the coin not having the "halo" effect that the coin will get after having been in the ground a while. The last time I air tested my ACE, I was getting eratic signals at only 3 or 4 inches, yet have found many, many coins much deeper than that that gave good, solid, accurate readings in the ground. As for the platinum, I have no idea what it would read as, but if you want, come on over and drop that ring on my lawn and we'll find out. Good luck, on hunting and the planned proposal!!