What does Platinum sound like on AT Pro

[MrPoptop]

What does Platinum sound like and what kinda VDI should I look for?

[lookindown]

Thats something I would like to know.

[Keppy]

I see from the answers you are getting the best thing to do ............... IS ............... Get a Platinum ring could be some one will lend you one and put it under your coil and check it out............. Some times a pawn shop will let you check it out in there store.......... I have no Platinum so i can't check it for you ......

[Sandman]

How do we discribe a sound with words? Detectors respond to conductivity so the shape, depth and orientation in the ground will affect the VDI numbers and to some extent the sound. Various speakers and headphones can also change the sounds. Keppy's suggestion is your best guide.

[Keppy]

How do we discribe a sound with words? Detectors respond to conductivity so the shape, depth and orientation in the ground will affect the VDI numbers and to some extent the sound. Various speakers and headphones can also change the sounds. Keppy's suggestion is your best guide.

Sandman ... That was what i was going to say how do i discribe a sound ? ... bong..beep.. clang....And your right on there the Conductivity and shape will affect the vid numbers..........And headphones do have there own sounds..........

[dale68]

Other suggestions are very good. As for vdi i've found that plat rings register lower than a gold ring of the same size.

[Adrian SS]

Platinum will ring up similar to iron.

Periodic Table of Elements
Sorted by Electrical Conductivity
Name Sym #
5.0E-24 106/cm Ω Sulfur S 16
1.0E-17 106/cm Ω Phosphorus P 15
8.0E-16 106/cm Ω Iodine I 53
1.0E-12 106/cm Ω Boron B 5
1.0E-12 106/cm Ω Selenium Se 34
2.52E-12 106/cm Ω Silicon Si 14
1.45E-8 106/cm Ω Germanium Ge 32
2.0E-6 106/cm Ω Tellurium Te 52
0.00061 106/cm Ω Carbon C 6
0.00666 106/cm Ω Plutonium Pu 94
0.00695 106/cm Ω Manganese Mn 25
0.00736 106/cm Ω Gadolinium Gd 64
0.00822 106/cm Ω Neptunium Np 93
0.00867 106/cm Ω Bismuth Bi 83
0.00889 106/cm Ω Terbium Tb 65
0.00956 106/cm Ω Samarium Sm 62
0.0104 106/cm Ω Mercury Hg 80
0.0108 106/cm Ω Dysprosium Dy 66
0.0112 106/cm Ω Europium Eu 63
0.0115 106/cm Ω Cerium Ce 58
0.0117 106/cm Ω Erbium Er 68
0.0124 106/cm Ω Holmium Ho 67
0.0126 106/cm Ω Lanthanum La 57
0.0148 106/cm Ω Praseodymium Pr 59
0.015 106/cm Ω Thulium Tm 69
0.0157 106/cm Ω Neodymium Nd 60
0.0166 106/cm Ω Yttrium Y 39
0.0177 106/cm Ω Scandium Sc 21
0.0185 106/cm Ω Lutetium Lu 71
0.0219 106/cm Ω Polonium Po 84
0.022 106/cm Ω Americium Am 95
0.0234 106/cm Ω Titanium Ti 22
0.0236 106/cm Ω Zirconium Zr 40
0.0288 106/cm Ω Antimony Sb 51
0.03 106/cm Ω Francium Fr 87
0.03 106/cm Ω Barium Ba 56
0.0312 106/cm Ω Hafnium Hf 72
0.0345 106/cm Ω Arsenic As 33
0.0351 106/cm Ω Ytterbium Yb 70
0.038 106/cm Ω Uranium U 92
0.0481 106/cm Ω Lead Pb 82
0.0489 106/cm Ω Cesium Cs 55
0.0489 106/cm Ω Vanadium V 23
0.0529 106/cm Ω Protactinium Pa 91
0.0542 106/cm Ω Rhenium Re 75
0.0617 106/cm Ω Thallium Tl 81
0.0653 106/cm Ω Thorium Th 90
0.067 106/cm Ω Technetium Tc 43
0.0678 106/cm Ω Gallium Ga 31
0.0693 106/cm Ω Niobium Nb 41
0.0761 106/cm Ω Tantalum Ta 73
0.0762 106/cm Ω Strontium Sr 38
0.0774 106/cm Ω Chromium Cr 24
0.0779 106/cm Ω Rubidium Rb 37
0.0917 106/cm Ω Tin Sn 50
0.095 106/cm Ω Palladium Pd 46
0.0966 106/cm Ω Platinum Pt 78
0.0993 106/cm Ω Iron Fe 26
0.108 106/cm Ω Lithium Li 3
0.109 106/cm Ω Osmium Os 76
0.116 106/cm Ω Indium In 49
0.137 106/cm Ω Ruthenium Ru 44
0.138 106/cm Ω Cadmium Cd 48
0.139 106/cm Ω Potassium K 19
0.143 106/cm Ω Nickel Ni 28
0.166 106/cm Ω Zinc Zn 30
0.172 106/cm Ω Cobalt Co 27
0.187 106/cm Ω Molybdenum Mo 42
0.189 106/cm Ω Tungsten W 74
0.197 106/cm Ω Iridium Ir 77
0.21 106/cm Ω Sodium Na 11
0.211 106/cm Ω Rhodium Rh 45
0.226 106/cm Ω Magnesium Mg 12
0.298 106/cm Ω Calcium Ca 20
0.313 106/cm Ω Beryllium Be 4
0.377 106/cm Ω Aluminum Al 13
0.452 106/cm Ω Gold Au 79
0.596 106/cm Ω Copper Cu 29
0.63 106/cm Ω Silver Ag 47

[Bev]

Adrian, can you elaborate on your reply? The codes you included, how would they be interpreted with Garrett's codes like the at pro? Sorry if it's a dumb question.

[Adrian SS]

HI Bev,

I do not know what numbers will come up on the AT Pro but because Platinum has a similar electrical conductivity to soft iron then two targets, one of iron and the other platinum of similar weights shape and size should produce similar readings and tones on the Pro. So all I can say is that platinum will show over the same range as clean non rusted iron. of cource if it is plated or alloyed with some other metal then all of this will change.

Jewelery and coin hunters rarely find platinum items because they often disc out iron.

a detector like the Explorer that reads both conductivity and ferrous content will possibly give platinum a different TID number and icon location than an iron item of similar size,shape and weight.

The number 106 in the list is actually 10 x 10 to the power minus 6 ( I couldn't figure how to print it up correctly, coz I iz not berry clebber wif key boards)

[Bev]

Wow- that's a lot of info to take in! Thank you so much. I'm still learning codes and have to bury a few choice targets so I can come up with a cheat sheet for myself.

I appreciate it!

[Adrian SS]

Generally I do not bother to bury items when making a 'Cheat Sheet" because air test figures will be close to what the detector will give in ground where it is well ground balanced.
wherever the ground is outside the mineralisation range of the ground balance capability of the detector then the TID readings will/can be all over the place.
detectors that have Fixed GB often give erratic TID readings unless the target is close to the surface.

I am a dig all targets person and rarely take much notice of TID numbers unless I am searching for a specific item or items because I have learnt that a hell of a lot of good targets (Alloyed gold n Plat)show up in the iron range.

But by all means test as many targets in the the ground as you can so as to give yourself an idea of how the detector responds over a wide range of conditions.

[hgordon906]

How do we discribe a sound with words? Detectors respond to conductivity so the shape, depth and orientation in the ground will affect the VDI numbers and to some extent the sound. Various speakers and headphones can also change the sounds. Keppy's suggestion is your best guide.

The AT-Pro only has 3 sounds

[MrPoptop]

I actually got a h4rs or whatever ring made of plat palladium gold and silver... came in 60-63..
1 gram ring.
Prolly the silver content made it ring so high vdi, excellent smooth mid tone tho.
Told my son theres a gold ring as I ws bending to dig it... he said no way... well we were both right.