Woody, Garrett just released their new Vortex VX9 detector. It looks like a coin machine (I haven't looked into it, but there are videos on RU-vid about it and also on the Garrett web site. Maybe this is the detector you heard rumors about?
Hey Woody, the problem was keying up on CH 27 UHF CB specifically. I managed to rectify the issue through shielding and the .1uf capacitor idea. I have been doing many upgrades and improvements mainly based around grounding and shielding etc that has my detector now running dead quiet in bogenes I have to keep checking it's turned on. With all your mods and me being a little being overly fastidious about electrical noise, targets now jump out very distinctively. I remember mentioning to you about replacing the capacitor with a lower tolerance one and see you have gone for a larger one. Can you please explain the benefits the 10,000uf capacitor might give this detector? Also, YES, shield those power transistors....I made a conductive (metal) cover that slid over them as low as I safely could and grounded it. Thanks again for your superb technical videos.
The more shielding the better imho, increasing that cap gives more headroom to keep the transmitter output stabile, especially as those types of capacitors dry out over time, heat and heavy currents passing in and out.
