For those of you interested in detector mods or doing some of your own

[Uncle Willy]

go to geotech.thunting.com

 

[prospector 55]

I am already a member, but unless you are a Electronics Technician like myself you can do more harm than good, it is really nice to own an oscope, signal injecter,function generator a few good multimeters an LCR meter good components, a soldering station an Eprom programmer, eraser.A good test bench, very good service information, I noticed the large manufacturers don't like to give out service info unless you are a company repair facillity.It is easy to make mistakes if you are not a trained tech, if you can find someone with a little training and experience if you don't have any it can be a big help for the final mod smoke check.

 

[awhitster]

I am already a member, but unless you are a Electronics Technician like myself you can do more harm than good, it is really nice to own an oscope, signal injecter,function generator a few good multimeters an LCR meter good components, a soldering station an Eprom programmer, eraser.A good test bench, very good service information, I noticed the large manufacturers don't like to give out service info unless you are a company repair facillity.It is easy to make mistakes if you are not a trained tech, if you can find someone with a little training and experience if you don't have any it can be a big help for the final mod smoke check.

Thanks for the headsup. Note to self, only change batteries.

 

[dahut]

Prospector is right. There ARE many things you can do to a detectors circuitry. Most makers use a basic circuit and merely add features to the board. If you know what you're doing, you can bring many of these things out to the front so you can use them.
But you can also do alot of harm and void warranties if you are not adept at it.
Stick to the physical/external mods to increase usability if you are not an electronics specialist. I AM one, I work in the field now and was trained by the Navy and NASA - and I rarely muck about inside my detectors