Finderskeeper
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In the past I have done the modification to install the Grey Ghost headphones on the older Excalibur (blue version) . Used the alkaline battery cap and it worked great. I am in the process of changing out my stock headphones on my Excalibur II 1000 with Grey Ghosts and I have a few questions for those who have done the mod.
I notice in the waterproof cap on the Excalibur II that there is a resistor and some type of either IC or connector that is a small blue box. Are those used to adjust impedance to the Koss headphones? Are they necessary for installing the Grey Ghosts?
From what I remember, there were only two wires in my older Excalibur but on the Excalibur II, there are three......one is attached to a capacitor on the circuit board which is the shielding wire (red lacquer coated). Does the new Grey Ghosts have a shielding wire?
If you use the Ikelite alkaline female cap, where does the shielding wire go? Obviously there is a reason for it as that shielding wire is attached to a circuit board capacitor.
I notice in the waterproof cap on the Excalibur II that there is a resistor and some type of either IC or connector that is a small blue box. Are those used to adjust impedance to the Koss headphones? Are they necessary for installing the Grey Ghosts?
From what I remember, there were only two wires in my older Excalibur but on the Excalibur II, there are three......one is attached to a capacitor on the circuit board which is the shielding wire (red lacquer coated). Does the new Grey Ghosts have a shielding wire?
If you use the Ikelite alkaline female cap, where does the shielding wire go? Obviously there is a reason for it as that shielding wire is attached to a circuit board capacitor.