REFLECTOR: ESB's and Headsets

steve korney s_korney at hotmail.com
Sat Apr 23 14:40:16 CDT 2005


Lightspeed headsets are not certified for EMF and RF interference...Run'um 
before you buy'um..


Best... Steve




----Original Message Follows----
From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen at dts9000.com>
Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: ESB's and Headsets
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:33:26 -0400

Greg,

OZ does grow excellent wines at a reasonable price--unlike that over-priced 
French keorosene that they bottle.  My advice is two Lightspeed 30s for 
$1200.  The Bose price is evenly divided: US$600 for the headset and US$600 
for the name.  Now, we all know how the Aussies are big on appearances, so 
do as you wish, but take it from a 1/16th Scot--Lightspeed is a hard-to-beat 
value.

Chuck


-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
Behalf Of Greg Poole
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:21 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: ESB's and Headsets


Don & Friends,

Would you go with a Bose headset - given their high price - if you were in 
the market for headsets again?

e.g.: I once compared OZ's leading Chardonnay wine (Petaluma then 
$27.99/bottle) with a new wine growing area's similar offering @ $7.99 per 
bottle. While the Petaluma was the better wine - it was not $20 per bottle 
better! ....know what I mean?

So, to go ANR, I can use some Headset Inc's conversions into my Dave Clarks 
and Flightcoms at around AUD$500 for the pair (including new Gel seals etc), 
or spend around AUD$700 each for Lightspeed ANR's or shell out AUD$1,200 
each for Bose units.

It's a lot of money when you think about it - money I would much like to put 
into the airplane proper.

Best regards,

Greg in Sydney
Velocity RG E

----- Original Message -----
From: Don19dw at aol.com
To: reflector at awpi.com
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:02 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Eliminate Stupid Batteries (ESB) Unit.

A couple of years ago when I purchased my portable Bose Headset, I went thru 
2 or 3         9 volt batteries quickly and decided an ESB Unit was needed. 
Talked to Bose about the problem but their only solution swaping for a hard 
wired unit which was not acceptable.
With some electrical tests found that a 7.5 volt supply could replace the 9 
volt battery.
MY ESB UNIT
 >From Radio Shack buy a Universal Low Power DC Adapter, #273-1811, $20 and 
a
9 VOLT Battery connector #270-324 $2.59. The  Adapter is automotive that 
plugs into a lighter and contained an in line fuse. I hard wired the plus 
and minus lighter end to my master bus behind the panel ( or you could add a 
lighter outlet and plug unit into it). Set the adapter switch to 7.5 volts. 
I ran the output wire under my keel cover to the Bose plugs (which are 
located in the keel near my hip). Continued output wire along Bose Headset 
Cables to battery box (using tie-wraps to fasten to cables) Cut off existing 
plug on end of output wire and hardwire the battery connector to out put 
wire so connector mimics a 9 volt battery.MAKE SURE POLARITYOF MIMIC 
CONNECTOR IS CORRECT PLUS AND MINUS. Remove existing 9 volt battery and cut 
a block of blue foam the same size as the battery. Now install the blue foam 
block and the mimic connector so blue foam pushes the connector terminals 
against the battery box conductors. MAKE SURE POLARITY IS CORRECT. Cut a 
small notch in battery box cover to allow connector wires to exit then 
reinstall battery box cover. Voila, you have a ESB Unit. So far my unit has 
worked perfectly for over 2 years and two of my RV friends installed the 
same unit in their  RV's.
I think there could be a market for a simple ready to install electronic ESB 
Unit.??????
Don White  N19DW   XL/RG




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