REFLECTOR: ESB's and Headsets

[Scott Derrick]

Greg I have two CRX LightSpeeds, their low end ENR head sets and they 
are great.  They are also 1/3 to a 1/4 less than their flagship model

With the ENR turned off they work better than any non-ENR headset on the 
market,  with it turned on they are right up there with the best.ENR's.

Greg Poole wrote:

> 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 <mailto:Don19dw at aol.com>
>     *To:* reflector at awpi.com <mailto: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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