Excalibur Headphones and mods

[Excalman]

I really do not like the quality of the headphones on my Excalibur II 1000. Can anyone recommend a good to great quality set of headphones and a longer cord. The cord is not long enough for me to swing comfortably. I would also like to know how to set up my machine for a push button to switch from pinpoint to discriminate modes. I have seen other hunters with them and was wondering how to do it. Finally any thoughts on a larger coil that works well with my machine? I have seen some folks with a 15-17" coil. Just wondering how they work.

 

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[bigscoop]

This will help, explains the long/straight shaft and also the headphone cable issue.
https://manaloneblog.wordpress.com

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[OBN]

This will help, explains the long/straight shaft and also the headphone cable issue.
https://manaloneblog.wordpress.com

"Excal Users - Top Tip"

Well written!
You need to get back to the beach...

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Whoops I think we were talking past each other Treasure Hunter. I was talking about Tony Eisenhower's PP mod that Deepseeker was referring to not the headphone mod.

My apologies, did not realize you were talking about Tony's mod.

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[bigscoop]

Well written!
You need to get back to the beach...

Joe, just not possible for me right now, wish it was. However, after this weekend many of the small freshwater beaches up here will start getting busy again and I do have my eye on those. .....I can't wait to get back in the water again! This land hunting fills the void but it's just not the same thing at all.....

 

[bigscoop]

Well written!
You need to get back to the beach...

This can really make a difference as well: https://manaloneblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/27/more-excalibur-balancing-act/

 

[cudamark]

Correct me if I'm wrong, Isn't the splice just an extra length of cable that has two extra wires in it for the PP? So essentially you are splicing the coil at the PP location, then running everything back into the pod through one cable to be connected? Pretty ingenious.

Yes, the last one of mine that we did used that method with the Plugger shaft and PP handle. Instead of using a two hole end cap on both ends of the pod, we now just use a one hole (stock headphone endcap) and a two hole. My first Excal mod using the Andersen setup had the 2 hole cable end caps on both ends. It's just a little cleaner setup using the one cable on the headphone end, so, there are less wires getting in the way, plus you can swap headphones easier. Tony has one of his set up like a CTX with everything running inside the shaft. Looks clean and cool, but, kind of a pain the work on if you want to make any changes. Plus, if you want to travel with it, it doesn't break down to fit in a suitcase very well.

 

[jadocs]

Really cool Cuda. I would definitely tackle this if I had a drill press.

 

[nutsdad]

Thanks ND!! I only sell the coil change endcap, CTX/Excal headphone endcap, PP kits and that is from Jan 1 to Feb 30th, ...........Only if your skilled in electronics do I advice doing the kits I sell.

Treasure Hunting season is here and the Gold is Calling my name!

Always will advise them to talk to you. You are the best in my opinion at all mods. Hope your gold season is going well. Nutsdad