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Old 02-24-10 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by winebelly
I just pressed in headset cups on an Orbit X-CX headset and I realized that the writing is upside down. Are these cups identical? Does it matter that I might have put the bottom on the top? Its a 1 1/8 inch conventional type headset. What do you think? I really dont want to admit that I made a huge error.
The x-cx cups are identical. What does change is the fact that the "bottom" cup has the bearing and the *seal* preinstalled. You'll need to switch the seal to the "bottom" cup. The top cup does not utilize such a seal over the bearing.
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