« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2006, 07:54:03 PM »
Read somewhere it could be done, if so is it easy?
Yep. Just do it
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The threads are the same. The 853 caps are a bit bigger in diameter, but fit and function just fine. In fact, in some ways I *prefer* the 831 bodies as they are quite a bit smaller and they are made of metal, not plastic.
Richard
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