How to duplicate items in Knights of the Old Republic

I discovered this while trying to arrange my char's items while on the Ebon Hawk. Suddenly, I had been making duplicates of the items. I was fortunately able to retrace my steps.

1. Have the item you wish you duplicate equipped on your main character and board the Ebon Hawk (this is important - you can't dupe if you're not in your hideout).
2. Press [U] to get to the equip screen (per default, it gets you the main char).
3. Unequip the item you wish to dupe (open the slot and select "None", then "OK").
4. Still at at the equip screen, switch to another person (either using [TAB] or the icons in he bottom left).
5. Have the person open the slot that fits the item you want to dupe. First select the item you want to dupe, then select "None" and press "OK".
6. For some reason, you will have the item both equipped and available to equip. Switch back to your main char at the equip screen, and have him/her equip the item (so you now have two people equipped with the same item).
7. You have two copies of the same item. The bonus will be active on your main char, but not the other char.
8. To activate the bonusses on the other char, switch to the char and open the appropriate equip slot. Select another item, then select the duped item. Select "OK". The bonus will kick in.

Note: Duped items might be able stack if unequipped, which may destroy the duplicates.

Example:
You have bought the CNS Strength Enhancer (belt, +2 strength, +2 all saves) from the shop near the landing zone on Dantooine. You want to have it on both you and Carth. Equip the CNS Strength Enhancer on your main char and then board the Ebon Hawk. Press [U], then open the belt slot and select "None" then "OK". You press [TAB] until you reach Carth. Open his belt slot, select the CNS Strength Enhancer, then select "None" and "OK". Carth will be equipped with a fake CNS Strength Enhancer and there will be another CNS Strength Enhancer in your "backpack". Switch back to your main char and have him/her equip (select and confirm) the "real" CNS Strength Enhancer, and notice the bonus kick in. Now switch to Carth again. Open his belt slot and select another belt, then select the "fake" CNS Strength Enhancer - notice the bonusses kick in.
You're done. You'll need to repeat some of the steps to make more dupes, but it's possible.