18 Feb
2000
18 Feb
'00
1:49 p.m.
There's a tool made specifically for attaching ICD connectors that costs
only $15-16. That's quite a bit less than what the fixe-grips cost.
They're a parallel-jawed arrangement made of cleverly formed black sheet
metal with a yellow plastic seat that fits in the jaws, hinged at the end,
like a nutcracker, and which works MUCH better, faster, and more easily than
a vise, plier, even a parallel-jawed pair, as they're usually too small.
That seat is almost perfect, but it has a relief for the index tab in the
middle of the odd-numbered side of most IDC connectors, but it won't take
the ones with two such tabs. I've never seen one of these blister-packed
wonders cost more than $19.95, and bought mine for $15 or so.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: John Wilson <wilson(a)dbit.dbit.com>
To: classiccmp <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: scroungers -- a new chalenge
On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 06:00:51PM -0700, Clint Wolff
(VAX collector)
wrote:
IDC cables are
pretty easy to crimp with a panavise, or bench vise and
nylon jaws.
Or a "duckbill" vice grip, available at welding supply shops and some auto
parts shops. Works nicely, and not too strong... A vice is OK but you
have to be really careful to listen for the clicks, the first one is the
connector seating, the second one is the connector shattering!
John Wilson
D Bit