4 Jun
2010
4 Jun
'10
5:08 p.m.
On 4 Jun 2010 at 21:00, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Don't know the part number, but yeah, that's the deal.
Is that the
little silver one which looks like one of those cheap
"precision"
screwdrivers you get in those 6-for-$1 kits? Part number
276-1570? The other tool on my "Not For Loan" list is
a Paladin Tools 7000
"CrimpAll" ratcheted crimp tool, with the Molex pin-crimping die. Said
crimping die was a pig to find -- it was discontinued at the time, and
there were only three left, all on a shelf in a surplus electronics
place in California. Ended up calling in a few favours, got them
shipped to a friend-of-a-friend's girlfriend on the east coast, then
had her send them to me (the friend-of-a-friend and my friend wanted
one each too). Great fun, but worth it in the end :)
I have various Molex-brand racheting hand crimpers that I picked up
for next to nothing at a bankruptcy auction back in the 80's. One of
the smartest buys I ever made.
--Chuck