4 Jun
2010
4 Jun
'10
5:48 p.m.
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The good news is I also have a large collection of molex, amp, paladin,
et. al. crimpers from surplus sales, etc.
The bad news is all the firms which sold them off in the LA area are
gone, along with jobs they created, which would not be so bad right
about now (or anywhere). They didn't migrate, they just went away.
Jim
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