scroungers -- a new chalenge - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

19 Feb 2000

Yes, I've bought a few of the "real" tools on behalf of one client or
another.  They're expensive, but it seems that their expense comes mainly
...
 from making it difficult to use them with other
manufacturers' connectors. My version came from Gateway Electronics, but
I've seen them for sale in the
same blister-pack elsewhere.  I'll phone up the guys at Gateway (St.Louis,
Denver, Houston, SanDiego, not all of which are open any longer and none of
which are associated with Gateway Computers)  since it's Saturday.  IF all
else fails, I suppose you could call them in Denver at (303) 458-5444.  Ask
for Mike, and he'll know which crimping tool you want.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe &lt;rigdonj(a)intellistar.net&gt;
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org &lt;classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org&gt;
Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: scroungers -- a new chalenge

...
 Dick,

   Where do you buy such a wonder?  I worked on some of the first 8085
computers in the mid 70s and we bought a press that was made for putting on
ICD connectors and I remember that it cost about $450! Personally, I use a
vice and have no trouble with it.

   Joe

At 08:49 PM 2/18/00 -0700, you wrote:
>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 &lt;wilson(a)dbit.dbit.com&gt;
>To: classiccmp &lt;classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org&gt;
>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 