scroungers -- a new chalenge

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Feb 18 21:49:01 2000

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_at_dbit.dbit.com>
To: classiccmp <classiccmp_at_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
Received on Fri Feb 18 2000 - 21:49:01 GMT