[Elecraft] RE: Hemostats (was Freq. counter probe capacitor)

[Bob Nielsen]

On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 12:05:59PM -0400, Haines Brown wrote:
> I find that quality makes a difference, and the ones at the computer
> fairs may not be the best.
> 
> For one thing, with abuse, the cheap ones will break, sometimes rather
> dramatically. Also, for fine work, such as holding the ends of two
> wires to twist for a bifilar toroid winding, exact alignment at the
> working end is important.
> 
> While some hemostats say "Pakistan" on them, many (most?) do not. I've
> never seen "Germany" on a pair. Anyone know of a source of hemostats
> that have top quality?
> 


I have a nice pair that the hospital gave me when I had back surgery
several years ago and I have since used for electronics construction. 
Come to think of it, there probably is an easier way to obtain them!

73, Bob N7XY
(K2 #2885, a work in progress)