[GreenKeys] Making cables with M642 plugs

Gary Oliver go at wa7shi.us
Sat Sep 19 20:43:36 EDT 2020


You need a KS-2348.  Google or eBay search for details.
Fortunately not expensive.

-Gary
WA7SHI

On 9/19/20 5:17 PM, Joe Clanin wrote:
> Greenkeys,
> 
> I'm making some cables today with M642/1-1 plugs. I have found the 
> process of putting the plugs on the cables to be quite frustrating every 
> time I've done it previously. I've been soldering the lugs because they 
> are quite small to crimp and then trying (at length) to manipulate the 
> tiny little screws into their final resting places with a small split 
> screwdriver. Is there some special tool or jig from the annals of 
> telegraphy that I'm unaware of that makes this easier? There is a 
> through-hole in the screws that leads me to believe something may exist 
> along these lines.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> -Joe
> 


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