[Hallicrafters] Kwikettes

[Ken, WA2LBI]

David,

Another name for the same thing is "quig". See the following site:
http://www.webex.net/~skywaves/commrx/Comprepl/component_replacement.htm

Ken, WA2LBI
wa2lbi at arrl.net

Quoting David Hallam <dhallam at RapidSys.com>:

> I was rummaging around in a box of old odds and ends I bought at a recent
> hamfest and found a package of Kwikettes.  They are the neatest thing since
> sliced bread.  They were made by Sprague and are a small coil of Copperweld
> wire coated with flux and solder.  If you want to replace a component, you
> just cut out the old component leaving a little bit of the old lead, slip
> the Kwikette on the end, put the end of the new component's lead in the
> coil, and solder.
>
> Does anyone know if they are still available?  Probably not, there is no
> commercial business in replacing components these days.
>
> David C. Hallam  KC2JD
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