[Milsurplus] Solder connectors

[Moe Fretz]

Here ya go, make your own tool
http://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=133709

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Moe Fretz
Collection and Preservation
Of Canadian Tube Radios, Communication Equipment,Vintage Ham gear and
Military Radios.

http://www.radiopreservationguy.com/

Don't part them out ---- Restore them.

Cambridge
Ontario Canada


On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Bruce Gentry <ka2ivy at verizon.net> wrote:

>  Larry Snyder wrote:
> > "BOB" <hoopmonk at snet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Years ago I remember seeing small spring like connectors for butt
> >> connecting  two wires such as resistor or cap leads. Does anyone know
> >> if they are still available and if so where?
> >>
> >
> > I think they were called 'kwikettes' back in the 70's.  No clue if
> > they're still on the market.
> > -ls-
> >
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> They were included in Sprauge condensers, and yes, called quickettes.
> They were solder covered wire springs with a tiny amount of flux, and
> didn't work worth a damn unless you added some solder with plenty flux
> in it. They were marketed to TV repairmen and did save a lot of time on
> service calls because you quickly learned by rote which condensers
> became leaky and caused  particular problems.  The TV's were scrapped
> within a few years, with solid state sets becoming the norm, so quick
> and dirty repairs would usually suffice.   The mangement of most TV
> shops considered radios  to be a money-wasting nuisance,  and pressured
> their  bench technicians to  do anything that   would speed  a repair,
> while ignoring the fact that radios tended to be kept for many years to
> come.
>
>   Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY
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