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Skip, You're absolutely right.  I never reused them when they were stocked everywhere. But later, I started keeping a few ends and stripped them when I was bored. There were a few times that having one saved my buns. I did have to be careful though, one bent pin would wreck it. But I have also been known to re-use 66 blocks if they still look new. I guess when the $ started coming out of my own pocket I started reusing a few of any of these items if they were still in like-new condition.
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Originally posted by KLD:
A grand???? I just dug mine out of storage....Seems I paid about 7 hundred thirty years ago...... :shrug: Sorry guys, I was referring to todays price. Several websites and my telecom supply house charge over $1000. I do have to say, the thing is substantial. The case will not fit in my tool bag! Joe
Real comms took 200lb teletypes, hand keys, sounders, operators and cranked phones!
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Weekends spent making Amps. I used to dream the color code.
86 - 92 had a vanity plate, WRBYV-1.
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We used to crimp our own Amps and would kill for a crimp machine. We used Western Electric supplied parts and since they were uniform we did not have a great deal of difficulty.
After divestiture we started getting cable supplied by outside the USA and it got difficult because the color of the pairs were hard to distinguish in dull light (they were fluorescent colored) and the diameter of the insulation got bigger. We gave up because we were getting too many bad crimps and ended up ordering pre Amped cables in whatever configuration M/F, M/M, F/F and lengths needed.
Good Luck in using yours Joe!
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