[Boatanchors] Do these devices still exist?

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

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Lloyd  KK7IZ
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "John King" <k5pgw at yahoo.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Do these devices still exist?


> Pigtails
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> Carl
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John King" <k5pgw at yahoo.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:05 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Do these devices still exist?
>
>
>> Maybe I am not dreaming and maybe some of you other old timers can
>> remember these things and tell me if they can still be bought. The
>> "mystery' things I am asking about were small coiled devices that were
>> used to replace a component without tearing the original components'
>> original solder connection apart. The component could be simply clipped
>> out and the small coils could be slipped over the lead remaining of the
>> original component and the new component slipped into the other of the
>> spring like connector and soldered. This made for a very good solder
>> splice and kept the modification neat. I find that removing old caps and
>> resistors is not very kind to terminal strips and tube pins. A lot of 
>> heat
>> and prying of the hot wires away from the connection is hard on the 
>> wiring
>> and hardware.
>>
>> Anyone remember these handy little "springy things"??  What were they
>> called ? Are they still available today and where? Thanks for reading. 
>> 73,
>> John, K5PGW
>>
>>
>>
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