[TechAssist] Re: RCA F connector 215543
- From: "danny williams" <wizhd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:48:29 -0600
We use the "f" type push on connector to heatsink it while we are soldering
it!!
Dan W. Wizard Electronics
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From: "Ohio Consumer Electronics" <samurai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:03 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F connector 215543
>
> I bought a hundred from Electrosound a couple months ago and the only
> thing
> I don't like is the plastic insert melts more easily than the older ones I
> bought from them. With proper technique they work just fine. You need to
> "drip drip drip" freeze mist on the plastic while you're soldering the
> connector in.
> Joel Jacobs
> Ohio Consumer Electronics
> Pickerington, Ohio
>
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> From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:43 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F connector 215543
>
>
>> A week or so ago, the topic of the F connector replacement on tuners. A
>> few people mentioned alternatives to the RCA 215543 connector. I have
>> tried them in the past. Threw them away. Junk!
>>
>> A few months ago, I was buying them by the box of 25 for $16.89. Ready
>> for another order, I was shocked to see that Tritronics has them "on
>> sale" for an amazing $31.89! That's almost double. What happened? Did
>> the Chinese get a pay raise? You can still buy it in single lots, for
>> $1.98.
>>
>> What about that Jason (from Excell)? Do you have any knowledge of the
>> reasons for the large increase?
>>
>> I find Electro Sound has the RCA originals for $19.75 (their stock #
>> MI-8) for box of 25. They also carry the MI-37, <replacement> for the
>> 215543 for $0.40 each, but I don't suggest buying them.
>>
>> Some may think I'm making a big deal out of small potatoes. Perhaps
>> that's true, but I see ALL our costs going up. Pass the costs along to
>> the customer, you say? Most of us are nearing the limit. The ONLY
>> things going down are my profit and my spirit.
>>
>> Parts support from the manufacturers gets worse and worse. TV sets four
>> or five years old have many parts NLA. Smaller units, like many DVD's,
>> have no parts support from the git-go. Only thing that can be ordered on
>> many of these is owner's manual and a remote.
>>
>> Distributors have it bad, too. More and more close their doors or shift
>> their emphasis to industrial or medical supplies.
>>
>> OK, I'm done venting.
>>
>> At least the weather here is beautiful. I'd go for a drive, but can't
>> afford the gas!
>>
>>
>> Ken Smith
>> Gulf Technical Services
>> 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
>> Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
>> 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (fax)
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