Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TowerTalk] [Elecraft] New Fair-Rite Clamp-On -- BAD NEWS

To: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Elecraft] New Fair-Rite Clamp-On -- BAD NEWS
From: Greg Miller <gmiller@sonic.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 14:41:16 -0700
List-post: <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
I've ordered Fair-Rite clamp on cores (used for RG-213 and equivalent) from 
arrow.com with the part #2631803802 - the picture is not correct but the cores 
that I received were the 'clamp-on' type.

-Greg NY6C

On Jan 9, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> Several months ago, I put together a large group purchase of Fair-Rite cores, 
> including the new part number 2631181381. which the catalog lists as a "Round 
> Cable Snap-It" with an i.d. of 1.4-in, an o.d. of 2.4-in, and 2.5-in long. We 
> were quoted $9.30 for 420 pieces, which is less than half the cost of the 
> five #31 toroids that would be electrically equivalent. Ward, N0AX, saw my 
> announcement on an email reflector and noted it in his Contest Update.
> 
> Turns out that the new part was too good to true.  My delivery arrived last 
> night, and it's not what's listed in two respects. First, there's no clamping 
> assembly. Second, a box that is labeled as containing 30 pieces contains 30 
> HALF cylinders, two of which are required to make a choke, and they must be 
> held in place by tape or ty-wraps. I'm returning the entire shipment for 
> credit.
> 
> Please copy this email to other ham reflectors to which you have access, so 
> that any others who may have ordered these parts that they are NOT as listed 
> in the catalog, and NOT generally useful to us.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>