"Gordon Hanka" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:
Back in the 1980's I used to trim circuit board leads before soldering,
> with a combination cutter/crimper that would cut the lead wires to about
> 2mm and simultaneously smash the 2mm lead flat, so it couldn't pull back
> through the board. These tools came in both hand and pneumeatic
> versions. This was much better than bending/trimming the leads.
>
> Now I can't find a tool like this. Can anyone give me a lead? Thanks.
>
> Gordon
>
>
I hated equipement that had crimped component leads! Everytime I worked on a pices of equipment that crimped the leads, I wanted to take the guy that did that out back and introduce him to Mr. Crowbar.
Do you know what I really think of an idea like that? PBPBPBPB!
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