Paul J Zawada <zawada@ei.ecn.purdue.edu> (08/23/90)
Lately people have been discussing cheap test sets and test sets in general ... Here's what I was fortunate enough to stumble onto ... I bought two Western Electric rotary butt sets at the Dayton Hamvention last April for only $25. The vendor had HUGE box of these things. Most were in "average" shape. Some looked and worked real well (including the two I bought) a few were pretty ugly looking. (I tested the sets on a 12 V battery the vendor supplied.) I guess the former BOCs have replaced most of the craftsmen's rotary sets with the fancy new pushbutton type. I've been pretty lucky at hamfests for telcom equipment ... I've picked up: ... a bunch of telco or "bed of nails" clips for $2.00 a pair. (Instead of the normal price of four for $25...) ... Western Electric three pair cross connect wire 600' for $5.00 ... Scotchlok IDC connector crimper (cartridge type - the model number escapes me right now) complete with a couple of boxes of UR connector catridges for $30. ... Plantronics StarSet II phone headset - brand new in original packaging - $10 (This alone is worth over $150) ... and a few other bargains. Paul J Zawada | zawada@ei.ecn.purdue.edu Titan P3 Workstation Support | ...!pur-ee!zawada Purdue University Engineering Computer Network