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The tool used to swedge the two pieces of the Peltola together was custom-made, tool-by-tool in the Tek machine shop. They began with an inexpensive, common parallel-jaw fish cleaning pliers. The two opposing jaws were replaced by a new set, the end of each machined with a "mouse hole", one the width of the outside diameter of the larger eyelet, the other the width of the outside diameter of the cable. The smaller eyelet was placed over the end of the stripped cable and the braid spread out over the outside and trimmed off. Then the larger eyelet was positioned over the end of the smaller one, the tool carefully put into place, and the handles squeezed to press the eyelets together with the braid trapped between. That was all. There was no further dimpling step. | The tool used to swedge the two pieces of the Peltola together was custom-made, tool-by-tool in the Tek machine shop. They began with an inexpensive, common parallel-jaw fish cleaning pliers. The two opposing jaws were replaced by a new set, the end of each machined with a "mouse hole", one the width of the outside diameter of the larger eyelet, the other the width of the outside diameter of the cable. The smaller eyelet was placed over the end of the stripped cable and the braid spread out over the outside and trimmed off. Then the larger eyelet was positioned over the end of the smaller one, the tool carefully put into place, and the handles squeezed to press the eyelets together with the braid trapped between. That was all. There was no further dimpling step. | ||
The Peltola shares simplicity and economy with the RCA phono connector common on stereo systems and the "F" connector, commonly used for television antenna connections. It's certain that the Peltola wins as the cheapest, simplest and highest- | The Peltola shares simplicity and economy with the RCA phono connector common on stereo systems and the "F" connector, commonly used for television antenna connections. It's certain that the Peltola wins as the cheapest, simplest and highest-performance of the three. | ||
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(See also [https://www.google.com/patents/US3742425 US Patent 3742425].) | (See also [https://www.google.com/patents/US3742425 US Patent 3742425].) | ||