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 <[email protected]> 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:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
