Well then obviously a good idea... someone once said there are few truly new unique ideas...perhaps invent was the wrong word...substitute "commercialize"....I've been gluing and screwing connectors together and developing this for nearly 7 years now as a technician just trying to bring a beter solution to the world of "two-fers"... Code issues will bring the
two fer issue to a head and as mentioned I really do not like the molded solution (and cost).
Injection molds are expensive That's why
rosco stalled for a year... luckly when they released us from our "deal".
Bates jumped right on the
wagon...unfortunatly didn't have the knowledge to market Trix-fer effectivly....distributors that invested heavily in molded
two-fer blanks that sell for $11+ for 5 bucks worth of material were not eager to push it.
The
Bates connector parts used are standard issue as are the pins... I'm pushing for a
crimp pin solution for mass assembly work... just need to convince
Bates a oversized
crimp barrel is worth retooling to accomodate 2 #12 wires...
current barrel is for 1-#12-16 they use for fixtures...we have pico pneumatic crimper and after making 100's by
hand think a quicker more reliable, repeatable connection would be possible for less time spent (less cost) ... ring crimps we currently
hand crimp and put a little daub of soldier on the exposed tip of copper sticking out of the
crimp not allowing it to wick up the cable a technique we developed over 30 years ago. We offer lifetime warrantee on that connection (as all of our
hand made
stagepin cables (and have 33 years of testomony on this method of connection in rental and touring applications)
So once again The only "special" part of the trixfer is the extended female "trix-fer"
molding.... the male (or female) and pins are standard
Bates connector (less
cover).
I think negative comments are due to lack of information on what these things really do
i only found this forum last night in googling TRIXFER saw last entry was 3 years ago and replied
Commercial acceptance will only come after people start using them...we run a rental shop and find the Trix-fer jumpers (10' and 25') to be a popular product in our market...
When priced as an adder to a
jumper,
fixture or tail the $'s speak for themselves. Once you grab hold of the concept (as you have) it's a no brainer.
spread the word please...my kids need to go to college
bw