In a message dated 11/10/00 1:49:28 PM EST, [log in to unmask] writes: << n a message dated 11/10/2000 12:17:52 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Steve, > > The master searcher couldn't find something..hard to believe > > Thomas Register lists > > EPE Corp. > > P.O. Box 5238 > Manchester, NH 03108 USA > > Tel: 603-669-9181 > Fax: 603-669-3826 Yeah guys, that be the company...problem is though, they've turned into a contract manufacturer, they sold their thermal strippers to (according to the receptionist) EIS/Com-Kyl...called my Com-Kyl rep and she didn't know what I was talking about. Picked-up a Marshalls catalog and lo and behold, it's in their catalog, listing Ungar as the maker. Did a search for Ungar, and found that Weller has bought out Ungar.... (pant,pant,pant)...went to Weller's web page, and all they list is soldering equipment. It gets more interesting, I called the number listed in the Marshall's catalog to find out more about this unit, only to learn that Marshall was bought out by Avnet, asked about the thermal wire stripper listed in the catalog, and was told that they've been obsoleted, but they didn't get them from Ungar, but from a company called Cooper Tools. Called Cooper Tools, and they said that it is a discontinued product. So once again: So here I sit all broken-hearted, tried to fix some strippers, but only_______.(fill in the blank) B^) -Steve Gregory- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------