Re: [T3] Latest on pins

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 22 Oct 2001, at 22:26, Peter Legault wrote:

> Here is A copy of my latest correspondence with Amp/Tyco concerning FI
> pins for our connectors

I see you have been getting a standard sample of AMP-talk.

The company I used to work for used an AMP connector part which 
AMP discontinued. When we inquired about getting some more of 
these it eventually came out that they would be happy to make 
more if we bought $100,000 worth AND if we paid to make new 
tooling to the tune of an additional $100,000. After a few weeks of 
disbelief we actually went along with this and forked over the 
$200,000. I still can't believe we went for that.

Several years later, we thought it might be a good idea to have 
more made, so we inquired again and got the same answer. We 
replied that they already had the tooling which we had already paid 
for. They responded that they had thrown it out and if we wanted 
more we would have to buy yet another set of tooling. We asked 
how they could throw out tooling which belonged to us without 
consulting us and they simply ignored us. Apparently you have to 
be MUCH more than a $200,000 customer to be worth their 
consideration.

We stopped buying all AMP connectors, but I don't think they 
could have cared less.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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