[TR] Bullet Connectors

[Randall]

> So anyway, this is my long winded way of asking, are the current items sold 
> as new decent and are they all created equal?  if not who makes, and more 
> importantly sells, the good ones?

I got mine from TRF.  They seem well made and work OK, but don't look quite the same as the almost 60 year old originals.  I believe that is because the vinyl outer sleeve on the originals has shrunk over the years.  

Likely the new ones will eventually shrink as well, but for now the outer insulating sleeve slides fairly easily on the inner metal connector.  So in most cases I have to re-center the outer sleeve after installing the wires.

Replacing them is a good idea though.  I've had several tough-to-find problems that turned out to be bullet sleeves that were broken internally.  With the shrunken vinyl, it's hard to tell if the bullet is being gripped by the metal connector or just the vinyl.

Randall