I'm still evaluating doing this in house, but I think it will work better for us, especially since we often need just a couple hundred of these, split over 9 colors. Digikey will charge based on the quantity of each color, and that's when the price really hurts. Having this capability in-house would be great for those times, but only if I can find a crimper for just a couple/few hundred dollars (as many other manufacturers' crimpers cost). Perhaps my answer may be to eventually switch over to a different connector. Hadn't thought of contacting Hirose themselves, but will do. Cheers, -Neil. Quoting Clint Sharp : > In message <20091105203555.giedmbgkzs444gsw@www.veisystems.com>, PICdude > writes > Wow, If I had to make 1400 crimps I'd be considering outsourcing not > insourcing. > > I'd be willing to bet a small amount that the cost of buying the die and > tool plus having a member of staff prepare the cable, crimp the > connector and insert into the header would be much higher per unit than > having a contractor with experience and the relevant equipment do it for > you. Concentrate on what you do best. >> >> And while I'm here, are there any other sources that will crimp these >> wires at a better cost? > Highly likely, 1400 is a fairly small number for a cable house but if > it's an on-going requirement then you should be able to work out a deal, > especially if they have the tooling already, especially if you consider > all your costs. > > Might be worth talking to HiRose to see if they can recommend someone, I > found them *very* helpful a few years ago when I needed to track down > one of their products (PCMCIA sockets ISTR). >> >> Thanks, >> -Neil. >> >> > > -- > Clint Sharp > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist