Djula,

Thank you very much for your replies. Besides the links, you gave me several 
new search terms to use.

> I hope you find another manufacturer apart from TYCO, please let me know
> if you do.

Absolutely.


> We had to use a rare type of those in a product for a demanding customer
> (oil refinery valves, all parts had to be exactly as specified) and the
> manufacturer of the valves had to buy a ridiculous amount of pins from
> TYCO, the MOQ was 1,000,000 pins or something like that.

Would the valve manufacturer be willing to sell a few (maybe even tens of) 
1000s of these?

Is there anyone else here interested? I think if the order could be split 
several ways, it would open up more opportunities.

Vitaliy 

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