On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:30:07 +0000, Clarence_A wrote:


"Korbin Dallas" wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:24:36 -0800, WA2SI wrote:

Hi folks,

I just bought a batch of Amphenol PL-259 83-1SPs to assemble
some
jumpers. When did Amphenol shift from 'Made In USA' to
'Assembled In
Mexico'? The whole reason for buying Amphenol was to:

A) Enjoy that Amphenol quality. (BTW, they don't even look the
same.
The dielectric has a cheap milky recycled look and the name
and model
nr. are no longer stamped into the sleeve ring.)

B) Support products 'Made In USA'.

Ok, this was my two minute rant. Tnx fer listening.

73 de Bert
WA2SI
FISTS #9384
QRP ARCI #11782

If the product was built in the USA the price would be so High
you
would not purchase it.

Would you really pay %500 more for the same product just to have
Made
in USA stamped on it? We always look for the bargain price and
that
usually means foreign produced products.

Moving production to Mexico where manufacturing cost are lower
allows
Amphenol to remain in business.

These days Mexico is being undersold by China where the cost are
less than
that of Mexico.


BS!

There are connector houses who assemble in the US on custom order
and they are no more expensive than the assembled in Mexico parts.

Amphenol went to Mexico to get away from the union that was
breaking their back!

Exactly, the Unions demands were driving the labor cost to the point
where they were not able to compete, so the moved the operation to Mexico
where it was not an issue.