Applied Power news [RE-wrenches]

[matthew tritt]

Amen to that. Dave is the reason a lot of us were able to begin in this biz
back in the Dark Ages. Much of the competition to Schott AP/AEE now is made
up of former customers of theirs! Imitation is the greatest flattery.

Matt

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From: "Joel Davidson" <joeldavidson at earthlink.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Applied Power news [RE-wrenches]


> Allan, So you noticed the change too. All of us owe David Katz a big thank
you.
>
> "Allan Sindelar, Positive Energy, Inc." wrote:
>
> > Wrenches,
> > I was told today by Eric Wilt of Schott Applied Power that they have
> > completely shut down all retail operations, and are concentrating on
dealer
> > support. Their web site www.solarelectric.com supports this. This
doesn't
> > affect us very much in Nuevo Mexico, but it surely affects California
> > wrenches. I know we are not alone in objecting to distributors who sell
> > around their dealers.
> >
> > I started using AEE years ago as a source for the hard-to-find stuff to
keep
> > mainly offgridders supplied--everything from DC halogen bulbs to battery
> > interconnects to 24V time switch relays--the stuff nobody else stocked.
We
> > also use their generic-cover catalog for walk-in folks who ask for a
> > catalog, as it's well-written and uses straight retail prices. I, for
one,
> > hope that they continue both practices. Plus I wanted to help Dave Katz
keep
> > his freak flag flying, and support the economy of the Emerald Triangle,
> > where much of our industry got started.
> >
> > Allan at Positive E
> >
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