Epee Guard Socket (Uhlmann)
This is a good, well engineered piece of equipment.
I like the fact that you can use any bodycord with this socket (the fat Ulhmann ones work with the retainer as well as the thin Prieur ones). This is not something that can be said of the Prieur sockets, which are not compatible with the Uhlmann bodycords.
I like that you just need a screwdriver to tighten the nuts that keep the wires in place. The Prieur socket requires you to get yet another wrench in your toolbox.
However I don't like the fact that some bodycords do get stuck in these sockets, especially when they are new. I suppose if they made the sockets a little wider then the plugs would have more chance to fall off, but most plugs have a system that allows you to widen it if that's necessary, so it's not too bad of a tradeoff.
I like the fact that you can use any bodycord with this socket (the fat Ulhmann ones work with the retainer as well as the thin Prieur ones). This is not something that can be said of the Prieur sockets, which are not compatible with the Uhlmann bodycords.
I like that you just need a screwdriver to tighten the nuts that keep the wires in place. The Prieur socket requires you to get yet another wrench in your toolbox.
However I don't like the fact that some bodycords do get stuck in these sockets, especially when they are new. I suppose if they made the sockets a little wider then the plugs would have more chance to fall off, but most plugs have a system that allows you to widen it if that's necessary, so it's not too bad of a tradeoff.
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