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Where to buy 'pair of glasses'-like X and FP sync contact caps

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Does anybody know where to buy the 'pair of glasses'-like X and FP sync contact caps to protect the both contacts from the elements? By 'pair of glasses'-like I mean two caps interconnected by a small piece of rubber or plastic. See the attached image of a LX with these caps. For some reason or the other I can not seem to find them online.
 

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I do not get the benefit of it, as I cannot see any design details.

Is the idea to bend up one cap and then twist the other by 180° to then still have both caps fixed to a connector?


If so, then take 2 single caps and hot-glue an elastic bridge or a string between them.
 
those were likly made for the camera maker and have (had) a part number. you may have to see if anyny repair show might have them in old stock.
 

It’s so when you take one off to use one flash connector you don’t misplace the cap. Kind of like the tether on a car’s gas cap.