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----- Original Message ----
From: Jeff Merrill <sj-baz-man@...>
To: Z-Bend_Track@...
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:31:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Z-Bend_Track] Re: Wire harness help

There's no way I can make 10 before then. I just got back from Europe Monday nite, have to finish my modules for a test run this weekend, go see my Mom (just out of Psych ward) and finish up for the show on Xgiving weekend. Week end after, I have to go to the San Diego show but since I am driving, that's Thursday 1/30 - Monday 2/4.

Maybe after. Bill's PC bds are the best way to go. If you can at least get the PC bds, the connectors, wire and soldering are easy. The local surplus place has the red/black zip cord which I prefer over Bill's clear speaker wire (one copper, one tinned wire visible thru clear jacket).

Jeff


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Hilliard <mchwilton@...>
To: Z-Bend_Track@...
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:03:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Z-Bend_Track] Re: Wire harness help

Hi,

Jeff, if you can make 10 within 2 weeks, the Tri-State Z Scalers will buy them <seriously>. We need them for our Dec. meet and for a major train show in Jan.

If not, I plan to order parts tomorrow (Tues. or Wed.) for the Tri-State Z Scalers, I'd be happy to order enough parts for CZM as well (less wire, wire is heavy to ship) as long as you let me know ASAP and I'll ship your parts at cost + acual shipping. I plan to get the 18ga speaker wire from Walmart, $8.96/100'. Only differance is it is both copper/gold color with a white stripe on one wire. Can still use the ZBT instructions, just think gold and white stripe when assembling instead of gold and silver. This seems to be the best price without buying 1000's of ft. at a time. The parts will not be as cheap as Bill K's., as I'm not buying by the 100 or 1000 parts at a time.

Having spoke to Bill K. recently, I don't think we can get cables/kits from him at this time. It's not that he doesn't want to help us, he just can't at this time. If you'll notice on the zbendtrack website, the link to cables is still there, but the link doesn't work anymore. Luckily I have printed out instructions on how to assemble them that I can copy for you. I also have a complete parts list as well. I just can't help with end & power cables yet, just thru module wiring at this point. I'm not offering to assemble cables for you now, just get the parts.

LMK, I actually hope you can help Jeff, if not, my offer is open for the CZM. All Z BeZt,

Michael Hilliard
39 Old Huckleberry Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
ph. 203-762-2476



Jeff Merrill <sj-baz-man@sbcgloba l.net> wrote:
If not, I'd be happy to help make some up or help get parts at cost + mailing.

Jeff

----- Original Message ----
From: Robin <robinchris@kalama. com>
To: Z-Bend_Track@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:30:21 PM
Subject: [Z-Bend_Track] Re: Wire harness help

Some CZM members are making their first modules and need wiring
harneses. Are the kits with instructions still available for
purchase?

Thanks,
Robin

--- In Z-Bend_Track@ yahoogroups. com, zbendtrack@. .. wrote:

Stu:

There has been a short delay.....

I always thought when you retired from a company, you just filled

out a few

forms and headed through the doors to retirement.

Oh no.

For the last 4 weeks I've worked harder, and longer hours, than

ever at the

office. "You've got to finish this and that project before you

leave" ...or

worse..."here' s another special project we'd like to have you do

before you

leave."

Well, Friday is my last day. So I'll have more train time very

shortly.

Cables? I have over $800 in "stuff" for cable assemblies on hand.

From the

very start, it was never my intention to make any profit ...and I

never

did....and won't start now. It was just a z-friendly effort to

help model train

people find parts they probably didn't know where to buy.

Actually, any ZBT cable can be built up with one stop at Radio

Shack (or Dick

Smith). But you probably wouldn't like the price much as mine.

I've been

buying in multiples of 100 (or more) and with only one shipping

charge to your

door it was cheaper to get the stuff from me.

Its five years of soldering that was my undoing. Too many "F"

letters. What

started out as Fun and a Favor turned into a Factory operation. In

my N

scale days, everyone knew how to solder, but not so in Z as I found

out. Charging

5 bucks per hour for my soldering time didn't help much either (all

my own

train time was spent soldering for others because I priced my time

too cheap).

But after two miles (4.7 kilometers) of soldered cables and five

years, I just

got tired. Sorry. I've got some modules I'm dying to build in the

days

ahead.

What I plan to do is to get the entire family involved in

a "bagging"

operation and make up bagged "sets of parts" available (at cost) in

a number of

ways/outlets complete with printed instructions. And hope to at

least get most of

my parts costs out.

But the extra workload at the office derailed me and that goal.

Patience, please. One of my goals is to publish all my parts

sources so

anyone can get the same components I buy, directly, at the "one

each" price. I'm

pretty careful and picky on what I've been buying to insure zero

problems when

it all plugs together, and over years of use.

Bill Kronenberger
Houston

I understand the gentleman who was making the cable harness for

the module

has moved on
in this endevor. Does anyone have a list for part numbers for the

shells and

power connector
shell from digikey, mouser or the like.

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