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I am ∗mostly∗ caught up with all the outstanding MOTM 2.0 orders (pc boards,
parts, rails, etc). I have 3 left to ship. I will have very limited MOTM
time until April 15th (nothing to do with taxes, BTW).

I am slowly back to kit shipping, I think 8 kits are going out tomorrow and
another 6 on Friday.

I have dropped the backlog 18% from 2 weeks ago (including orders placed the
last 2 weeks) so some progress being made. It's going to be the end of
summer until everything is shipped that's currently on order. About 8 month
longer than what I was hoping to do.

I'm running low on MOTM-900 supplies, it will be ~ 3 weeks until I will have
all the parts in. I'm running a LOT 'leaner' now with my parts inventory,
because sales are tapering off and everything keeps going up and up in
price. Next month I will have a major decision to make about all the
color-coded wire I've been using for 12 years. My suppler bailed out 14
months ago, I've been running off wire I bout 16 months ago but it's about
to run out. No one locally has any interest in making it for a reasonable
price, I might have to source off-shore and then they will want so much
minimum quantity I would not use it up in the next 12 years.

This is why all my new designs use flat ribbon cable or zero wires (like the
2 Euro modules). Even my old supplier raised prices 7 times in 12 years (the
last PO I placed, the wire was 2.8X the original price).

It's always something........

Paul S.