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The RR Editions are part of all the 5U stuff, not the Euro stuff (although it's Euro "guts").

 

I'm not able to ship more Euro for 3 weeks because I'm out of front panel pc boards. I have set aside 10 of these

for the RR Editions. So, not a problem there.

 

All the RR Editions will be shipped this month. I have all the wire now, have all the "guts".

 

Paul S.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gordon Van Huizen

To: MOTM List

Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 10:04 PM

Subject: Re: [motm] Status

Hi Paul,

The regular updates are appreciated. But as one of the people that reserved an RR Edition E350, it's hard to not notice that this seems to often be left off the list.

You commented on June 5th:  "the RR E350s get top priority when I get back from the RR concert". I can only assume that priorities have changed pretty dramatically since then. On July 6th, you indicated that after you sent the "...Euro stuff out on Monday, attention turns to these". But there's no mention in the status update. This comes after an initial target date of "early Feb". I can appreciate that you have a substantial backlog overall to deal with, but it's hard to get a sense of what the real priority is on these.

It's true that only ten or so people are affected by this but these modules are the closest thing to a CG or MT that a 5U user can anticipate in their rigs, despite months and months of Euro users having both module designs their disposal.

Gordon

On Jul 18, 2010, at 6:57 PM, Paul Schreiber wrote:

a) I am finally done with shipping Euro modules for ~ 3 weeks. This was 
necessary so that I could get in a financial position (since I still am 
unemployed) to allow the slower 'rate of return' for the 5U modules.

b) the immediate 5U focus is shipping every kit out in the backlog ∗this 
week∗. If you are owed kits and will be on vacation from tomorrow until Aug 
2nd, please let me know ASAP with your return date. I will still pack the 
kits up and hold them in a pile until your return. The MOTM-480 kits will 
ship out next week. But all other kits are going out ∗this week∗.

c) I think I have found 1 Asian supplier for the rails. I am going to run a 
few tests tonight to make 100% sure the dimensions are all correct. Assuming 
everything is OK, then I will have 50pr of rails in stock on August 9th. The 
paint finish is a bit different (it's still black), and remember the 'ears' 
are slightly wider to accommodate European rack screws.

d) I will still work on assembled modules in-between massive resistor 
counting (I can only hold my attention counting for about 1 hour at a time). 
There are a few MOTM 2.0 orders sitting in the inbox that will be shipped as 
well.

e) I am supposed to get the new wire in later this week. I expect the colors 
to be slightly different than before but expect the wire to be all correctly 
cut/stripped/solder dipped. Let's hope so, I bought enough to last 6-8 
months. I am having more PWR-20 cables made locally.

Things are now settled down after the last 4 weeks of hysteria over the job 
loss. It's brutal out there!

Paul S.