MOTM

The MOTM-420 filter will be delayed until I can replenish my wire supply. I
visited the new wire provider today. He is supposed to get back with me
Friday AM. I offered an incentive clause to speed things along.

In all likelyhood, the *best* I can see is July 1 for the MOTM-420. The '320
and
'410 are most likely July 20th. The reason is now Bourns is dragging their
feet
on delivering pots. Also, Spectrol UK is dragging their feet on the pcb
mounted pots.
I ordered these pots in early APRIL and they are still not here!!
^@%#^@%#!!!!

It is frustrating to be quoted 6 week lead-times and then get told 10-12
weeks. This is
what happens to "small potatoes" operations like mine. I say that sort of
ironically, since
last year I speant about $140,000 buying parts for MOTM + TI. The wire I
need comes to
about $1800, but the supplier does these wire harnesses for commercial
cement pumper
trucks at $1400 EACH and he ships 25/week. See, I'm just "small potatoes"!
Sigh.

Only upside was this wire guy has ALL of the necessary equipment to make
CUSTOM MOTM PATCH CORDS!!

So, send me your desires: lengths, cable type (I'm going by memory, by I
think Mogami (SP?) and Caldre (sp?)
are supposedly 2 high-end ones). He can imprint 12 characters either on the
wire OR on color-coded heatshrink.

I may talk to another wire vendor tomorrow to see if I can get them to
provide the '420 wire in less than 3 weeks.
The first guy *may* come back and quote " standard 4 weeks, but we'll try to
speed it up" which means
"if Mr. Cement Truck calls up, you are screwed"

Paul S.
not having a good day

>The MOTM-420 filter will be delayed until I can replenish my wire supply. I
>visited the new wire provider today. He is supposed to get back with me
>Friday AM. I offered an incentive clause to speed things along.

Please ship the kits. I can cut and strip my own wire.

-Cary

In a message dated 6/15/99 3:30:38 PM, synth1@... writes:

>The MOTM-420 filter will be delayed until I can replenish my wire supply.
>I
>
>visited the new wire provider today. He is supposed to get back with me
>
>Friday AM. I offered an incentive clause to speed things along.
>In all likelyhood, the *best* I can see is July 1 for the MOTM-420. The
>'320
>
>and
>
>'410 are most likely July 20th. The reason is now Bourns is dragging their
>
>feet

HI Paul,
Sorry to hear about your frustrations! BUT, if that's the only hold up for
the 420, can I request mine without wire?

<snip>

>last year I speant about $140,000 buying parts for MOTM + TI.

<snip>


OUCH!!! But in fairness, that's about what I spent on beer last year!

>Only upside was this wire guy has ALL of the necessary equipment to make
>
>CUSTOM MOTM PATCH CORDS!!
>So, send me your desires: lengths, cable type (I'm going by memory, by
>I
>think Mogami (SP?) and Caldre (sp?)
>are supposedly 2 high-end ones). He can imprint 12 characters either on
>the
>wire OR on color-coded heatshrink.

I'd go for "MOTM KICKS ASS" but that's just me.

On a more serious note, I would suggest colored heatshrink for each of seven
cable lengths (one for each color of the spectrum) such that the color
parallels the length; i.e., the longest cables red, and the shortest cables
violet. I've found it a very useful visual reference to have my Pomona cables
sorted by length; unfortunately they use the counter intuitive red as the
shortest length and blue as the longest.

More later!
John B.

>I may talk to another wire vendor tomorrow to see if I can get them to
>provide the '420 wire in less than 3 weeks.
>The first guy *may* come back and quote " standard 4 weeks, but we'll try
>to
>speed it up" which means
>"if Mr. Cement Truck calls up, you are screwed"
>