X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2191716 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:49:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm59aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070721214856.KAKE29548.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm59aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:48:56 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm59aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070721214856.GFRO16176.ibm59aec.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:48:56 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EM2/EC2 question/update/vent/etc Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:48:55 -0500 Message-ID: <031701c7cbe0$eff879a0$a301a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0318_01C7CBB7.072271A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: AcfLzg1JJdThi2zUTEONxw2e2aveZgAD6YVg In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0318_01C7CBB7.072271A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am using the "barreled crimped D-sub connectors" that I purchased from B&C. =20 The pins I've used are from B&C but they don't have that description. They're just dandy connectors, and I won't consider using anything else. Here's the page-=20 http://www.bandc.biz/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?24X358218#s604s10= 0 I also use their RCT-3 crimper. =20 http://www.bandc.biz/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?9X358218#RCT-3 Maybe I will try the soldered ones, but my soldering skills are mediocre = at best...but improving . Don't even think about it Chris. =20 I personally think that Tracy could improve his quality of life by = selling his items without any sockets at all. He should just include Bob = White's phone number, and also offer a wiring kit that would include enough = D-Sub pins, sockets, wire, and a nice crimper. Here's what I think would = happen- People who know about wiring will already have most of this stuff, and = will make their their own. These people are not the biggest support = problems. =20 People who would rather pay to have it done right, will call Bob. People who want to do their own will take advantage of the kit, and have = a much easier time of it than trying to solder. Finally, the cheap bastards (haven't heard from Finn in a while ) = will scrounge their own parts, and might even solder them (yuck). This is = sort of a wildcard group, since CB's come in all skill levels. =20 OR, Tracy could just do what some businesses do, and require you to buy = the harness complete, then farm it out to Bob or some other place like = SteinAir. Back to my computer upgrade nightmare... Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0318_01C7CBB7.072271A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I am using the "barreled crimped D-sub connectors" = that I=20 purchased from B&C. 

The pins I've used are from = B&C but they=20 don't have that description.  They're just dandy connectors, and I = won't=20 consider using anything else.  Here's the page-

http://www.bandc.biz/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?24X358= 218#s604s100

I also use their RCT-3 = crimper. =20

http://www.bandc.biz/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?9X358218#R= CT-3

Maybe I will try the soldered ones, but my soldering = skills are=20 mediocre at best...but improving <g>.

Don't even = think about it=20 Chris. 

I = personally think that=20 Tracy could improve his quality of life by selling his items = without any=20 sockets at all.  He should just include Bob White's phone number, = and also=20 offer a wiring kit that would include enough D-Sub = pins, sockets,=20 wire, and a nice crimper.   Here's what I think would=20 happen-

People who = know about=20 wiring will already have most of this stuff, and will make = their their=20 own.  These people are not the biggest support problems. =20

People who = would rather=20 pay to have it done right, will call Bob.

People = who want to do=20 their own will take advantage of the kit, and have a much easier time of = it than=20 trying to solder.

Finally,=20 the cheap bastards (haven't heard from Finn in a while = <g>) will=20 scrounge their own parts, and might even solder them = (yuck).  This is=20 sort of a wildcard group, since CB's come in all skill=20 levels.  

OR, Tracy could just=20 do what some businesses do, and require you to buy the harness = complete,=20 then farm it out to Bob or some other place like=20 SteinAir.  

Back to my = computer=20 upgrade nightmare...

Rusty

     

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