Re: Borrow a Quantum wiring harness?

From: Grant Thienemann <grant.thienemann_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri Jan 11 2013 - 09:42:31 EST

What is the target price looking to be for this? I'm working on organizing
another run of the bare repro Quantum boards right now on KLOV and I would
love to be able to include this in this package!

Thanks
Grant aka Disjaukifa

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Joseph Magiera <joemagiera@ameritech.net>wrote:

> I've been trying to do this quietly for some time now with no success. So
> rather than post on the KLOV forums, I'm trying here first. I have
> investigated 6 local businesses that produce wiring harnesses. These are
> real businesess that do regular production work, using automated machinery
> where ever possible , they are not a 99% manual one or two man show. This
> is NOT a knock on Dokert or anyone else that does wiring harnesses, but
> mentioned to demonstrate that this would be a commerically made harness on
> a real timetable. The place I have in mind does a lot of miltary work, so
> I think they would do a pretty good job. Most of our repro stuff done in
> the hobby, the time table slides easily. That's understandable because we
> do it as a hobby and other things always get in the way. Businesses that
> do this for their living have to make their schedules (or be very close),
> or they won't stay in business.
>
> My problem is that I cannot locate a totally unhacked original harness to
> use as a sample. I know of at least 5 Quantums local to me in the Chicago
> area and they are all deconversions, so the harnesses (mine included) are
> all hack jobs. I thought I could find one privately, it it appears I
> can't. It's a very tall order, but if there is anyone out there with a
> completely unhacked Quantum harness in their game that might be willing to
> remove it and loan it out for a period of time, please contact me
> privately, off list. I completely understand if you don't want to do this
> and there would certainly be no hard feelings. I would compensate you for
> this. As to the handleing of your harness, I can offer you this, after
> it's received by me, it would never be mailed anywhere until it get's sent
> back to you. All tranportation between me and the businesses doing the
> harness would be in person with a face-to-face hand off. Other than
> mailing to me, there would be no risk of "losing it in the mail".
>
> Joe (joemagiera at ameritech dot net)
> joemagiera@ameritech.net
>

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