06-04-2024, 08:22 PM
Guys!!
Its almost 10 PM here in Greenwood, Ne. Dottie and I just got back from a full day of scouting rally activities, I've had some nice bourbon and I'm coming down for nighty-night time. I've never stayed more than a day or two in Nebraska before, but I like it. Lots of rally stuff to do and a few really nice campgeounds. Anyway today was making up for lost scouting time due to the latch issue (I must be relaxing because its a past "issue" now.....kinda sounds reasonable).
I will definitely autopsy the latch and put pictures and color commentary here in this thread. Good to keep it all together. So tomorrow is my last day here and then we move on to Nebraska City, then Kansas City for a few days before getting back to Newell. All that rambling means it'll be a few days before its posted, but as I say.... have Dremel, will travel.
Southco doesn't make the latch ( EM-03-43-340) anymore. They make another one that looks similar except that it has a release cable, not a release rod. Newell has to modify the cable to attach a cable extender when they install it. There may be some electrical wiring difference as well because they rewire the bay door if they use this new latch.
The latch doesn't protect itself. I think Southco probably figures that anyone using rhe latch would figure that part out. Newell is a small shop, quantity-wise so the latch issue probably isn't on their radar. I'll make some suggestions to them, but who knows what'll happen. I'll add onto this post with my changes....when they happen. So I'm on the road until October and then I have International travel planned for a month, so.....it may be a bit before I have a design that is worth publishing. But I'll be hanging around.......
Its almost 10 PM here in Greenwood, Ne. Dottie and I just got back from a full day of scouting rally activities, I've had some nice bourbon and I'm coming down for nighty-night time. I've never stayed more than a day or two in Nebraska before, but I like it. Lots of rally stuff to do and a few really nice campgeounds. Anyway today was making up for lost scouting time due to the latch issue (I must be relaxing because its a past "issue" now.....kinda sounds reasonable).
I will definitely autopsy the latch and put pictures and color commentary here in this thread. Good to keep it all together. So tomorrow is my last day here and then we move on to Nebraska City, then Kansas City for a few days before getting back to Newell. All that rambling means it'll be a few days before its posted, but as I say.... have Dremel, will travel.
Southco doesn't make the latch ( EM-03-43-340) anymore. They make another one that looks similar except that it has a release cable, not a release rod. Newell has to modify the cable to attach a cable extender when they install it. There may be some electrical wiring difference as well because they rewire the bay door if they use this new latch.
The latch doesn't protect itself. I think Southco probably figures that anyone using rhe latch would figure that part out. Newell is a small shop, quantity-wise so the latch issue probably isn't on their radar. I'll make some suggestions to them, but who knows what'll happen. I'll add onto this post with my changes....when they happen. So I'm on the road until October and then I have International travel planned for a month, so.....it may be a bit before I have a design that is worth publishing. But I'll be hanging around.......
Bob & Dottie
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