> On Dec 4, 2020, at 10:41 PM, Josh Dersch via cctalk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> I realize this is unlikely, but I was curious if anyone has 1) any
> parts of the 11/45 power wiring harness... I can build my own wiring
> harness, but if I can save
> myself the trouble, that'd be nice.
Yeah, I had build my own for my /45 restoration. It wasn't all that bad.
Throw down for a nice ratcheting single-gesture crimp tool for the job and
you'll be glad that you did :-)
I found wirebarn.com had a nice selection of wire available in
less-than-full-spool lengths, and most of the original colors. I may have had
to fill in a few things from other suppliers (I found it helpful to stick to
the original color coding.)
Another tip is that the wire list you see in most of the /45 drawing sets is
actually for the power harness, and not the backplane. The wire lengths in
that list were useful; I cut to those lengths, then started on the regulator
side of the harness, installed in the machine, and bundled and trimmed to
length as I worked my way down the backplane. In the end I had a reasonably
neat fit and very little wasted wire.
I had the extra wrinkle of having the earlier (serial # <2000) power
distribution system in my /45 (IIRC the wire list was from the newer system,
but it wasn't too hard to adapt it.)
Do you have the springy steel strip that supports the harness between the
moving and stationary parts of the cabinet? That may require some fab or
improvisation if not. I had one left over from an 11/40 that I was able to
make work well enough with my older style cabinet.
cheers,
--FritzM.
