../.. Travis Pease, the owner of R.I. Wiring Service, welcomed 23 TYP356ne members to his shop on Saturday, March 28, 2009 in West Kingston, R.I. Travis took the members though the detailed steps of creating a schematic for each wiring harness. So far, R.I. Wiring Service has created harnesses for almost 6,000 different cars. Travis' business creates detailed layouts with the correct wire coloring, fabric covering and bundling covering. <br><br> The first stop on our tour was the bench where an experienced employee documents in pen and ink the customer's wiring harness. Then, Travis uses a CAD system to computerize the schematic along with the correct wire coloring and connectors. Then, we moved to the fabric covering room where three machines spin cotton thread around a plastic covered copper wire. When Travis turned on the machine, members were astonished with the precision of this process. With 11 red cotton threads and one white one, you end up with a fine white line in the wiring covering that matches the original Ford, Buick, or Mercedes wiring color combinations. Once the wire is covered it moves through a 500 foot long group of pulleys and lacquer covering system to protect the wires. <br><br> On the other side of the cotton threading machines, were two bundling machines that group wires together with branches for headlights and tail lights. Prior to being bundled, each wire loom is taped together about every six inches to keep the wires in their correct position before bundling. Once the harness is properly bundled with the right covering whether that is thread, plastic or nylon, the proper connectors are crimped by machine then soldered in a solder bath. Travis said it would take three to four weeks to duplicate an existing harness from the almost 6,000 schematics, and approximately double that for duplicating a harness that you send to him. <br><br> Travis will support you after the purchase of a harness from him and work with you to make sure you are satisfied customer. <br><br> Members said at lunch, after the tech session, that it was one of the best sessions they have attended. So, a big thanks to Travis and R.I. Wiring Service for a great educational experience in wiring harnesses. <br><br> Tom Gentz slides/100_3182_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3182_small.jpg slides/100_3183_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3183_small.jpg slides/100_3185_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3185_small.jpg slides/100_3186_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3186_small.jpg slides/100_3187_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3187_small.jpg slides/100_3188_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3188_small.jpg slides/100_3189_small.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:26:54 +0000 Jalbum 8.0 ##Tom Gentz ##Tom Gentz 100_3189_small.jpg