@MTH RD posted:Let me try to respond to all four posts since my original here.
...............................Dave45681 - The last batch of 300 thumbwheel assemblies were long overdue. There was pent up demand that is now largely satisfied. Also, the MTH closure announcement is contributing to some panic buying. If purchased at the rate of failure, the next 1K pcs should last for years. And, if not, the new parts company can always make more. Also, the last couple batches of remotes already include the improved cradle so, much less likely to wear out as quickly. The old cradles are not compatible with the new encoder or thumbwheel but, of course, can be used to repair the original 50-1002 remotes.
Thank you for the reply. I'm feeling better that I bought cradles that will fit at least two (or if I'm lucky all four) of my 50-1002 remotes.
Two were from original Remote/TIU sets, one from the very first run in April 2002, another set I picked up in late 2005. I'll assume both of those are definitely the old design.
I bought a few stand alone remotes in recent years (one in late 2017, one in late 2018) after the announcement that all future new product focus would be on the app.
So it sounds like "maybe" my later remotes may have the newer cradle, if they were within that "last couple batches" (I understand the backed up demand for remotes has been a while, probably at least the last year or so while people awaited the new 50-1038, so could those "last couple batches" of 50-1002 have covered that time-frame?).
I'm OK with that, but I might pop a newer one and an older one open to see if there are obvious design differences on the brackets now, just so I know what's in them for potential future repair needs.
-Dave
