@Mikado posted:So, For what its worth, we have tried our best to keep the integrity of the part numbers that existed prior to starting this endeavor. That said, in the event a part number became obsolete (or was superceded by another number) we left a trail (meaning the old number still exists, but the part name points to the current/active part number). Trust me when I say I never want to be “that guy” who erases the trail when it comes to parts!
For instance, instead of having 28 unique part numbers for a 1.5V grain of wheat lamp, we now have 1 number; CA0000075. All the other 28 part numbers now point to CA0000075. The 28 old numbers are still in the parts database (and shown as out of stock) but we have “oodles and oodles of CA000075’s on hand.
so, to answer your question about old/original part numbers, yes, they still exist (with much better descriptions I might add!) and photos of each part too.
thank you,
Mike
Your system makes good sense Mike,….well done,….it took all of 5 minutes to read through what you posted earlier to figure out what you’re cooking up,….I like the prefix system to keep in line steam or diesel Railking or Premier ….etc., etc.,….that allows the consumer to double check their own orders to make double sure they’re in the right category,……it’s gonna work well,…
Pat
