Z-1000 wire leads

Turn it over and take the tiny screw out and remove the back side cover. Not hard to do. Take it apart to get the board out to re-solder.

Rod Miller

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I also have some of the Z-1000 switch machines that I would like to use with my Atlas switches.    I am at my wits end trying to wire these.  The wires will not stay in the slots.  I have tried several types and gauges of wire, and have tried tinning them with solder first.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  

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Jim S posted:

I also have some of the Z-1000 switch machines that I would like to use with my Atlas switches.    I am at my wits end trying to wire these.  The wires will not stay in the slots.  I have tried several types and gauges of wire, and have tried tinning them with solder first.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  

They come from Z Stuff with stranded 26 AWG wire installed. I purchased stranded tinned wire that is very similar to the OEM wire. I purchased 8054T11 from McMaster Carr. Rather than splicing I just replaced the wire color for color. I did pre tin the wires before I installed them, I had no issue.

Steve

The DZ-1000s work great with the Atlas switch machines and I really do like them. They are a very nice, reliable switch machine that takes up a lot less space then the Atlas switch machines.  I got them hooked up with a little fiddling and doubling over the wire for the terminals I was using. My only suggestion to make them better would be to up-size the the wire they use to maybe #22 or even #24. That would definitely be an improvement, IMO. Especially for those of us with 'older' eyes that don't work as well as they once did.