He hates the collar

I have been trying all the many ways of keeping my 10 month cat from attacking my other two 9yrs old
And watching the older cats act paranoid , looking around before eating as well as just quietly sitting ,they never know when the youngster is about to pounce.
So I am trying to get my ten months old to wear a collar with a little bell so the others know when he is coming. I just tried it yesterday and he either will sit down and not move, or takes a few steps and hides under the bed or sofa.
My question is if this is ( collar/bell) a good idea and if anyone has tried it, also love to hear some advise about collars.

Is it a break-away collar? If not, he could get it caught on something under the couch or somewhere you can't see him and choke to death.  I have never used a collar to 'bell the cat' so I can't say how effective it might be.  Is the kitten fixed?  He may just be playing or he may be trying to become the alpha cat.

All my cats are fixed and the collar is the break away

Great. The kitten will take a few days to get used to the collar. I would think that the bell would be a good warning to the older cats.  The kitten probably wants to kitten-play and the older cats are more dignified. Like a teenager wanting to play tag with a senior citizen.  How long have you had the kitten?

The kitten( who looks like a giant) we adopted in September 2012
Now my husband is adamant about NOT using the collar simply because the kitten(Stevie ) was acting weird yesterday. Too bad, I will try it again today

Is the bell already on the collar? If so, you could try getting him used to the collar without it first. That's what I do with ID tags. A soft cloth collar might be easier for him to adjust to first, too. They're usually homemade and available on ebay or Etsy.