I vote a hearty NAY! I wouldn't say that it demeans the kit-building
process, but I wouldn't want to pay extra for the "work" that I can doing
myself while relaxing. And if the machine screws up, well... I'd rather
find something that ∗I∗ did wrong than get frusterated at something a
machine several hundred miles away did wrong. Finding something that I did
wrong builds confidence in myself; finding something that a machine did
wrong breaks confidence in the product.
--PBr
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Schreiber [mailto:
synth1@...]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 3:23 PM
To: MOTM listserv
Subject: [motm] Attention MOTM Kit Builders!!
If you are a MOTM kit builder, I need your opinion.
Some of the upcoming (and older) kits have over 90 axial parts
(resistors/diodes/caps). I
have received quotes on providing these components sequenced on tape.
The thought occured to me today as I was doing taxes (gack!): I could have
these parts
∗inserted but not soldered∗ in the pcb. The auto-inserting machine crimps
and shears off
the leads, so the parts are in no danger of falling out.
So, the question I have: is having pre-inserted axial parts worth $10 - $12
more per kit?
On a religious level: does this "demean" the kit-building process? Or, are
we all sick of those
resistors??!?