My idea of the perfect Saturday is one spent in my studio putting
together a MOTM kit and listening to classic synth music.
So whatever it takes to make this a kit, rather than SMT, is OK by me.
Count me in!
(I will miss straining my eyes trying to read the numbers on those
tiny axial caps under the magnifying glass!)
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> Here is the BOM for the 6-channel MOTM-750 Interpolating Scanner:
>
> http://www.synthtech.com/misc/m750.txt
>
> Just a DOS text file (opens in Notepad/Wordpad, etc).
>
> Even though this is a 3U wide module (if you don't know what it is,
look at JH's pages on
> oldcrows.net),
>
> http://www.oldcrows.net/~jhaible/tonline_stuff/jh_ipscan.html
>
> this module has:
>
> 99 resistors
> 12 jacks
> 6 LEDs (yellow this time)
> 16 discrete transistors
> 8 matched pairs
> 25 caps
> 11 (!!) panel pots and 1 switch (not really 2 as the BOM says)
> 12 dual op amps
> 15 diodes
>
> or about ∗230∗ individual parts.
>
> Now, the though of soldering this beast I'm sure has several folks
drooling already. However, on
> my end, assuming I sell 50 kits (about average for a new model),
that's about ∗12,000∗ total
> parts to be bought, counted bagged and shipped.
>
> There is 1 thing I can to to GREATLY speed up the process (and
reduce errors!), and that it to
> sequence all the axial parts (resistors, most caps, diodes) on
tape. This is done by machine by
> an outside contractor. The downside: it's more expensive, roughly
12 cents/part. So, that's
> 99+20+15 = 134 or $16 labor (plus cost of the parts, not much maybe
$8).
>
> The other thing is that I have a 100 "set minimum", or I have to
run 100 sets. That's $1900 for
> labor + parts.
>
> So, I don't mind doing this, but here is what I'm thinking: asking
for a $50 'deposit' via PayPal
> or money order. This is to offset this cost. The module kit cost is
not yet calculated, but it
> WILL be over $300 but less than $500. So, as a %, the deposit is
small. But it does greatly
> assist my cash flow :)
>
> The alternative: 100% SMT, no kits.
>
> Paul S.