And the MOTM-310, MOTM-380 and MOTM-800 PCBs are so small that they can
still be mounted perpendicular to the panel and fit into any MU case I
believe! Good ones to start with? ;-) Just make some little MTA 0.156 female
to MTA 0.100 male adapter cables and DotCom folks could just plug 'em right
it, no PCB modifications necessary?
John L Rice
> -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Richard Brewster
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 5:23 AM
> To: Paul Schreiber
> Cc: MOTM List
> Subject: Re: [motm] Update
>
> Over at Muff Wigglers it seems that a 5U DIY is heating up in the MU
> (dot com) panel format. Krisp (Oakley) modules are now available in
> MU. Seems to me that if MU panels were readily available for MOTM 2.0
> boards and parts, you would sell more of those. Just my impression. I
> don't expect you to make MU panels. Bridechamber?
>
> Richard Brewster
> http://pugix.com
>
> On 11/1/10 1:07 AM, Paul Schreiber wrote:
> > For whatever reason, ∗both∗ MOTM 2.0 orders (pc boards, extra parts,
> etc)
> > and assembled modules have dried up to nearly no activity over the
> last 4
> > months. MOTM 2.0 was going pretty well in the spring and early summer
> but is
> > just a trickle now. If I had zero backlog now, I'd be in big trouble!
> >
> > There are many options available, I just have to figure out what
> makes sense
> > for me ∗money-wise∗ in terms of pc boards and front panels (after the
> > backlog is shipped, I will still have something like 200 front panels
> left).
> > Most of the $$$s in inventory are panels (#1), pots (#2) and pc
> boards (#3).
> > The actual electronic parts are< 15% of the $$$ amount.
> >
> > It very well may be that after 13 years, I've saturated the market
> with
> > ∗these∗ particular modules (everyone has migrated to JH or CGS or
> ???). It
> > doesn't matter, it is what it is.
> >
> > I'm still considering moving to 100% SMT, redesigning the MOTM pc
> boards to
> > be SMT, keeping the existing pc boards for DIYers only. Or, do I
> focus on
> > non-DIY, new MOTM modules that are "upgrades" to the Euro line?
> >
> > I'll just worry about that issue when the time comes. Meanwhile,
> start
> > looking for your happy email starting the 15th.
> >
> > Paul S.
> >
>
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