Resending this. I can't tell if it went or not! Maybe eGroups is down.
Paul S.
> <<this is not about what you are thinking! >>
>
> It dawned on me today that my pcb assembler has an old part sequencer. NOT
a
> music sequencer!
> What this does is take resistors, caps, diodes that are on tape & reel and
> sequence them from the individual
> parts reels to a "master" reel. The "master reel" is then placed in the
> auto-insertion machine where the parts
> are stuffed on the pcbs before wave soldering.
>
> Duh!
>
> So, I am going to get them to quote me a "master reel" of the resistors
for
> EACH KIT! That way, you would receive
> a continuous tape with all of the resistors on it ∗in order∗ as used in
the
> kit! Duh! I should have done this 2 YEARS
> ago. What a veg!
>
> Hopefully, the cost won't be too high to be more than the labor I pay now
> (part-time tech school folks). I bet
> for resistor-intensive kits (320, 300, 440) this will be a no-brainer. The
> charge about 15 years ago was a $75
> setup fee (the machine uses punched paper tape! How quaint) and 1/2 cent
per
> part + cost of the part. So
> if I run 100 LFO kit sets, that's only $1.50 in "labor" which is what I
pay
> now, roughly.
>
> I'll keep you posted.
>
> Paul S.
>
>