Doepfer

The point of all of this would be that people would not need to buy bus
boards, the enclosure, etc.

To add more doepfer modules, one must purchase a G6.  this cost me $550cdn.
To add more MOTM modules, it costs <$200 because they do exactly as what has
been suggested.

My initial point was:  how many people have a full G6 & don't continue
buying more modules because it will cost a *lot* of money to add more
modules?  I'm sure (and we have seen this) that there are quite a few.

A cheaper alternative (such as what we see from other makers), would likely
increase your sales because people wouldn't be stuck with full G6's.  it
would be more reasonable to continue expanding.  This cheaper alternative
could be rack rails & a power supply with leads.

If Dopefer were making lots of $ on the G6's, it would make sense the way it
is, but if Doepfer is selling the G6's at a low margin, then it makes sense
to provide a cheaper alternative.

This model is all around us in other businesses, and when you do the math,
you will see that you will make more money & make clients happier providing
that the design of the new power supply doesn't cost too much in development
(which I simply cannot see).

You need to remember that if people are complaining about it all the time,
then it's hurting your business unless you make a high margin on what they
are complaining about.  If you make almost no money, it's simply a barrier
to profits, customer satisfaction, etc. 

Also please keep in mind that I am not complaining about the price of the g6
itself.  From looking at what is in it, it looks like the price is fair...
but I guarantee that you will sell more modules if you keep the barrier to
mounting more modules lower.

In any case, as I mentioned, this is not a complaint (as many people seem to
think).... it's just me laying out an opinion of what I see on this mailing
list after going through the archives.  The subject comes up a *lot* in many
different forms.

paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Dieter Doepfer [mailto:hardware@doepfer.de] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:09 AM
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Subject: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Prohibitive cost of G6 hurts module buyers?


> BTW: If I have a look at the principles of producer responsibility in
> the american law system, I do not understand, how Dieter can think only
> about selling seperate power supplies.

We know this problem. This is why the power supply is declared as a spare
part and why there are so many safety remarks on our web site like "suitable
for qualified personnel only because of electrical safety (dangerous mains
voltage 115V / 230V)". The remarks are boring for specialists but necessary
to put off laymen.

> If a power supply was available that was pre-wired for X modules with
leads,
> that would avoid the problem of it being dangerous.  It seems to me that
the
> power supply seems to be something that keeps coming up on this list....
> inexperienced people trying to figure out how to build one isn't the best
> idea!

This would require to built a separate fully closed box with mains inlet,
switch and fuse for the power supply only to avoid any contact to the pcb
tracks and wires that are connected to mains voltage. As I'd expect only low
quantities for such a box the price would be in the same range as the power
supply.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer




 
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