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??!? Paul S.
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Attention MOTM Kit Builders!!
2001-03-12 by Paul Schreiber