MOTM

I vote a hearty NAY!  I wouldn't say that it demeans the kit-building
process, but I wouldn't want to pay extra for the "work" that I can doing
myself while relaxing.  And if the machine screws up, well... I'd rather
find something that *I* did wrong than get frusterated at something a
machine several hundred miles away did wrong.  Finding something that I did
wrong builds confidence in myself; finding something that a machine did
wrong breaks confidence in the product.

--PBr

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Schreiber [mailto:synth1@...]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 3:23 PM
To: MOTM listserv
Subject: [motm] Attention MOTM Kit Builders!!


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??!?