MOTM

h3y all,
NO gets my vote.  i don't feel it would demean the kit buildin' 
experience, i just enjoy the rather mindless monotony of stuffin' all 
those bloody little resistors...
 yeah, i buy the kits 'cause they're cheaper, but i'd still buy them 
if they cost as much as the assembled modules...
peace,
doc



--- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> 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.