MOTM

That's cool, Paul!  Faster service and quicker turn-around on new 
modules sounds like a winner to me.

Maybe you should also consider pre-poulated boards, too.  Wave-
soldered and on the shelf ready to go.  Then we builders would just 
wire it up and go.  I know this is sacriledge to some, but I've 
built enough kits now, and want to get the things into the rig as 
quickly as possible.  ANd still have a little bit of me in module, 
so to speak.

So you would have three levels: full kits (cheapest), prepop kits 
(cheaper), and fully assembled (most expensive).

Waddya think?

Mike 

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> Starting in mid-Nov, I am going to out-source most of the MOTM 
kitting AND 
> shipping to a third party. This 3rd party currently provides the 
solder and the 
> resistor/capacitor bags in the kits right now.
> 
> The purpose of this is to speed delivery of kits, both in the 
existing backlog 
> and in the future. But more importantly, it frees up 90% of 
my 'MOTM time'! I 
> can concentrate on what I do best (R&D) and off-load what I suck 
at (shipping, 
> buying parts, etc).
> 
> The exact logistics have to be worked out. But basically, you will 
still order 
> off the website like before, your credit card will be billed as 
before, but your 
> order may arrive from 2 different locations (I'll be like 
Amazon.com).
> 
> I will still handle assembled modules and repair.
> 
> Now, I know what you are thinking.....will this raise the price 
again??!?
> 
> For the time being, no. I will absorb the loss in profit in order 
to ship out 
> the backlog and allow time to finish the '650, '450 and '600 
modules (plus the 
> VC Pulse Divider). Newer designs will be slightly more than "what 
they would 
> have been", and once the backlog is flushed out (and the existing 
parts 
> inventory), there is a *possibility that some* modules may 
increase as the 3rd 
> party now has to face the burden of restocking (I've already 
bought about 
> $43,000 of parts the last 3 months).
> 
> So, in a nutshell:
> 
> a) don't be surprised if you get an order in several boxes 
originating from 2 
> locations
> b) you should not be able to see any difference whatsoever in the 
kits, except 
> the 3rd party MAY elect to use a CDROM for the manuals
> c) the goal is to have <2 week delivery of ANY MOTM kit starting 
Feb. 1st. It 
> will take until then to flush the backlog.
> 
> More details as they become available.
> 
> Paul S.
> I wonder if a pool table could fit up here??