MOTM

a) Paul H. will be finishing his inventory for his 'real job' Monday. Kits will 
start to ship Tuesday. The MOTM-190 panels *did arrive* as did the MOTM-650 
panels. I am going to take a MOTM-650 to NAMM. When I return, getting these 
built and shipped is #1 priority. I have bought all of the parts. All that 
remains is to fab the pc boards and start building.

b) I have been frantically laying out the Frac pc boards for the NAMM demos. 
Finished the Looping ADSR pcb this afternoon. I have all of the parts, the FPE 
panels are all in transit. All I can do is take them to the assembly house this 
week and cross my fingers (and toes) that they will all work. Even if they 
don't, they will look impressive :) The Looping ADSR has 18 transistors, 71 
resistors, 14 caps, 4 dual op amps and 8 diodes. The layout is about 3.25 x 3.5 
inches.

c) If you want a kit(s) to ship between now and the end of the month, please 
order *this week* because next week will be a blur.

d) I did some kit repairs, still seeing the following (lecture mode on)

1 - when you solder to the pots, form a small bend (like a fish hook) in the 
tinned lead. Place the loop through the lug, then *fill the lug entirely with 
solder*. Do NOT just 'poke' the lead straight in and solder.

2 - when you wash the board, wash *both sides* with *WARM* water. Use a small 
*nail brush*, do NOT just run water over it. Then, you *have* to pat it dry with 
a towel. Do NOT let it "air dry" without first getting most of the water off 
with a towel.

3 - when soldering to the jacks, also *fill the lug hole up* with solder.

Paul S.