MOTM

>I think there will be a burgeoning market for the old paint modules.  Watch
> out for price speculation on used modules with paint version #1.  :-)
>

There is little I can do about suppliers dropping support for the Polane paint. 
OSHA last year passed stringent air-quality laws that required very expensive 
spray-booths in order to use this paint.  Sherman-Williams jacked up the price, 
and also this paint requires a special 'filler primer' undercoat (it's sort of 
light red/pink). Yes, it looks really nice and I have been happy the last 8 
years or so using it. But sheet metal vendors are dropping it like a hot potato.

The main difference is that the splatter nozzle used now (the texturing used on 
the front) will have a finer droplet size and the overall 'sheen' of the panels 
will be less (the newer paint is not as "glossy").

Again, there is not a whole lot I can do about it, just like I can't "fight" 
RoHS laws and I can't impede the march of SMT ICs. I have to use what the market 
makes available to me. I don't like Spectrol jacking around with the 148/149 
pots (RoHS laws), either.

Paul S.