MOTM

>I meant that the MOTM pots were so much nicer that they felt out of place 
>next to the cheap Dotcom ones.  If you used Alpha pots, your modules would 
>actually fit into into that format better and be cheaper to produce as 
>well.  But It's a minor issue and probably a non-starter in your mind.
>

The labor is too high and there is no easy way to remount the pc boards. I 
want to use the stock boards (so you would need at least 1 MOTM-995 adapter 
card) and as much stock parts as possible. I know people agonize over things 
like pot 'feel', jack washers and the like, but I want to keep the cost as 
low as possible.

I am investigating sending the pc boards to a local board stuffer that has a 
through-hole insertion machine. Several years ago, they ran boards for the 
MOTM-480 that had the axial parts stuffed but not soldered. I'll get price 
quotes to see if it makes economic sense to have them at least stuff all the 
parts but the pots and wires, then run them through the wave solder. Shane & 
I can then attached the pots and wires and in this manner quickly build up 
assembled modules. It would be nice to run say 25 of every MOTM module this 
way if I can afford it. I don't recall off-hand what they charged me to run 
the passive axial parts for the '480 boards (it was like $14/board in 100pcs 
thereabouts).

It would be nice if sales into the .com base paid for the assembly cost so 
that the remaining boards then "fill up" the backlog and have some left over 
for new sales.

I'll talk to them next week after the break.

Paul S.