MOTM

I am thinking that there may be enough market in MU for some new + existing 
MOTM designs. This would allow a new SMT variant to work in both formats 
(dual power connectors) and minimize risk in 5U only market.

It costs, for the first batch of 100, ~ $24/board for tooling, programming 
and stuffing a SMT board. After that, the cost plummets to ~ $14/board. This 
is just labor, no parts cost. As a rough idea, when I pay Shane the Tech to 
hand-solder boards, it averages about $16/board for a 2U and $11 for a 1U.

What the 'frontrunners' are going forward is a new MOTM-440 'refresh' using 
newer ICs (same sound, not to panic) and the Morphing Terrarium in 5U/MU 
(not a re-panel, new pc board layout). If these are successful (meaning, I 
sell 50 of each *combined* format) then I would probably move a 
re-engineered MOTM-300 and MOTM-480 into SMT/MU along with a 5U/MU E560 
Deflector Shield (sorry Kenneth) and a as-yet-un-named distortion module 
which is the MOTM-510 replacement (probably the MOTM-515 WaveWarper II or 
such).

Again, this is just one of multiple scenarios I am considering. Other 
thoughts welcome.

Paul S.