[hpsdr] parts kit vs mounted SMT

[Rick Hambly (W2GPS)]

Eric,

If people want finished products I am willing to take on the manufacturing
task through my company. No, I won't sit hunched over my three work benches
in my lab soldering. I would use my contract manufacturers and purchasing
chain, but I do have all the equipment for rework ($1,600 soldering iron,
good microscope, etc.) plus all the test equipment needed to check things
out.

Rick
W2GPS
AMSAT LM2232

 -----Original Message-----
From: hpsdr-bounces at hpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at hpsdr.org] On Behalf Of
Eric Blossom
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:21 PM
To: Eric Ellison
Cc: 'HPSDR List'
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] parts kit vs mounted SMT

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On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 09:03:01PM -0400, Eric Ellison wrote:
>
> In our HPSDR - TAPR discussion the question was How many REALLY
> want SMT parts mounted vs Kits. This is a valid question which a polling
> function could solve.

I'd go for fully assembled.  Or at a minimum all SMT loaded.  I think
it would be crazy (maybe a little too strong of a word) to do just the
high pin count parts and not all the rest of the SMT.  I'm assuming that
whoever is getting these built is going to use somebody with an SMT line.
Just batch them up and run the whole build.  While you're at it, have
them reflow all the through-hole too ;)  

The novelty of soldering parts has worn off for me ;)

There will be plenty of s/w and firmware challenges for those afraid
that these projects might turn into an "appliance".

Eric
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