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Re: Laser Barrels V2. GB. Second run.
Does this mean the lavadrives wont be prebuilt on arrival? or is that only the basic driver that will come in kits.
Kenom said:I don't want to take responsibility for assembled drivers that don't work. I will provide kits that are easy to assemble following the given steps. then from there assembly is your problem not mine. The components alone for the lava kit are upwards of $12 just for the parts. that's not including pcb boards or assembly. Hence the reason lava's drivers are $20.
There is no doubt that I could redesign the original schematic posted by dr. lava in a different form very similair to blue's. I've considered it even being pre-assembled as an option. However doing so bumps up the cost to over $12 per board. Now I've planned for somewhere in the vascinity of $6 for board and components and folks assemble themselves. I've made these by myself and it's not difficult at all. a total of 8 components. My idea was to not have to stock lots of electrical components for replacement of dead drivers. Eh. I don't see a way around it I suppose. If we do pre-assembled drivers it will bump up the cost another $6
As it sits now, with the financier taking a small cut of my meager profits to get this run done now, that doesn't leave me with any playing room so that cost needs to be passed on to the customer. I think that $50 is high enough for these barrels. I can't see increasing the cost much.
I don't know. I'm just rambling. Let me hear your thoughts.
Does this mean the lavadrives wont be prebuilt on arrival? or is that only the basic driver that will come in kits.