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Scott,

Yes, all the partials are completed, as are all the main PCBs for *all* the 
remaining units.  (I'm still working on the LED boards.)  The remaining 
partials (I believe there are only two left) will ship this coming week as 
well as possibly one or two of the complete modules.  I have two complete 
modules that have been sitting here for a long time that I've been using as 
a reference.  I might as well go ahead and ship one of them.  :)

I spend about two hours testing each module before it leaves the door.  If 
it doesn't meet my 200% perfection standard (and those of you that know me 
might think that's an understatement)... back onto the bench it goes.  You 
wouldn't believe how difficult it is to match the LEDs for performance. 
Making them respond to the voltage output on each channel was probably a 
mistake.  Even from the same batch, LEDs vary in brightness, color, and at 
what voltage they turn on and off.  I'm doing my best to hand-match the four 
blue LEDs in a test jig.  That means sorting through almost 900+ T1 blue 
LEDs to find four that are a good match, then moving on to the next set of 
four.  That itself can take up to an hour or more to find four good matching 
LEDs.  In the future, you might see a different style of indicator on the 
PSIM-1.  Possibilities include simply a LED that turns on or off to indicate 
that a channel is outputting a voltage.  Does seeing the four LEDs dim and 
brighten as the voltage changes really make that big of a difference?  I'm 
looking for input on this one...  Thoughts?  Opinions?

Production is ramping back up and my bench is covered with PSIM-1 pieces. 
Lots of wiring and testing... but thankfully, that's all that remains.  Now 
that all the parts are stuffed, Andrew (trelane) has been putting together 
the power cables and that in itself has been a great help.  Next time, I'll 
purchase them pre-made.  ;)

I'm still here folks.  I'm not going anywhere and although this batch has 
seen its share of problems with production, I'm not discouraged.  Actually, 
exactly the opposite.  I've learned a LOT in the process and will not be 
making the same mistakes twice.  We're going to see some exciting things 
from SynthModules in the future.  I have several ideas up my sleeve that 
will knock your socks off!

Best regards,
Brice
http://www.SynthModules.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott E." <yahudinyhwh@sbcglobal.net>
To: <SynthModules@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SynthModules] Re: PSIM Availability? - (and SHIPPING UPDATE)


> Hi Brice,
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> I just wanted to see how the shipping of partials was coming. I noticed
> that units were shipped in August. I purchased mine late in the cycle
> (perhaps last), but would like to know if the partials will be all
> completed soon, as I have yet to receive mine.
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> Thank you,
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> Scott Evans
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