Analogue-sequencer

Colin,

Thank you for the reply.

So since the thing isn't being made anymore; what harm is there in 
allowing for DIY again?  

I am not in the UK. And while RoHS has invaded our shores too; it 
doesn't prevent me from making one for myself.  But the lack of a 
circuit to follow does (I Can layout and fab my own PCB's)...

Thank you in advance,

Ballendo


--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin Fraser" 
<colin@...> wrote:
>
>  
> > I only discovered the P3 last evening. Since then I've been all 
over 
> > the net looking for info and have yet to find the Schematics 
and/or 
> > PCB layouts. I thought this was a DIY project?
> 
> It used to be a DIY project, kits of PCBs are pre-programmed CPUs 
were
> available for about 2 years.
> The kit PCBs were the same as used in hand-assembled production 
units.
> After the introduction of an EU ban on leaded solder, production of
> ready-built units stopped largely because hand-assembly with 
unleaded solder
> is like having teeth pulled.
> I considered doing another run of kits recently, but was unable to 
source
> the CPUs in lead-free form except in the surface mount version.
> So selling a kit including the CPU would be illegal in Europe.
> 
> It's unlikely that kits will be available again, unless the code 
is ported
> to another processor that can be sourced in lead-free form.
> 
> Alternative production units are still under development, but with 
the
> introduction of yet more EU legislation to make small-scale 
electronic
> manufacture even less viable, who knows whether that will happen...
> 
> Best regards,
> Colin Fraser
> Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
> http://www.sequentix.com
>