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Re: [motm] Re: Shipping update/Goodie box/important dates

2006-09-29 by Paul Schreiber

> Any updates on prospective shipping dates for assembled modules?

Since this 1 question has been the bane of my existence for 8 years, I might as 
well "give the speech" for the newbies :)

a) assembled modules are 5% of my revenue
b) but they can take as much as 65% of my *time*
c) so, put yourself in my position: when this is a *hobby*, and you only have so 
much 'free time', what do you work on?
d) I have a tech that solders all of parts on the pc board. He also has a 9-5 
job (and an 18 month old baby). Right now he is soldering 13 MOTM-485 boards. 
Work *is* being done all the time (last month he soldered 12 MOTM-480s and 14 
MOTM-440s).
e) I *cannot* give *ACCURATE* ship dates on assembled modules UNTIL next year. 
There are people that waited 2 YEARS for modules. There are people that got them 
in 2 weeks. I am shipping 5 assembled modules today that were ordered 8 months 
ago.
f) the goal is to have a ZERO assembled backlog on Feb. 1st.

Paul S.

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