MOTM

Indiana has shipped about 175 kits so far, with another 40 or so shipping early 
next week. The SSM2404s have arrived for the '700 kits. If you have *received* 
an order that was missing a '700 (mostly orders below #190) then your '700 will 
ship in the middle of next week.

I expect to get '510 rotary switches wired up for the kits a week from tomorrow.

After these 40 kits ship, we (Indiana and I) are going to take a week off to 
'rest' (BWAHAHAHA!) and to do inventory. I want to order what is required to 
finish out the kit run. The goal is not to be short, but not to have excess 
inventory either.

In the process of 'cleaning up' (BWAHAHAHA!) I have put together another 
(in)famous GOODIE BOX. This is a 14x14x14 box 100% crammed with odds and ends. I 
am guessing the original cost of the stuff in there to be over $2500. There are 
parts/pc boards/CDs/ICs/caps of all sorts/no telling. The box is up for "silent 
bidding" (bidding starts at $75). Shipping in the US only via Fed-Ex ground 
(included in price). Payment via PayPal only. Email your *bids* to me, please.

Here are important dates to remember:

Last day to order kits: Dec. 1st
Last day I work: Dec 15th
Day I return: Feb. 1st (I will answer email once a week)
Last day we ship kits: when they are all ready, but on midnight, Dec 2nd, the 
kits are coming OFF the order form.

Paul S.

Paul,

Any updates on prospective shipping dates for assembled modules?

Thanks!

chad

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...> wrote:

>
> Indiana has shipped about 175 kits so far, with another 40 or so shipping early 
> next week. The SSM2404s have arrived for the '700 kits. If you have *received* 
> an order that was missing a '700 (mostly orders below #190) then your '700 will 
> ship in the middle of next week.
> 
> I expect to get '510 rotary switches wired up for the kits a week from tomorrow.
> 
> After these 40 kits ship, we (Indiana and I) are going to take a week off to 
> 'rest' (BWAHAHAHA!) and to do inventory. I want to order what is required to 
> finish out the kit run. The goal is not to be short, but not to have excess 
> inventory either.
> 
> In the process of 'cleaning up' (BWAHAHAHA!) I have put together another 
> (in)famous GOODIE BOX. This is a 14x14x14 box 100% crammed with odds and ends. I 
> am guessing the original cost of the stuff in there to be over $2500. There are 
> parts/pc boards/CDs/ICs/caps of all sorts/no telling. The box is up for "silent 
> bidding" (bidding starts at $75). Shipping in the US only via Fed-Ex ground 
> (included in price). Payment via PayPal only. Email your *bids* to me, please.
> 
> Here are important dates to remember:
> 
> Last day to order kits: Dec. 1st
> Last day I work: Dec 15th
> Day I return: Feb. 1st (I will answer email once a week)
> Last day we ship kits: when they are all ready, but on midnight, Dec 2nd, the 
> kits are coming OFF the order form.
> 
> Paul S.
>

> 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.

Just a natural question...(sorry). 


--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...> wrote:

>
> > 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.
>

> 
> > 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

This changes, though, with the phasing-out of kits, right?

At that point doesn't it become 100% of revenue?

JN
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