JJZolx wrote: > Reading back through a just few of John's and Clive's posts, it looks > like they're not exactly on the same page with regard to the panels. > > Clive mentioned two distributors. Are we talking commercial distributors > or kitchen table operations? This early in the project (beta boards > haven't even been produced yet) I don't see how there can have been any > type of commitment to "distributors" where the design or origin of the > end panels would make any difference. > > If the panels (or just the rear panel) are produced from circuit board > material, do they still need to be machined? Circuit boards are produced > in all kinds of shapes, containing any manner of holes and cutouts. Can > they be produced with the necessary design by the board house rather > than requiring machining? > > If they do need to be machined, then why use a circuit board in the > first place? Only for the silk screening? > > If the front panels need to be silk screened anyway, could't both panels > be printed at the same time for a nominal additional cost? > > What exactly will be sold/distributed by the project? Obviously, the > CSP2 board. And, I take it, the panels. What about the body of the case > itself? Any other parts? > > -Edit:- > > Ok, I just found a post by John. Apparently only the CSP2 board and and > an end panel will be distributed and the end users will be tasked with > buying the cases themselves. There won't be a front panel produced. I > guess it makes a little more sense now. Knock out a circuit board with > some printing on it, have someone cut out the necessary holes, drop it > in the box.
The CSP1 board, the low quantity beta version is going to be assembled by the users. My original take on that was to do the back panel as a PC board since they can route out holes and put silk screen on it and I have the tools to do a PC board design. I don't think CSP2, the general release one which can come fully assembled was designed to be done that way. Current price for 25 back panels with the routing and silk screen comes out to $8 per board and $4.85 if we do 50. If we can get a nicer looking aluminum panel with letering for less I don't think that would be a problem. If not, then we can do it with the PC board, but I still would like the help measuring the board and coming up with the layout of the holes and lettering. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
