At home I have a parts bin and I find I need to stock about two dozen resister values. I can buy a pack of 1,200 resistors for about $12 and there are all 24 values in the package. If I had to spend $20 per value I'd have to spend $480 and some how find space to store 24 reels. Yes, one project is not going to need all 24 values but over time they all get used.
The problem is worse with ICs. I'm likely to only need one of a certain part ever. Yes there are some common parts like an op amp but mostly each project is unique. So it seem silly to program a machine to pick on one single part and place it on one PCB. I can do that quicker with tweezers. For the machine to be use any use to me it needs to be "zero setup time". I think the ideal hobby sized machine is one that does not need parts on tape or reels. It would be much slower per PCB stuffed but much faster to get the first PCB finished. That is pretty much why I do hand work. On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Hal Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also how many hobbyists are going to have reels of parts? > > Reels of small resistors or caps are ballpark of $20. I'd be happy to buy > one for any part that is likely to get use multiple times on a board and > again on the next board. > > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
