> One more reason not mentioned so far is the cost of customer support.
> When the kit is built and doesn't work, the phone calls begin, not to
> mention the possibility of shipping it back and forth.
> Regardless whether the assembler made an error or a part is actually
> bad, those problems would be caught in a regular manufacturing plant
> and fixed much more cheaply, I'm sure.
I have a good example, I sent off for a large Heath transistor tester
over 40 years ago.
Upon examination one of the rotary switches (there are two rows, next to
the meter and others) did not match any in the paper work.
Eventually I figured out one of two wafers was assembled upside down.
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Ron KA4INM - I'm proud to be Chuck's pop!
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