类型: IC
作者: bueller
发布时间: 2015-02-28 05:29:45
更新时间:
2015-03-05 10:09:23
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Okay so I’ve been doing some thinking about this the
last few days and I think I have a way that we can make this
work.
Plates - I’ve contacted some
local laser cutters so I don’t have to worry about shipping
from BBS, still waiting back to hear from the place I’ve
used previously but it looks like pricing could actually be
pretty favourable (around $20USD per plate, 1.6mm SS). I
sincerely appreciate all the work BBS is doing with GH but
if I’m the one handling all the shipping it makes no sense
ordering them from the US if I have to pay for shipping and
wait the 3-4 weeks it will take them to arrive. Less chance
for them to get bent or damaged too. Thanks to jdcarpe we
have a design that supports standard layouts with 3 x 2u
keys, these can also be swapped out for 1u keys. Stabs are
Cherry PCB mount.
PCB’s - Got thinking about this the
other night and decided to do a mockup run on Circuithub so
that I can offer a full GHPad kit with PCB. They offer
complete pcb manufacture and soldering services and from
what I can tell we can get pretty decent pricing for
anything over 25 units. At that quantity we’d be getting the
PCB’s for about $40USD each. Free worldwide shipping too
which will cut down on costs.
Cases - Same deal as before, going
to source from i.materialise once I have a couple of test
units made to check fit and finish. These will be optional
as the price breaks are minimal over 5 units (about $22USD
each) and they include free shipping on orders over
99EUR.
So basically IF we can get enough people on board for
PCB’s we should be good to go, the only thing you’ll need to
do is solder in switches and install stabs. I can probably
help by buying some extra PCB’s if we get close to 25 units
but I just can’t afford to shoulder the cost of a full run
right now.