JohnW
pfm member
John, with Detox funding and implementation being folded into the DAC hardware those of us who just funded Detox get nothing. I appreciate that our exposure is small vs others but that doesn't make it right.
Maybe I need to clarify my post alittle more, I suspect that 95% of Detox sponsors will convert there position into the more advanced Detox integrated into the DAC Advanced Clock Option 1 (There are less then a handful of Detox development sponsors who are not sponsors of the MDAC update).. Once I have a clear idea on numbers then we can decide whither its worth now manufacturing the external unit which has been superseded by the more advanced Detox decorrilation built into MDAC 1.5 / 2...
WRT to that standalone Detox the issue is the requirement to to purchase 250 CNC chassis as an MOQ. We have less detox development sponsors, and with most expected to convert to the more advanced integrated option I cannot justify the cost of financing 250 chassis that will not be used.
Awhile back we investigated manufacturing the Detox chassis in the UK via a PFM member, but the cost was in excess of GBP200 (we never received a final cost (with surface finishing etc) as it was already well over budget).
We can build Detox's without chassis (supply bare PCB), or I'm very open to suggestion's for a CNC vendor who would be interested in manufacturing say 10 pcs - with surface finishing, supplying the microscrews and knob at an affordable price (I expect all other Detox development sponsorship to be transferred to the optional Detox hardware integrated into the DAC PCB itself).
The Detox's would be built without profit, at this time the highest cost would be the CNC chassis, with the PCB with electronics around say GBP100 (this was based on the orignal 100pcs build)... PCB price would be impacted by say 20% to 40% component cost increase due to a the reduced "10 pcs order" over say a 100pcs build...