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Re: KAT5 AV Links


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  • Subject: Re: KAT5 AV Links
  • From: Steve Morgan <steve@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:58:20 +0100
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My preferred choice would be a bag of sand and a lump of malachite with the instructions in the form of of toner and a stick.
 
Thanks.
 
Alternatively, Option 1 would be acceptable but it would take all the fun out of it!
 
Steve.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:Mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 8:59 AM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] Re: KAT5 AV Links

Option 1 sounds fine for now Keith.  It gets it all up and running.  Maybe we should have a "show of hands" on this list to try and gauge how many people want one?
 
There are over 130 subscribers on this list, although there seem to be only a dozen or so regular posters - what about joining in the rest of you lurkers! :-)
 
M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Doxey [mailto:keith.doxey@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 21 October 1999 23:13
To: 'UKHA Discussion'
Subject: [ukha_d] KAT5 AV Links

Hi All,

Just to answer a couple of questions....

AV signals travel in one direction eg VCR to TV
IR data travels the other way TV to VCR.

Pricing.....still to be decided when I work out the best buying options for
the parts. The more I can order at once the cheaper they become.

Options....ideas considered at the moment are....
1. 	Bare PCB, bag of bits & instructions and possibly plastic box
(undrilled)
2.	Assembled PCB, undrilled box & instruction
3.	Fully assembled and tested unit ready for plug and play.

Obviously option 1 will be the cheapest but require most work from the end
user with option 3 being the most expensive but available to those unable
to construct for themselves.

Assembly time....how long is a piece of string?
I could fit all the components into a blank board 15 minutes as a 1 off but
if I was making 10 I would go into production line mode and complete
various stages on each one eg fit all resistors to all boards then the
capacitors etc. Like that I could probably do all 10 in about 90 minutes.

Drilling boxes is another matter.....doing the first one takes ages, the
second one less time and you gradually get quicker the more you make.

Payment....Credit cards of any kind arent an option at this time but
cheques will be fine.
If the kits/units end up being sold through a retailer then credit cards
would be possible but obviously the items would then have to cost slightly
more due to the retailers cut.

Full details will be posted soon.
This last year has been pretty hectic and the biggest mistake I have made
is in trying to launch a range of items, all of which are close to being
ready but none totally finished. I am now doing what I should have done
from the start. Get the first item launched then add to the range. Still,
if I was good as a businessman I wouldnt be as techie as I am ;-))

Keep you all posted

Keith

Keith Doxey
http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
Krazy Keith's World of DIY Home Automation



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