The Supertester

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Originally Posted by otherguy

I understand custom electronics aren't cheap to build in small quantities, especially a polished product like you have here. It looks very clean.
A >$100 price point puts this out of the nice to have around the shop category, at least for my team.
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If we could cut some things out to sell it at a lower price, what would you be willing to do yourself? Obviously installing and soldering the components yourself would save a lot of work for us. It also adds some documentation and support issues, but hopefully we can get around those. What about machining the case? Would you do that to save some cost? I will assume you would want us to supply a pre-programmed Atmega chip. Perhaps we can cut other things out as well. For example, the tester is quite usable without a knob on the potentiometer, even though it looks somewhat less finished. Also, do you need a battery door on the case, or even provide your own case? We are currently using a really nice case with a slide open battery door. It makes the tester look very professional, but adds over $12 to the price and more if it gets any custom machining.

I will pass you request on to our team, but be aware that our coach right now only wants one price and configuration. We have had a working prototype for some time and are really struggling with the logistics of manufacturing and distribution.