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Re: Parts List
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Sat, 4 Sep 1999 22:57:46 GMT
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Conboy <webmaster@ferretnet.org+Spamless+>
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I should have phrased it better. I am a third year electrical engineering
student and am trying to teach a class of twenty High school kids some basic
electrical work in an after school project. I wanted them to get the
experience of working with the design (soldering, assembly, diagnostics,
etc). Since we will be using the boards in robots for a contest at the end
of the year, I already have a lot of mail orders I have to make (Rat Shack
doesn't cut it for sensors, etc). Usually the shipping price for ordering
five parts is about the same as ordering fifty. I think that given prices
that I have seen, I should be able to order the parts for the boards
individually and cut about 25 percent off of the end cost. I also have
tenative agreements with organizations like IEEE to donate some parts and
loan us some tools. Since the cost of this project will solely be absorbed
by the students, I feel compelled to save them as much money as possible.
Thanks for your attention,
Tyler
----- Original Message -----
From: MAR ERICSON <mar@cooper.edu>
To: Conboy <webmaster@ferretnet.org>
Cc: <handyboard@media.mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: Parts List
> It would be cheaper to buy it in kit form.
>
> If you try to collect the parts it may wind up more expesive due to
> shipping...depending on how n\many places you gotta go to...and also,
> availability, hunting the parts down, etc. This method is the worst.
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> Unless you want the exercise of building the board, you should buy the
> assembled one. Many problems arise from building the board. Even if you
> have no problems, the time you take to build the board may be quite
> long. It depends on your experience with soldering etc. But if you're a
> board assembling pro, you have no need for the excercise.
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> Each approach has its own merits. It depends on what you want to • accomplish.
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> Hope this helps.
>
> -----------
> ericson mar
> Robotics Consultant
> mar@cooper.edu
> (212)353-4356
>
> Department of Mechanical Engineering
> The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Conboy wrote:
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> > Do any of you have a more informative parts list? (Or did I miss it on • the
> > ftp site?) I am looking at buying the gear to build 25 handyboards for a
> > High school project and need to find out if it would be cheaper to buy/ • have
> > the parts donated or purchase them in kit form. The maual has a parts • list,
> > but some of the components don't have the specs that I need. ie:
> > monolithic capacitors- What capacity, tolerence, etc.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance,
> > Tyler
> >
> >
>
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