Folks:
I'd like to gauge the interest level for Mark Johnson's terrific-looking H9KPXG low voltage on-off switch / soft start board (see PCB: low voltage On-Off switch drives AC mains relay \ includes soft start .. H9KPXG). Because of shipping and customs expenses, this offer is limited to members in North America.
Assuming the boards are no more than $3.00 (US) apiece, postage (without tracking or insurance) is $4.00, the cost of the mailer is $0.20, I figure delivered prices (including PayPal fees) in the US should be no more than the following:
1 PCB = $7.75
2 PCBs = $10.80
3 PCBs = $13.90
4 PCBs = $17.00
5 PCBs = $20.10
Actual prices may be lower as the number of PCBs ordered rises; prices to Canada and Mexico will be slightly higher due to increased postage. You get the idea.
No one is committed. I'm just assessing interest. My plan would be to order the boards in a week or two; shipping to purchasers would occur in less than a month.
Anybody want some?
Regards,
Scott
I'd like to gauge the interest level for Mark Johnson's terrific-looking H9KPXG low voltage on-off switch / soft start board (see PCB: low voltage On-Off switch drives AC mains relay \ includes soft start .. H9KPXG). Because of shipping and customs expenses, this offer is limited to members in North America.
Assuming the boards are no more than $3.00 (US) apiece, postage (without tracking or insurance) is $4.00, the cost of the mailer is $0.20, I figure delivered prices (including PayPal fees) in the US should be no more than the following:
1 PCB = $7.75
2 PCBs = $10.80
3 PCBs = $13.90
4 PCBs = $17.00
5 PCBs = $20.10
Actual prices may be lower as the number of PCBs ordered rises; prices to Canada and Mexico will be slightly higher due to increased postage. You get the idea.
No one is committed. I'm just assessing interest. My plan would be to order the boards in a week or two; shipping to purchasers would occur in less than a month.
Anybody want some?
Regards,
Scott
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Scott, I'm glad you're doing this! Best wishes for huge success.
BTW you really, really want to keep the weight below 14 ounces, so you can use First Class Package Service. More than 14 ounces, they switch you to Priority service which is faster and a lot more expensive.
Here is a stack of ten H9KPXG printed circuit boards (2 oz copper, gold "ENIG" pads) on a kitchen scale. They weigh 250 grams (8.82 ounces) for 10 boards, but I'm sure you'd wrap them in paper to prevent scratches during shipping, so include the wrapping weight too.
Mark
BTW you really, really want to keep the weight below 14 ounces, so you can use First Class Package Service. More than 14 ounces, they switch you to Priority service which is faster and a lot more expensive.
Here is a stack of ten H9KPXG printed circuit boards (2 oz copper, gold "ENIG" pads) on a kitchen scale. They weigh 250 grams (8.82 ounces) for 10 boards, but I'm sure you'd wrap them in paper to prevent scratches during shipping, so include the wrapping weight too.
Mark
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Mark:
Thanks for the support! I'm looking at getting lightweight padded bubble mailers and will probably just wrap the boards in cling wrap. Postage is the big variable, to be sure, but so long as people are willing to forego tracking and insurance, I can keep the cost low. If the demand is large enough, the cost of the boards themselves really drops (a savings which will be passed along to buyers). We shall see.
Regards,
Scott
Mark:
Yeah, I thought about it and then discovered that JLCPCB charges at least $38 more for most other colors. Blue or perhaps yellow would have been nice, but not at that price. Black is available at no additional charge but, interestingly, with black you cannot get 2 oz copper. So green it is.
Regards,
Scott
It is a bit a shot in the dark, but...
I went through the ordering process twice (for the vrdn, in blue)—first time got expensive as you describe it, when I got back the price was as low as for the green boards. Blue they became... €6 a piece.
I did not verify the assumption that they lowered the price the next day, though.