Ordering Snark Barker MCA (Sound Boaster clone) PCBs -- Want One?
All, I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352 The design files and BOM can be found here: https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker-mca I'll be ordering from PCBway, who does gold fingers, so that the boards will be able to be able to be repeatedly inserted, without wearing out the contacts. Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want. Thanks! - Alex
I always wanted sound on my Model 70 Bill On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 8:17 PM Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
All,
I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352
The design files and BOM can be found here: https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker-mca
I'll be ordering from PCBway, who does gold fingers, so that the boards will be able to be able to be repeatedly inserted, without wearing out the contacts.
Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want.
Thanks! - Alex
$34 I assume is just the board? I’ll take a look at the details tomorrow but this might be fun. -- Jameel Akari
On Nov 29, 2020, at 8:17 PM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
All,
I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352
The design files and BOM can be found here: https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker-mca
I'll be ordering from PCBway, who does gold fingers, so that the boards will be able to be able to be repeatedly inserted, without wearing out the contacts.
Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want.
Thanks! - Alex
Would the assembly be surface mounted or original? Bill On Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 8:43 PM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
$34 I assume is just the board?
I’ll take a look at the details tomorrow but this might be fun.
-- Jameel Akari
On Nov 29, 2020, at 8:17 PM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
All,
I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352
The design files and BOM can be found here: https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker-mca
I'll be ordering from PCBway, who does gold fingers, so that the boards will be able to be able to be repeatedly inserted, without wearing out the contacts.
Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want.
Thanks! - Alex
Bill, This is a build-it-yourself project. The Snark Barker is an exact clone, so it's exclusively through hole. Only the PCB is included. If others wanted, I could source the parts necessary, but I'd need at least a few others interested. - Alex On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:38 AM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Would the assembly be surface mounted or original? Bill
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 8:43 PM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
$34 I assume is just the board?
I’ll take a look at the details tomorrow but this might be fun.
-- Jameel Akari
On Nov 29, 2020, at 8:17 PM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
All,
I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352
The design files and BOM can be found here: https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker-mca
I'll be ordering from PCBway, who does gold fingers, so that the boards will be able to be able to be repeatedly inserted, without wearing out the contacts.
Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want.
Thanks! - Alex
The Snark Barker MCA does have a limited number of surface mount components, namely the CPLD, associated voltage regulator, and some capacitors. Everything else is thru-hole. Meanwhile, the ISA Snark Barker is fully thru-hole. -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Monday, November 30, 2020, 04:55:15 PM EST, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: Bill, This is a build-it-yourself project. The Snark Barker is an exact clone, so it's exclusively through hole. Only the PCB is included. If others wanted, I could source the parts necessary, but I'd need at least a few others interested. - Alex On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:38 AM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Would the assembly be surface mounted or original? Bill
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 8:43 PM Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
$34 I assume is just the board?
I’ll take a look at the details tomorrow but this might be fun.
-- Jameel Akari
On Nov 29, 2020, at 8:17 PM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
All,
I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352
The design files and BOM can be found here: https://github.com/schlae/snark-barker-mca
I'll be ordering from PCBway, who does gold fingers, so that the boards will be able to be able to be repeatedly inserted, without wearing out the contacts.
Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want.
Thanks! - Alex
On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 8:17 PM Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I'm in the process of ordering PCBs for the Snark Barker MCA (microchannel), which was just announced, here: https://twitter.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1333123576346468352
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Is anyone else interested? The cost (at quantity 5) would be about $34+shipping, per PCB. The cost should go down with a bigger order, should more than 4 others want boards. I could probably be convinced to make the parts order, as well, if folks want.
I'm interested. I have several MCA systems and I'm sure at least a couple could benefit from having a sound card. Since I'm a big believer in having spares, I'd be interested in more than one, probably 3 or maybe 4. If you do a parts order I'd be interested in that as well. -ken
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