I’ve thought of shipping completely unassembled expansion cards but need people’s opinions, a few things to note is that I would have to make a new PCB for each one using more hand solderable components and the price difference will be minimal.
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If so, would it be possible to design them so that they can be assembled entirely using lead-free solder?
I know this can have an impact on the design, thus my request.
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No difference in design, just a bit more cost, only need to specify it to my fabricator.
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@Josh_Cook as far as I can tell, best option would be to propose both assembled (for people who don’t own a soldering iron or any soldering skills, like me) and unassembled (for people having a little bit more expertise). I dont know if it could affect the cost of your parts.
This was my plan as it’s essentially as simple as not assembling one board, as I have access to a pick and place it makes it very easy.
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Then do it chief. Its nice to see people taking others opinions when making products (“cought” DELL, Asus, etc).