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Ever wonder how much it costs them to build one? Who manufactures them? Does the Church have a manufacturing arm?
by elkos 3y ago
Ever wonder how much it costs them to build one? Who manufactures them? Does the Church have a manufacturing arm?
- CapstanRoller 3y agoBOM cost is probably pretty high, but certainly not the $5k they charge. The parts are all standard, but high-end. Considering the copious amounts of hot glue, through-hole components, and the look of those copper tubes, I'm guessing they order boards from the usual suppliers then do final manufacturing in-house. The boards look wave-soldered with some hand work, the pots are definitely hand soldered, there is heat shrink tubing on a bunch of connectors (but all the pieces are cut to slightly different lengths obviously by hand) on a bunch of connectors... It looks to be on par with decent boutique analog audio gear from the 80s/90s, or careful hobbyist work. They really should be using Silastic instead of hot glue, though.
- neuralRiot 3y ago$5k doesn’t sound too crazy for a custom device like this. If it were Mil-spec it would cost $20k each at least.