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I cant understand why companies that sell diy kits cant just say...ok this is what you need it costs $xxx..instead of...$3.95 for x, $45.00 for x...and you end up needing all of it anyway!! Just tell me what it costs..yes with the box to hold the boards!
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Heathkit did that R.I.P. There aren't many left that do.
On the DIY equation:
I find that most people would rather not pay me to count out 1% resistors for them. If anyone would like to give me that job I'll be glad to do it: My rate is $75/hr.
LED or analog? Some people want different meters or already have a power supply. Maybe they can't use the switchboard because they're building it into something else where it won't fit. Some people already have their THAT ICs.
The volumes just aren't there to buy the kind of quantities of "stuff" from Mouser to get pricing that the average kit builder would think is a better deal when they could just buy them directly.
Some people don't want to spend all the money at once because they can't afford it. So they buy the boards, ICs and passives, build it, listen, and then buy the case later.
DIY is a build your own burger bar.
As to the 500 I put it on the DIY forum so people could at least see it. As I write this I'm waiting for UPS to deliver the first ones...