Shawn Yates wrote:
>     Is it me, or is the PCB industry the only industry that seems to
> have given itself the right to make a product, but then charge extra to
> make sure they did it right?  I am referring to the extra charge for
> electrical testing of a bare board.  It just seems wrong.  What if cars
> were made this way.  You could buy a car for X, but for X + Y you can
> buy a car that was tested and they are sure it will run when you turn
> the key.

Cars are made that way, but they only sell the X + Y bundle.  Most consumer
items need to be sold that way.  Testing costs time and money, and for some
industrial items market forces require that the buyer have the option of
allowing the manufacturer to skip the testing in return for a lower price.
I won't get into the pros and cons of that, but it's the buyer's choice so I
don't see a problem with that.  In this particular case, buying untested
boards should only be done by those that understand exactly what they are
getting into and have the infrastructure to find and deal with the failures.


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