DIY KITs - Survey

[Pic_User]

Hi Trent,

1. I frequently purchase KITs? (True / False)
2. I occasionally purchase them?
3. I'm too advanced, I never buy them anymore?
4. I have never purchased a KIT before?

5. I buy KITs to learn new skills?
6. I only buy KITs if they do something that I want?
7. I only buy KITs if they don't have surface mount parts?
8. I prefer to buy KITs with surface mount technology?

9. Most KITs now are boring?
10.I prefer KITs that involve digital stuff, like PICs?
11.I prefer audio & other analog KITs?
12.I prefer KITs that require a computer?

13.I don't mind KITs that have single sided PCB's?
14.I refuse to buy KITs unless the boards are solder masked?
15.I refuse to buy KITs that don't have boards with silkscreen overlays?
16.I don't care about the PCB, I'd prefer to save money buying it cheaper?

17.I refuse to buy a KIT if I can go and buy it cheaper already made?
18.I refuse to buy a KIT unless it has been published in a magazine?
19.I refuse to buy a KIT inless I completely understand the circuit?
20.I would like to see more KITs for sale on the internet?

21.I never buy KITs from the internet, I prefer to buy them in a shop?
22.I don't like heavy amounts of soldering in KITs?
23.I like soldering, this is why I buy them?
24.I prefer KITs that come with project boxes & silk screened panels?

Bold = True
-Adam-

[mister_e]

I don't buy any kit... but sometimes evaluation boards are nice tools.

I do appreciate to read some project article as in many magazine, for curiosity reasons. Mostly to see how others came up with a solution to a specific requirement. Some are perfect, some are nice... some are bad...

[T.Jackson]

Guys, I'm a bit disappointed with the response to this - or rather "lack of it". I'd like to invite you all to spare a few moments and have your say. If you're currently not a member here, I encourage you to become one in order to participate in this survey and have your say. Click here to become a member http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/register.php?

[chuck]

2. I occasionally purchase them? (but to be honset it is very rare that I do buy kits nowa days)

6. I only buy KITs if they do something that I want?

10.I prefer KITs that involve digital stuff, like PICs?

13.I don't mind KITs that have single sided PCB's?

17.I refuse to buy a KIT if I can go and buy it cheaper already made?
17A. I resufe to buy a hit if i can make it cheaper myself

21.I prefer to buy them in a shop?

There's my answers.

I like designing my own PCB'S and building them up this way you have a better understanding how they work, I have searched the internet high and low for projects found lot's of them some useful and some not so useful. At the end of the day it all depends on what type of kits that are on offer and how interesting they are and the most important thing is if you need itand have a use for it . I have also found plenty of projects that come with source code this is also good becuase you can modify the code to suit your own needs or use chunks of the code in your own applications. This of coarse is only the case if they are free on the internet has I know if you was to put the source code included in the kit you woudl never sell very many of them

Also I take the view that If you have brought picbasic pro or PDS then the idea you design your own projects that siuts your needs

regards,

chuck

[precision]

Guys, I'm a bit disappointed with the response to this - or rather "lack of it". I'd like to invite you all to spare a few moments and have your say. If you're currently not a member here, I encourage you to become one in order to participate in this survey and have your say. Click here to become a member http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/register.php?

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I never buy eny kits.

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