OEM expect a functional board. The originator of this e-mail 
     stated that he was expected to pay $30.00 per assembly, fully 
     loaded. This appears not to be an a very expensive module.  
     Therefore this board could be a simple double sided design. 
     And also, we don't know how many times the OEM has had to eat 
     the assembly and parts costs from previous defective boards 
     from this Fabricator. I can't imagine this action resulted 
     from a first time problem. 
     By the way, your analogy of a Mercedes Benz is a bit of an 
     overkill...


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Subject: Re: seek for powerful strike on customers who don't reason!
Author:  [log in to unmask] at Internet
Date:    10/21/96 2:09 PM


In a message dated 96-10-21 09:04:12 EDT, you write:
     
<<  It always amazes me how PCB Fabricators expect OEM's to be 
      responsible for testing a board to prove the Fabricator has 
      done his job. Why doesn't the Fabricator test the board to 
      insure he has done his job properly? Why is this cost always 
      passed down to the OEM? 
       >>
Like buying a car , you get what you pay for!
you don't pay for the testing  and expect boards to be fully tested.  I 
wonder how you get a Benz Mercedes for paying the price of a toy car.
     
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