> Personally, I don't see how that suggestion saves anyone anything.
> The great majority of those who order anything in kit or modular form
> are going to want a printed manual, and I'd bet that at least half of
> any buyer of an assembled item is going to want one as well,
> especially if it is free. So all you get is a small reduction in
> printed manuals at the cost of more hassle and opportunity for error
> on the part of Elecraft. From a purely manufacturing point of view,
> variability and the need for a decision (do I send a manual with this
> order or don't I?) represent complexity and opportunity for error.
> How happy are folks who wanted a manual going to be when their item
> arrives without it by mistake? What is it going to cost Elecraft to
> expedite the shipment of one?
>
> Eliminating paper completely may or may not be a bad thing depending
> upon the situation, but if you can't do it completely it is rarely
> even a good thing.
>
> 73,
> Dave AB7E
>
>
>
> On 8/21/2011 1:14 AM, Alastair Couper wrote:
>> I would like to suggest that the good folks at Elecraft consider
>> making
>> paper manuals an optional item at check out time. It could save a
>> little
>> money and paper, and some like myself are more inclined to download
>> the
>> info in any case. Especially with radios that are evolving, like the
>> K3,
>> one ends up doing this when new firmware makes the old paper manual
>> incomplete. So just being able to eliminate the paper completely
>> would be
>> a fine thing, IMHO.
>>
>> NH7O
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