Who would steal Plastic Cases?? Even at a Zombie Apocalypse, I don’t see why..
The only component of the Pyra which would could be interesting would be the Battery:
You could shortcut the Battery to get make a Campfire , same as a Cigarette Lighter on a Car..
But the Battery’s are allready in Germany..
Also: Corona is anying, and if you are already not that healthy It could lead to death ,
But i don’t see why it should lead to issues for the Pyra
So I Hope to get my Pyra before Corona, so I have something to play in the Hospital..
Whit best regards, Matthias
Well the plastic cases are custom made and so are the boards, so they're pretty safe because they're not reusable for other products. It's much of the same story with the batteries, although they are ever so slightly more desirable for use as built in batteries where the connectors don't matter anyway they're still very specialized and are only available in low volumes. I'd bet every single 14650, 18650 and 26650 cell nearby would get stolen before our batteries are. Assembled boards could theoretically be scavenged for parts but I find that unlikely as well. I'm more worried about the bare components we might have sitting around.
Passives like capacitors, resistors and inductors are in plenty of stock now but it probably won't take too long before the stocks run dry of the semi-common parts. Things like 0603 10k SMD resistors are so common they will find their way out on the market one way or another (low volume production from China being the most likely solution short term), but things like battery controllers will have to be designed for what's left in stock until EU and USA can move or ramp up production. I'm hoping China can find a way to get Shenzhen back up and running at reduced capacity soon while there's still enough momentum in the supply chains to keep the stocks filled.
Again, it's the bare components I'm worried about. Tapes with passives and ICs. The rest is probably too custom for component thieves, although thieves aren't known for being smart.
So I guess my question still stands, does anybody know if we still have bare components stored away somewhere and/or are we relying on any on demand stock? From my recollection I think we have assembled both the mainboards and SoC boards, so unless we need more of those before this all blows over I don't consider them an issue. I seem to remember something about the LCDs being bonded to the resistive touch panels as well, which would hopefully make them low value targets for component thieves.