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HAB5-OBC-PCB (CUonOrbit)ECADConfidence: Medium

A high-altitude balloon flight computer in KiCad. The INA228, LDL1117 LDO, TPS2121, shunt, fuse and AO3401A symbols came in from EasyEDA with "every pin set to unspecified, so ERC couldn't check their connections." Setting real pin types turned the checks on, which then fired "power input pin not driven" on rails fed through connectors, fuses or FETs, so the PWR_FLAGs had to be reworked. The same PR shows about 165k changed lines in the EasyEDA STEP models that are line endings only, with the fix parked in a different PR. A clean ERC here meant the check had nothing to look at.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.