Project-Margay (NorthernWidget)ECADConfidence: Medium

NorthernWidget moved a board from Eagle to KiCad and found BOM fields that disagree between footprint and symbol: R7 and R9 are an 0603 330 ohm on the board and an 0402 1k in the schematic. One side is just wrong about the part. Score 6.

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

NorthernWidget/Project-Margay Issue #62: KiCad board: four BOM fields disagree between footprint and symbol

github.com

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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.