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core (tscircuit)ECADConfidence: Medium

The transistor component had a fixed pin order while common SOT-23 BJTs use a different order, and there was no way to remap because the schema stripped the pinLabels prop; a board could be built wrong without any error.

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
tscircuit/core PR #4900: `<transistor>` has a fixed pin order (1 C, 2 B, 3 E) that doesn't match common SOT-23 BJTs (1 B, 2 E, 3 C)
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 24-25 2026 (Oct 24 evening to Oct 25 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-25: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.