edakit (tgd1975)PLMConfidence: Medium

At JLCPCB a bare board goes straight from quote to cart, with no product description field and no upload named on the page. edakit cart check stopped both THT bell boards on the evening of Nov 1 because it expected the assembly form.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Product Manager

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

tgd1975/edakit PR #189: edakit cart: a bare board at JLCPCB

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.