July '08: time for run #8, we have 100 kits in the shop. This run is for people who joined the list from May 21st, 2007 onwards. As of August 9 2008, everyone before August 1, 2007 has been sent mail. If you did not receive mail you probably have the email in your spam folder, so look there first!

We are no longer honoring old waiting list positions. Y'all had a year to email and this was posted to the blog and forum. Please join the list again if you'd like a kit.

Please do not post to the forum asking where you are on the list or whether you should have gotten one yet. You should email support@adafruit.com if you have an email 'autoresponse' that is earlier than the date above. You -must- include the autoresponse with your request. If you email me about your list position and do not include the email with the autoresponse and its not your turn yet, I will be very annoyed!

There are approximately 1300 people on the waiting list at this time.

1. How can I order a kit right now?
   You can't! You must place yourself on the waiting list
   
2. How do I put myself on the waiting list?
   Email x0xb0x is spelled with 2 zeros. You will receive an autoresponse.
   
3. Where am I on the waiting list? When will I be able to order my kit?
   I am not answering these sorts of questions because a) the answer wouldn't make much sense because not ever preorder turns into an order and b) it takes too much time to research this.
   
4. How long does it take to get to the top of the waiting list?
   See above for current waiting list status. Right now its even longer as its getting harder and harder to find rare parts and more people have heard of the project! Looks like up to 6 month wait-times. Don't forget, you can always source your own parts and buy just the PCBs and metal panels from adafruit.com
   
5. Why the hell is there such a long list?
   The parts in the x0xb0x are extremely hard to find (try it yourself!). And even then, sometimes they are faulty and need to be tested. Also, with 500 pieces in the kit, there's often one part that's backordered. PCBs have a 4-week lead time, and the front panels also take a long time to make. All these things conspire together to make it difficult to have a steady stream of kits: I can't order the PCBs until I'm sure I have all the rare parts. Months later (!), I have the rare parts and can now order the PCBs/panels. 5 weeks later they arrive. Assuming there's no backorders, I can finally make up the kits (which takes a couple of weeks too), solder all the USB chips, and start emailing people on the list.
   
6. Why isnt the waitinglist online or a php script or a java script or a sql database?
   The waiting list is an inbox in gmail. Its too late to change it and the week spent making a nice interface and adding the hundreds of names into a new format is time better spent finding parts and shipping out x0xb0x's.
   
7. What if I 'missed my spot' on the list?
   You can always use the password later, but there may not be x0xb0x's in stock and you will have to wait till the next run is ready. I have a new policy that will make my life suck a little less: if you missed a run because we ran out within the one week window, you get a new one week window on the next run. We'll be changing the password each run so make sure to email support@adafruit.com to get the new password as soon as a new run is announced. After that, however, we will no longer honor old list positions.
   
8. How will I know when the next run is ready?
   It will be announced in the forums and on the blog
   
9. How much is a x0xb0x?
   You can price out a x0xb0x by visiting the adafruit shop, the price ranges from $350 to $400. Note that this does not include VAT or other import duties that may be charged to you when you purchase the kit.
   
10. Can you sell me just the PCB and weird transistors?
    Unfortunately, no. We've already locked ourselves into buying 100x of everything! Also...it would be more expensive for you to find and buy all these parts because we're purchasing in quantity. The PCBs are available in the webshop but if it's not in the shop its not available for purchase.
    
11. Is there a discount for multiple orders?
    We're only letting each person on the list order one kit (the waitinglist is quite long) so this isn't likely to be an issue.
    
12. What if I want another x0xb0x?
    You can put yourself on the waiting list for a second kit only after you have purchased your first kit. That is, if you place yourself on the list 3 times in 3 days you don't get three kits. This way everyone has to wait the same amount of time. We will cancel orders that don't fit this criteria, and we're very strict about it.
    
13. I'm a student/musician and I'm really poor, will you...
    Sorry, we're also poor students/musicians!
    
14. Will you ship to ___________?
    Yes! We ship anywhere the postal service ships, including FPO/APO's and just about every country and continent (including McMurdo!) In general, US domestic shipping is $15 and international shipping is $30 (which does not include any VAT/taxes/import duties).

1. I have _____ experience with soldering, will I be able to build this kit?
   I can't predict how organized you are, or how capable you are at soldering. Read the fab manual and consider your experience with electronics. One of our beta testers had never soldered a kit before but did an excellent job assembling his kit. Ironically, one of the experienced engineers had more difficulties. Being patient & careful is the most important skill, here.
   
2. How difficult will it be to make a x0xb0x from a kit?
   We tried real hard to make it as easy as possible, but its still a time-consuming process. You wont need a 'scope or super-fancy soldering setup (although it would help). I would classify this as an intermediate project. You shouldn't learn to solder on this kit, but you don't have to be a super expert. If you've built a headphone amp or similar small project you should be in good shape.
   
3. Umm, the case is kind of ugly...
   So, we wanted to use as many through-hole components (as opposed to SMT) as possible, and still use only one mainboard. (This made the board really big! 8"x10") We also wanted provide CNC'd panels (so that we could provide mechanically strong, pre-machined and silkscreened cases) . Both of these constraints meant we pretty much -had- to go with the case (PacTec PT-10). The pictures, of course, show a first version of the panel, not silkscreened and a bit banged-up and abused. The final case will be much nicer looking but the same size and layout!
   
4. I want you to record a sample that demonstrates _______ capabilities....
   I probably dont even know what that is, since I havent been tweaking 303's for 10 years like yourself! Ask on the forum and perhaps a x0xb0x owner will be able to accomodate your request.

1. Will there be mods (i.e. Devilfish)? Will it run on batteries?
   Some of the 'Devilfish' updates to the TB303 are built into the design (i.e. override accent and slide, because it was easy to incorperate and does not affect kit costs) However, in general, mods were not considered. There is plenty of space both on the IO panel and main panel for more pots, sliders, buttons, jacks, etc, etc. Hopefully, users will create their own mods and provide instructions for people who want to hack a x0xb0x. Perhaps they will even be available from Robin W? Robin is not interested in offering this service. However, it will be a popular mod and will eventually make its way to the mods page.
   Likewise, the x0xb0x does not have battery power 'built-in' but it would be trivial to add, and there is plenty of space in the box for a battery pack (which we did consider).