Almost perfect
For 18650 LiPo Battery Manager
I got the assembled kit without headers and have some (minor) issues:
- The assembled version comes fixed onto the battery holder with several dual-sided sticky pads and very short leads to the battery, which makes it hard to solder cables to the board.
- Contacts of the button used to switch between displays of the LCD cannot be accessed (again due to the PCB being fixed onto the battery holder), which makes it next to impossible to extend the switch to the front of a case.
- The same is true for the on/off switch: It's not possible to easily affix cables for a switch placed in a case.
- The LCD display is plugged onto the PCB, which makes it possible to relocate it so it is visible when the unit is put into a case, but as it is only affixed to the board with short pins, the display easily bends out of place while not fixed to a case.
- For placement in a case it would also be useful if there were additional soldering points for the input power so the USB connector could be placed at a convenient location.
(The ratings for documentation and communication are arbitrary as they were required but I have no experience with them yet.)
My suggestion would be to deliver the "no headers" version as three separate parts, (i.e. PCB, battery holder, display) with the sticky pads in place but covered. This way would minimize the risk of breaking the product while customizing it for placement in a case and to also provide some additional solder points for the input power, the display switch and the on/off switch.
