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On 16-12-16 05:35 PM, Lilith Bryant (dark141 AT gmail DOT com) [via 
geda-help AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
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> In practice, I've never had a manufacturer spit back anything I've sent them.
> I suspect they get a wild mix of messed up files, and components in tapes on random
> angles,  so they just eyeball everything and just go ahead and fix whatever is grossly
> wrong.

Hahaha --- I suspected this may be the case  (which explains
the difficulty to get a straight answer from them).  But then,
things like a polarized component (e.g., a diode, or a tantalum
capacitor, etc.), it would stress me a bit having to count on
them eyeballing the situation!

Thanks,
Carlos
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