Eoi: Typhon + Enclosure Group Buy
Looking for expressions of interest at this stage. If this were to go ahead it would probably need to be January.
The Typhon is an arduino based LED controller board. I wrote a review about the original release of the board here www.thereefuge.com.au/threads/typhon-led-controller-review.1295/ back in 2011.
They are reasonably programmable with maximum intensity and 4 channel light ramping, etc. They are a PWM dimming controller, so your drivers need to support PWM.
http://shop.stevesleds.com/Typhon-Typhoon-LED-Controller-Typhon.htm
These are a really functional and easy to use controller, and would be a great addition to use with the DIY driver boards that a number of people have been building.
I've been in contact with StevesLEDs as these guys make their own enclosures for this board as well, so buying from these guys seems more logical this time around. Anyone who has previous experience with a Typhon and trying to build functional enclosures knows why this is a good idea ;)
I have suggested that we could do without the 12v power supply as those US power supplies become a bit messy with adaptors, and they never seem to hold on as well as they could. You can buy suitable power supplies on eBay or from an electronics shop for a bit over $10. A good adaptor costs as much as a the power supply should. If there's enough interest in making that part of the GB (I doubt it, but worth asking), I can see if I can source them as well.
Pricing:
Typhon - US$47.99 - we can get a 20% discount if we can order 20+ of these units. So that would make them US$38.40
Enclousures - US$27.99 - over 5 units will be US$24.99 each. They don't discount these hard as they hand build the enclosures.
Sub total: US$66.39 for a typhon + enclosure (US$11.59 cheaper than their site pricing).
Landing them is the real saving here - we can get all of it for US$60, so this can be split over the number of units. We'll need to see final numbers to work this out.
Distribution here - we may be able to work out a couple of collection points for Vic folk, or otherwise we'll just use Aussie Post 500g satchels for $8.25.
The Typhon is an arduino based LED controller board. I wrote a review about the original release of the board here www.thereefuge.com.au/threads/typhon-led-controller-review.1295/ back in 2011.
They are reasonably programmable with maximum intensity and 4 channel light ramping, etc. They are a PWM dimming controller, so your drivers need to support PWM.
http://shop.stevesleds.com/Typhon-Typhoon-LED-Controller-Typhon.htm
These are a really functional and easy to use controller, and would be a great addition to use with the DIY driver boards that a number of people have been building.
I've been in contact with StevesLEDs as these guys make their own enclosures for this board as well, so buying from these guys seems more logical this time around. Anyone who has previous experience with a Typhon and trying to build functional enclosures knows why this is a good idea ;)
I have suggested that we could do without the 12v power supply as those US power supplies become a bit messy with adaptors, and they never seem to hold on as well as they could. You can buy suitable power supplies on eBay or from an electronics shop for a bit over $10. A good adaptor costs as much as a the power supply should. If there's enough interest in making that part of the GB (I doubt it, but worth asking), I can see if I can source them as well.
Pricing:
Typhon - US$47.99 - we can get a 20% discount if we can order 20+ of these units. So that would make them US$38.40
Enclousures - US$27.99 - over 5 units will be US$24.99 each. They don't discount these hard as they hand build the enclosures.
Sub total: US$66.39 for a typhon + enclosure (US$11.59 cheaper than their site pricing).
Landing them is the real saving here - we can get all of it for US$60, so this can be split over the number of units. We'll need to see final numbers to work this out.
Distribution here - we may be able to work out a couple of collection points for Vic folk, or otherwise we'll just use Aussie Post 500g satchels for $8.25.