Mike Manzara Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Has anyone heard when more PC 16 kits are going to be available. They have been showing out of stock since Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Based on what I'm hearing ... a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Mike Manzara wrote:Has anyone heard when more PC 16 kits are going to be available. They have been showing out of stock since ChristmasI understand they are going to be sold only to US residents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Doughty Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 whew, I thought they weren't doing them anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Greg Doughty wrote: whew, I thought they weren't doing them anymore.And what close their doors? The PC series is their biggest money maker I bet. As for the actual kits that you put together, well that might be another thing again. I am hearing that a good portion of the board is SMT. And 99.9% of us do not have the equipment to build an SMT board.But as always, rumors have a 50/50 chance of being right. So, lets just wait and see what is offered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Doughty Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 yep, that is what I am worried about. The boards that need to be soldered together. I see that as part of the fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Greg,I totally know what you mean about it being part of the fun. With the exception of one DC card. My 7 AC card are kits that I built. I used LEDs and Kepal CG-1500 boxes and I used Al angle bars for both heat sinks and the way to mount the boards in the boxes. So, if the PC boards in the future are SMT, well that will take a bit of the fun out of the controllers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan.a Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Max-Paul wrote: Greg,I totally know what you mean about it being part of the fun. With the exception of one DC card. My 7 AC card are kits that I built. I used LEDs and Kepal CG-1500 boxes and I used Al angle bars for both heat sinks and the way to mount the boards in the boxes. So, if the PC boards in the future are SMT, well that will take a bit of the fun out of the controllers.that might be something to add to the wishlist, Incase some would like to try and solder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Well, if you take a look at the board photo here:http://store.lightorama.com/caasaop.htmlThere are still some through hole devices. The Triacs, and spade lugs are obvious ones. But also the transformer, 3 different header blocks, and the socket for the RS-485 chip. Some of those might be done before board gets set aside for a kit. I doubt we will know until somebody has them in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCas4380 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 So Does anyone know if they really aren't making the Solder yourself boards this year? that will change my budget plans? I'm hoping to get 4 boards this year and i was going to build them myself to save on cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 MCas4380 wrote:So Does anyone know if they really aren't making the Solder yourself boards this year? that will change my budget plans? I'm hoping to get 4 boards this year and i was going to build them myself to save on cost.Only going with what I know. The word is "by the end of the month."(Sorry, don't know anything more than that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCas4380 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Any idea on the price point? Gen 2/3 i see a few rumors but unsure what the latest might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Only my guess here, based on nothing ...Gen3 kits. Price? Probably about the same.(Again, I could be wrong.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCas4380 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 OK Thanks atleast that makes me feel better, would be great if your right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCas4380 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Well I just called and your right about the end of the month. and they say it will still be the Gen 2 kits. just so other know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I'm from Missouri. And we have a saying "Show Me". Till I see it back in the store all is just a bunch of speculation. Don has been wrong once already trying to speculate. There was a running joke a few years ago about the availability of a custom built rifle. The guy every two weeks would say "Just two more weeks!". Lesson learned and last year is another case lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 At least I'm in good company. Dan was wrong last year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 So the Pc-Kits will still be Gen2?Is there that much difference between Gen2 and Gen3 boards other than how it is built? I mean you can get a kit for $99 or a Prebuilt Gen3 for $42 more. Is it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Dan C.Mind you, this is what was being passed around. Dont think I have ever seen this in print per say. But the Gen 3 boards were going to be more LED friendly. Meaning that there was going to be a snubber built in the board to help remove the flicker fades. I also thought that there was going to be some form of scaling so that even though the LEDs operated between say 10% to 55% for min and max. By applying the scaling, you would still program 0 - 100%.Those are the two I remember. Now I say was a lot. This is to mean, what I had heard, and might actually be on the new G3 boards. But I have to see it to believe it is true and do not mean to mislead, but to answer your Q to my best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizywk Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Dan, Just a zero year newbie here with a question as we begin to assemble our first display. I've read that single strings of LEDs sometimes dont operate well on their own channel because they dont draw enough current like incandescent lights do for the circuit to recognize the load and stabilize, so some folks put a non-lighting draw item on the line to help compensate. Are you saying that as I program our first sequence, that we must also use a 10%-55% illumination rating for LEDs instead of a full on or off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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