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Post by Rowan on Nov 2, 2021 21:43:16 GMT
Update: Kits are back in stock  : www.greenpower.co.uk/product/340Unfortunately, the kits are going to be out of stock in the Greenpower shop for a little while. They are coming back and I'll update this once we have a re-stocking date!
To our surprise, the chip shortage has had a big affect on the pricing from the suppler that we have been using for manufacture and kitting for the last few years. I suspect this is actually more to do with the supplier than the chip shortage, as some of their BOM quotes were very inflated compared to prices I could source components for, but they wouldn't budge.
As a result we're going through the process of getting quotes from new suppliers and working to get the kits back into stock, but have no dates - or prices - to share at the moment.
In the mean time, for anyone itching to get their hands on an eChook, we do have some PCBs left. You'll need to use the BOM in the documentation to order the rest of the components required. Message me here to order one, They'll £5 posted. (Although I need to buy some envelopes!)
Sorry for the inconvenience right as we go into the off season!
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Post by Rowan on Mar 28, 2022 14:15:42 GMT
Aaand kits are out of stock again, that last 20 sold like hot cakes!
Since I sourced the last kits, prices and especially postage costs and delays from China have skyrocketed. There is also a continued shortage of the LEM current sensors that we use. I'm afraid the kit quantities will remain low as I find and buy the remaining reasonably priced UK stock of the current sensors, and the cost is going to jump significantly.
The small compensation for this is that it is no longer cost efficient to source unbranded arduino clones, so I'll try to supply genuine Arduino Nano Every boards with the new kits! For reference that's approximately an 8x cost increase on the Arduino...
For those that want to be a bit more involved and keep costs down, I'll try to provide an octopart BOM which should help significantly with component sourcing when buying a bare PCB. You might struggle for the LEM HAIS 50-P current sensors though!
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Post by mjmarowski on Sept 27, 2022 15:34:10 GMT
Hello, We are working to assemble our 1.3V echook nano. At this point in the build we are needing some guidance. There seems to be some missing components with the older version and will need help with the work around or next step. In the build to progress it calls for a Sensory Breakout Board which was not included in the assembly we purchased. Can anyone help who has also has a similar experience? Attachments:
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Post by icooper on Sept 28, 2022 8:51:39 GMT
Hello, We are working to assemble our 1.3V echook nano. At this point in the build we are needing some guidance. There seems to be some missing components with the older version and will need help with the work around or next step. In the build to progress it calls for a Sensory Breakout Board which was not included in the assembly we purchased. Can anyone help who has also has a similar experience? Hello! Unfortunately the older kits didn't include this sensor board, the newer ones stocked by GP do. Couple of options here, the boards are available (cheaply) from the following site: shop.echook.uk/ - Rowan designed these fairly recently and they are a massive help to both robustness and ease of using these current sensors, I would recommend. If you're keen to get started straight away, it's perfectly possibly to solder to the sensor itself, we ran loads of cars this way without any issues, it's perhaps just a little less nice than the above solution. For this option there is a video guide: Hopefully that helps! Ian |
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: www.greenpower.co.uk/product/340
