RJ, accuse me of wanting to be spoon-fed, but could the various screws, nuts, L-shaped pieces of aluminum, et cetera be included in the co-op kits?
For the Lynx Expresses I put together, I can't imagine how much more time and effort going to the store and looking for the exact fit screws, nuts, and spacers it would have involved if I had to go to the hardware store to buy all those little pieces for the 16 channels' heatsink assembly. And more often than not, the screws we'd need aren't available in bulk, so we would have to pay through the nose for those ridiculous blister packs where we'd end up having all these extra screws that would just get dumped into the growing can of miscellaneous screws we hall have, but rarely use because it's a pain to search through them all to find a set of matching ones afterwards. And the Aether has bunch more different screws and nuts than the Lynx Express. As helpful as it is to have the Home Depot part/SKU/barcode numbers, I live in Canada and the numbers are likely different, and I'd have to make several trips back and forth to the store until I get exactly what I need.
If the screws were included in the co-op kits, they can be bought in bulk, and even if our cost to assemble an Aether didn't decrease as a result, at least think of the number (hundreds) of people who don't have to go to the store and look for the stuff. Think of the carbon footprint saved!
And while I'm whining...
I'm still new to this, but I thought that the data wiring for DIY Christmas Light blinky flashy is generally CAT5 with RJ45 connectors... and then in the video I see the round DMX connectors on the outside of the light's casing. I would have imagined something like this:
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LoginPlus, from the looks of the example above, it requires drilling only one hole to mount, rather than three that have to be precision-drilled (and more prone to mistakes and leaks!). Plus, there are less screws to deal with.
So, RJ, buddy, what do you think about my pleas?
