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Let's try this again.
Here's a poll where you can indicate what current DLA equipment you would like to see a coop for.
I did not include Smart Strings as we know these are coming.
This is NOT a guarantee that any one of these will generate or be an actual coop.
Poll is only to gather information for the membership to see where interest currently exists.
Poll will be open to the end of February.
Alan T
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That's what I wanted to do!!!
thanks, Alan
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Other than the smart strings, does it make sense to do a group buy on regular strings of lights, either incan or LED? With the shipping the only way it would make sense is with some kind of drop ship arrangement, unless the quantities were high enough.
Just asking...has something like this ever been done?
If something like this were to occur, I would want to do it after the smart string coop, as that is going to be my major xmas purchase this year.
Thanks again!
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I dont recall ever seeing a coop on things that were not created here. There are other sites that do this every now and then and with the work involved, I can understand why and prefer the coop managers spending their time working on things that I can't just get somewhere else.
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Other than the smart strings, does it make sense to do a group buy on regular strings of lights, either incan or LED?
Conventional wisdom has been that unless a U.S. distributor has a trusted source in China for light strings, it probably isn't wise to try to become an importer.
A number of people have explored this over the years and have found that the manufacturers don't necessarily deliver the product they say they will and/or deliver defective product.
Members who travel to China to buy electronics as part of their profession have been especially candid in their remarks.
It is generally believed that doing business with an importer such as CDI is going to get you the best product/best price ratio.
YMMV, not legal in all 50 states, objects in the mirror may be larger than they appear.
\dmc
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I disagree, I have done business with 4 different manufacturers in China and the only minor problem I had was a one month delay in delivery, for a product that I waited too late in the year to order. On two of the orders I used Ali-baba which allows you to hold back payment until you are satisfied with the product you receive, for me it takes all that risk of doing business oversea right out of the equation. JMHO
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This thread is about what people want to see in upcoming coops. It is not a thread for debating the merits, pros, cons, or other issues of importing stuff from China. If you want to raise that topic let's move it elsewhere.
As to one of the points posted here. It seems to me that a lot of people have looked into coops on lights (both LED and other) and it does not seem to work out due to problems with the quality of the product, shipping issues, minimal savings, etc. The folks at CDI have developed a reputation for getting a quality product to those who are interested and run a pre-order sale that is generally posted in the Vendor section at the beginning of each year. Let's not rehash this issue here. If anyone feels they can make a coop work for lights or other materials, please research it and then ask RJ if you can start a coop.
I apologize for sounding snippy but I would respectfully ask that this thread be restricted to comments about the POLL. Please don't hijack it for any other issues. Start a new thread if you want to discuss other issues.
Thank you.
Alan T
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It's fun coming back and seeing where the poll stats stand. It's like watching a horse race. Come on "Wireless"...
I realize in the end, it'll be up to willing Coop managers to ultimately decide what to run.
-Mike
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I guess my question would be why is the Aeon included in this poll and that it actually has some votes. Now don't get me wrong, I think that the Aeon is a cool device but there is a coop currently running for it so anyone that wants one can get in on that coop NOW and I would suggest that they do.
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I guess my question would be why is the Aeon included in this poll and that it actually has some votes. Now don't get me wrong, I think that the Aeon is a cool device but there is a coop currently running for it so anyone that wants one can get in on that coop NOW and I would suggest that they do.
There may be people who are passing on the current Aeon coop due to the fact that they are dumping all their money into the already closed Lynx Express coops or the recently closed and soon to open smart string coop.
Remember this poll is forecasting out many months.
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This thread is about what people want to see in upcoming coops. It is not a thread for debating the merits, pros, cons, or other issues of importing stuff from China. If you want to raise that topic let's move it elsewhere.
As to one of the points posted here. It seems to me that a lot of people have looked into coops on lights (both LED and other) and it does not seem to work out due to problems with the quality of the product, shipping issues, minimal savings, etc. The folks at CDI have developed a reputation for getting a quality product to those who are interested and run a pre-order sale that is generally posted in the Vendor section at the beginning of each year. Let's not rehash this issue here. If anyone feels they can make a coop work for lights or other materials, please research it and then ask RJ if you can start a coop.
I apologize for sounding snippy but I would respectfully ask that this thread be restricted to comments about the POLL. Please don't hijack it for any other issues. Start a new thread if you want to discuss other issues.
Thank you.
Alan T
Sorry dude.
I thought this was an add-on to the thread that I started on the porch and was open for discussion. I wasn't trying to threadjack.
If I did, I'm sorry. Just trying to help everyone (including myself) out.
-Ron
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What? No DMX channel tester? ;)
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If and when it truly exists I would expect that there would be but until then ....
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What? No DMX channel tester? ;)
Yeah What GIVES!!! ??? <md.. :o ;D ;D ;D
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POLL Question is "What current DLA equipment would you like to see a coop for in the next 3 to 6 months?"
Once the DMX Channel Tester gets past beta testing and/or RJ permits a coop for it no problem. I was not aware it was ready for release.
I put together the poll from hardware listed on the Home page of the forum.
As noted above, this poll is for "Current" DLA equipment which implies that PCBs can be ordered now and a Mouser BOM exists.
Alan T
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Sorry Alan, just having a little fun. Didn't mean to disrupt your thread.
Dave
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This poll is a great idea by the way. Wish the tester was finished quick enough to be part of it. I could see a poll like this done periodically. Makes sense to get a feel for people's needs for planning coops.
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Dave,
No worries and I didn't mean to come off crabby. I'm just trying to not let the thread stray too far off topic which seems to happen rather easily. For the benefit of members at large it makes it easier (in my humble opinion) to find information without having to search multiple threads when we keep them on topic. This is also only my opinion but it seems a lot of dicsussions are repeated on new threads when previous threads have addressed it and in some cases have beaten a topic to death only to have it resurface in another thread and in some cases it seems to have nothing to do with the current thread. Again MHO <res.
I know we joke and have fun so I appreciate that side of it. I just hope that we can do our best to avoid any confusion when possible. Thanks for the feedback.
Alan T
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if an announcment was posted on the top of the main page there might be a little more participation. just a thought. ::)
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Voting for the first "future coop" poll of 2011 has closed.
The results:
1st - Wireless TX/RX and EX/RX 79 (28.7%)
2nd - Aether (RGB Floodlight) 64 (23.3%)
3rd - (TIE) SSR4 and SSR4+DMX 51 (18.5%)
3rd - (TIE) Lynx Express (LE) 51 (18.5%)
5th - MR16 - 16 CH DC Controller 17 (6.2%)
6th - Freestyle 11 (4%)
7th - Aeon (Clock) 2 (0.7%)
Total Voters: 122
Thanks to all who voted.
Alan T
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I would like to see another lynx express coop. I joined the fourm 2 days before the last LE closed and figured out what I wanted afTer the fact.
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I would like to see another lynx express coop. I joined the fourm 2 days before the last LE closed and figured out what I wanted afTer the fact.
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I would like to see another lynx express coop. I joined the fourm 2 days before the last LE closed and figured out what I wanted afTer the fact.
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I would like to see another lynx express coop. I joined the fourm 2 days before the last LE closed and figured out what I wanted afTer the fact.
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This thread was for the poll which ended 2-28-2011. After the dust settles on the current coops I would imagine that some more coops will open up and I'd suspect that another Lynx Express (LE) coop will be one of those coming.
The best thing you can do is keep tabs on the Current Coop section to see if a coop for the hardware you are interested in is started.
Hope this helps.
Alan T
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missed the 2nd LE coop, it was closed as fast at is was open.
I know the coop's are a lot of work and i so appreciate all the work that gos into this
in the next couple of mouths i would like to order 10 more LE's or just get the PCB's and order the parts myself.
once again thanks for all that you guys do
al
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Too late for the poll but for what it is worth I'm rooting for a Freestyle / SSR4 coop. There seems to be only one per year. Even if this were only parts & PCB for the Freestyle and just the SSR PCBs without parts I'd still be happy.
Thanks for the hard work. Hopefully next year once I am trusted and happy I'll be able to help out a bit.
David
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I would say Wireless DMX RX TX and the Aether ii :)
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Wireless has already come and gone. The new Aether appears to be next on the list with the suggstion of a slightly different method of doing i this time. time sure does fly and it's hard to believe but we are already getting close to the time limit of getting coops started and completed in tome for the holiday season, especially if you include Halloween as a part of it and many of us do.
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Should we think about doing a poll soon to help provide guidance for what people are most interested in for 2012?
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What type of lights is he using? I was thinking I would probably just toss a strand in each pumpkin. However, it looks like he might be using a single bulb per pumpkin?
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lynz express and mr16/16 channel dc controller
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t.jo13 you need to post and add to the poll here http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=7352.0
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this poll is one year old.
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Yes it is and should probably be unpinned at this time or locked to prevent confusion to new members.