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BobDevries

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Posted: 02:25pm 25 Sep 2012
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Hi all,

I have been looking in vain for kits for the Colour Maximite. Aside from the one that CircuitGizmos sells, are there no other kits available?

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Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia
 
jman

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Posted: 03:20pm 25 Sep 2012
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Hi Bob

I got some PCB's from Silicon Chip and well you the rest from here

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CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 03:38pm 25 Sep 2012
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  BobDevries said   Hi all,

I have been looking in vain for kits for the Colour Maximite. Aside from the one that CircuitGizmos sells, are there no other kits available?

Regards,


Just a point of clarification - the CGCOLORMAX1 is fully assembled. Not a kit.
Micromites and Maximites! - Beginning Maximite
 
BobDevries

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Posted: 03:31pm 01 Oct 2012
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Looks like Jaycar will not be selling the Colour Maximite kit. Here's their email in response to my query:

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Thank you for your enquiry,

Unfortunately our kit department has decided not to release the Colour Maximite project.

The only Maximite project that we will be selling is the Mini-Maximite kit;

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=KC5505

Kind regards,

Silvester Molnar

Jaycar Mail-order | JAYCAR Electronics


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Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia
 
BobDevries

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Posted: 05:54pm 01 Oct 2012
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... and Altronics will be selling the Colour Maximite....

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Hi Bob,

Yes we will. Due late October, part no K9555, $94.95 RRP

Regards,
_______________________________________
Dean Stephens
Assistant Manager


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Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia
 
CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 04:31am 02 Oct 2012
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$94 (AUS?) ($97 USD) for the kit vs. $49 (USD) assembled from CircuitGizmos.

I should really charge more.

(Note that the ColorMax has serial circuitry and a sea of holes for prototyping.)Edited by CircuitGizmos 2012-10-03
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Bugs2
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Posted: 06:21am 02 Oct 2012
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Please don't!
 
CircuitGizmos

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Wow! It looks like you can buy a mini-max from Jaycar or a ColorMax from CG for the same $49.

So hard to decide. The mini-max has these additional features:

Lack of power supply
Lack of SD card
Lack of battery backed clock circuit
Lack of keyboard connector
Lack of color VGA connector
Lack of dual RS232 drivers
Lack of RS485 driver
Lack of Arduino shield area
Lack of sea-of-holes prototyping area

Heh!

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darthmite

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Posted: 07:11am 02 Oct 2012
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lol

1 : 0 for CircuitGizmos

Can you tell us when it will be available ?
I can't wait to get a real one (and Nick probably too ...)

Cheers.

Darth.
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ArtBecker
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Posted: 07:39am 02 Oct 2012
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But the biggest difference is that Altronics & Jaycar (as well as Dontronics, RS Components, MicroChip and lots of other reputable companies) all ship to my country, while CircuitGizmos continues to refuse to do so.

I really get sick of seeing so much self-promotion (spam) here from CircuitGizmos when he refuses to sell to all forum members equally.


 
CircuitGizmos

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Wow, Art. My apologies to you if you perceive my postings as spam. I was a member here before I decided to manufacture and supply the product. I had an interest in the Maximite and the postings here convinced me to make my own flavor.

As far as the Philippines is concerned, I will again visit this restriction with my product shipper. Your negative comment gives me little incentive to press them very hard, though.
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CircuitGizmos

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Philippines is now a shipping destination. Edited by CircuitGizmos 2012-10-03
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