JJZolx wrote: > Any chance that the whole thing can be packaged with an internal power > supply in a larger case with an IEC socket, or are the logistics of > finding another case and manufacturing a second backplate too much for > this project? It is certainly possible to do, but not going to happen for the first round, it adds significant cost, and more important TIME to market. We are trying very hard to actually get something done and everything added to the project increases the time before something is ready to send out. The current incarnation actually has far more stuff on it than I had planned on for a first cut, adding a GOOD built in power supply is just going to push it over the edge and it will never get done.
And yes the regulatory tests would then have to be done and that adds even more time. Its a can of worms I don't want to get involved in right now. It could be done in the future, but I personally think it is unlikely, a power supply such as my design is not cheap, it is big heavy and dissipates a lot of heat. The cost of the parts alone are more than the rest of the electronics. The market for that is most likely going to be much smaller which which means economy of scale in parts price and assembly price are not nearly as good, the upshot is it's going to cost 3 times as much to make. Keeping it a separate electronics box and power supply SEEMS like a good thing at first glance, but over all it will probably be a lot easier and actually cheaper to have a two box solution. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
