As some of you witnessed first hand, I demonstrated a neat little fire detector device at the Pecan Plantation fly-in a few weeks ago.  Many were amazed at the sensitivity of the unit (spotted a flame 30 feet away).  The device is intended to be mounted under the cowl and provide an early warning for an engine fire.  While I haven’t tested it on an actual engine fire (any volunteers…Ed?), it has been tested using various flame sources and found to work amazingly well).  At the fly-in there was much interest in the unit, especially from the pusher drivers.  Since I did not design and build the circuitry from scratch, but purchased the parts pre-assembled, I agreed to see if more were available and get a current price. 

 

Since the fly-in, I have contacted the company and was told that what I purchased was leftover from previous inventory and they have since exhausted all of their stock.  However, they offered to place another order through their supplier if I could commit to a minimum of 15-20 units.  So, it looks like these could be procured (provided there is enough interest) for approx. $225/ea.  The boards would be assembled, but it would be up to each of us to mount the boards in a project box of our choosing, as I had done with mine.  The new boards would incorporate the voltage regulator onto the relay board, reducing the board count from three to two.

 

So, if anyone is truly interested, I will be willing to coordinate the order.  If we can get enough for a group buy, then I’ll collect the checks, place the order and forward the orders on to each buyer.

 

Anyone still interested? 

 

Mark Steitle