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