Re: [DIYbio] Beta Test My Gel Box

Perhaps make the transluminator a plugin/block. You could have different potential plugins..similar to the arduino shield concept ?

I'm in for a box too please if possible....

John.

On 29 Jul 2013 05:26, "Avery louie" <inactive.e@gmail.com> wrote:

@Koeng/All

Hopefully this will answer your question, and hopefully you can provide some feedback for me!

I am currently debating making the power supply and transluminator one integrated device.  The reasons I want to do this are:

- They can share a power supply, lowering the cost

- They can share a case, lowering the cost

- They can share a control panel (again, lowering the cost)

This will make it more accessible to those who don't have a gel box, and cheap!  However, there are some benefits to having the two separated, namely that you could buy 10 psus, 10 gel boxes, and one transluminator for your lab.

There seem to be two use cases with different needs here, one where one person wants a complete setup, and another where someone wants to supply several people/a lab with all these things.

Depending on what kind of translumination works*, I will have to make a decision RE integration.  I am putting the odds in favor of integration, because that will keep costs low and keep the $150 price point within reach.  The breakdown for individual components will hopefully be something like this for the integrated system:

$100 PSU and illuminator.  This carries a high price point since it has a lot of tech and material in it!  If it is integrated, I might even be able to afford to put some banana jacks on it, so you can use it with whatever gel box you like.

$10 Power supply for the PSU/illuminator.  This is basically at-cost.

$30 For a gel tray.  I want to make this mad cheap so people can buy a bunch of them.

$10 For a set of combs/dams.  These are going to be a PITA for me to make, but you will need them...

Total: $150+ shipping, which I hope to keep at $5 in the US, and whatever is cheap for international.

Please let me know what you are thinking!  I am very busy designing a prototype with the production power supply and I am super psyched about showing you guys a demo+walkaround sometime this week.  Once I get it working, I will collect payments and ship them out!

--A

* I will be trying to light up my gel with an EL panel.  It could provide really thin, really even illumination.  Or not (not the right wavelength).  Either way, I get an EL panel!  (will it laser cut?!?!?!?!)

On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 6:11 PM, <williambeaufoy@gmail.com> wrote:

We'd (london biohackers) definitely be interested, as we are planning to buy a blue light transilluminator anyway.

On 25 July 2013 15:16, Avery louie <inactive.e@gmail.com> wrote:

I am building an extremely crazy cheap gel box, with the goal of being able to sell an adjustable power supply+transluminator+assembled box for $150.  I tested it today and it worked.  Now I am looking for a few people who want to beta test the system.  I want to roll out the first 10 units to beta testers by mid august, and if that goes well I want to have these boxes available all the time.

For $150, here is what you get:

Gel box

100V adjustable power supply

Blue Light Transluminator

I will release a video demo before you send me any money, but you can sign up by giving me your contact info here.

You can learn more about the design and how it stacks up against other boxes by reading this post or this one.  Once the design is finalized, mechanical drawings and schematics will be available for all parts and will probably be licensed CC BY SA or something similar.  I am using this as a litmus test to see if people are interested in other cheap lab equipment.  I hope to drop the barrier to entry into biotech, and you can help by supporting this project.  A lot of people say that, but check out the price comparisons- I let my design, and price speak for itself.

--A

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