No heated bed, nor adjustable by the looks of it, so add those features + full sheet metal frame into the price difference. Honestly you need the heated bed even for PLA especially in these temps. _________________ ( •_•)
The 200w chargers are half price now, just bought a few Solid little units, i really like them. Worth the money and then some. _________________ www.demon50s.com - Minimoto parts
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quote:Originally posted by Glen:
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The 200w chargers are half price now, just bought a few Solid little units, i really like them. Worth the money and then some.
I got one of those today in my first hobbyking order! It's charging batteries as I type, pity I don't have a 12V supply that can put out the current it wants.
Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:45 pm
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I'm currently using a lab style variable voltage/current power supply, but I do want to get something to go with the charger so I don't have to lug the lab supply around. So I'll track down a cheap computer supply then.
Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:18 pm
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Or you can save quite a bit on a bare 13.8V PSU on eBay if you don't mind mounting it in a plastic yourself. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:52 pm
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+1 for cheap ebay jobby.
get whatever the highest voltage your charger can support, it'll mean you can stuff more current into the batteries (should such a thing be needed) _________________ Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:40 pm
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Now I'm kicking myself for throwing out so many PSUs like that when I was at the last IT job. We literally filled up skip bins with old HP servers & parts like that! An official HP part like that would set you back around $300 or more. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:49 pm
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how big are they? the ones I have for the blade center's are pretty heavy and long. _________________ Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:12 am
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The DL585 servers were only 3 RU high so these are about 80 to 83mm high. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 7:11 pm
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on-line GST:
So what does everyone think about the proposed GST on all imports over $20? I bought some camera gear that was just over the $1K limit and while I expected the 10% tax, I was really surprised when the bill came in at more like 20%! I also got hit with some duty and then there was a hefty 'assessment fee' of $45; being charged for paying tax is the ultimate government double dip . If things work like that with a $20 threshold, small items could have a 200% mark-up.
My take is that many small on-line purchases will simply vanish when people don't want to pay the import cost and can't buy the same thing locally. I already notice that many UK builders hate the idea of importing parts that are not available locally as they get hit with an assessment fee.
Other predictions: people will start buying intangible products like music, video and e-books from small O/S outlets that don't sign up to collect GST for the government. Also piracy is going to explode when legal content starts costing more. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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