I wish I felt as benevolent about stuff like that. It really bothers me when people post a random ebay listing and publicly ask a reputable seller/authorized dealer to beat or match the price. Nevermind that the ebay seller can't match the shipping time or customer service, and is more likely to ship an item with quality issues*. Stuff like that shouldn't be done publicly. If you're gonna do it, at least have the courtesy to do it over PM.
*the ebay seller linked was altatac, the same seller that was clearancing out those PA40 a while back, many of which turned out to be defective.
The Nitecore EA8 and EA8W are now in stock at Illumination Supply! Enter coupon code “Caveman” for an introductory promotion along with free domestic shipping until the end of the month.
The EA8 is the 8 x AA battery variant of the popular EA4.
There are some missing technical details. Like the power consumption of the LED strings. Lumen output per LED would be nice too. What is the acceptable voltage range for the control board. The description of “Supports strips and pixels that run at 5v, 5.1v, 10.6v, 12v and 24v without modification.” isn’t exactly clear. What voltage are the strings you’re selling?
I’m the designer of the PixelPusher, and I can answer your questions.
The power consumption of the LED strings depends on which strings you use. We have some which are 12 watts per metre at 5v and we also sell LED pixels which are about 1.2 watts per pixel at 12v.
Our description of supporting strips that run at various different voltages is actually pretty straightforward- a PixelPusher can be used with pixels and strips that require all of those voltages by setting jumpers appropriately. There is an onboard linear regulator which produces the necessary voltages for the microprocessor, ethernet interface, USB port and buffer system from any input voltage between 4.5 volts and approximately 35 volts, depending on your jumper settings. The input power can also be passed directly through to the strips with no dropout voltage.
We’re having an end of March Madness Malkoff Dropin sale along with an introductory promotion on our new line of Nite Ize products.
Until April 1st, ALL Malkoff Dropins are 20% off, no coupon code required. Click here to browse our Malkoff Dropins.
We’ve also picked up a lot of new goodies from Nite Ize including: every day carry gear, gear ties, S-biners, and Inova flashlights. Use coupon code NiteIzeIntro for 20% off all products manufactured by them. Click here to view all products by Nite Ize.
We are actually in the process of getting an update on that right now. I’ll keep you posted if we get any news. Yes, usually we ship entire orders at a time.
I finally took the plunge on some of those nifty Nite-Ize S-biners, and have been very tempted to pick up another Olight i3 or ZL SC52. I just need to come up with an excuse…
That caveman is sooo tempting… must resist. I’ve destroyed my light budget for the next month or two and until I seen this I wasn’t interested in the EA8. And I’m not ‘domestic’ so it’s still almost $100 shipped. That’s OK, I will wait for the next sale.
These are some excellent sales guys. I’m sure you know how to run your business, I just hope you’re not cutting too deep trying to compete with overseas sellers.
SC52 Ordered. I just couldn't resist anymore. Maybe my hunt for the perfect 14500 will finally come to an end. (Crelant V11A, and Balder HD1 were both disappointing.)