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06-20-2012, 07:32 AM #8OPJunior Member
Controller design-- post your thoughts on automation here!
I agree on your assertion that they are overpriced. A lot of the technology utilized by these companies is available for other uses for about 30% the retail cost charged by grow shops and catalogs, such as temp/humidity sensors, etc...
What if you had access to a monitoring system that you could use any web/phone connection to check on temp, humidity, and flood or heat alarms assuming the price was no more than, say, $350? Too high? I'm not sure how low we could go with this tbh, as our component cost would have to be around $75 in order to make money as a manufacturer. I see other systems like this retailing for $700+, which is insane, I agree. Maybe our target market needs to just be the larger scale growers and collectives, but I really want us to be able to provide something cool and affordable for the little guys who make up a good share of the market.
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