Remotehydrolight ELC kits

All prices excluding shipping and your local VAT/import tax.

I will only charge the actual shipping costs. Since costs vary to different parts of the world, I will quote individually.

Prices are in EUR. At the moment 1 USD is nearly 1 EUR

For simplicity's sake, I have only listed the prices for 1 piece and 10 pieces. For 2 pieces, 4 pieces etc, you can estimate the costs yourself, or ask me for a quote.

Buyers who want to source as many parts as possible themselves: look at the BOM bill of materials

If you can get most of the parts yourself, and only have difficulties with one or 2 crucial parts, then I'm happy to help. I won't charge the full sourcing fee.

Warning for self-builders

A ELC, which fails because it is built badly, can destroy the whole hydro system and all user appliances.

If you don't have experience with building electric equipment, I would not recommend to build your own ELC. You will need to find a qualified engineer who does it for you, or teaches you how to.

Naked PCB

• You know how to build the RHL ELC from scratch.
• You buy all the parts.
• But you don't want to etch the PCB yourself.

18 EUR; 10 pieces: 9 EUR per pc.

Naked PCB including parts only for the PCB

• You know how to build the RHL ELC.
• But it's difficult for you to get all the parts for the PCB.
• You solder the PCB.
• You buy the other parts (triacs, coils, heatsink, transformer, casing, MCB etc.)

63 EUR (18 Eur PCB + 25Eur parts + 20 Eur sourcing fee); 10 pcs: 40 EUR;

If you can get most of the parts yourself, and only have difficulties with one or 2 crucial parts, then I'm happy to help. I won't charge the full sourcing fee.

Fully assembled PCB

• You know how to wire the RHL ELC.
• But you find it difficult to solder the PCB.
• You buy the other parts (triacs, coils, heatsink, transformer, casing, MCB etc.)

143 EUR (43 EUR for the parts, 100 EUR for the soldering service); 10 pcs: 100 EUR per piece.

Assembly kit including all parts

• You know how to build the RHL ELC from scratch.
• But it's difficult for you to get the parts.
• Dump loads not included. See below
• Meters not included. See below
• you do the soldering, or you add 100 EUR for a soldered PCB.
• suggested heatsink (for reference only, price is included): http://www.tme.eu/de/details/rad-a4291_1000/kuehler/stonecold/ width: 165mm height: 35mm

The price includes the actual parts costs and a sourcing fee of 20 - 40 EUR. (in case you're wondering why this price is a bit higher than in previous communications)

If you can get most of the parts yourself, and only have difficulties with one or 2 crucial parts, then I'm happy to help. I won't charge the full sourcing fee.

Soldering service for an assembled and soldered PCB: 100 USD

Finished ELC

You simply want a working ELC, no building yourself.

Dump loads not included. See below

Meters not included. See below

The price for 1 piece consists of following components:

• parts cost (depends on kw)
• parts sourcing fee: 20 EUR
• soldering fee: 100 USD
• assembly fee: 100 USD

For 10 pieces, everything goes faster and cheaper.

2kW Air-cooled Dump loads

need to be mounted in a dry, but well ventilated space. NOT directly beside the ELC.

Protected from touch.

See this post for more information.

10 EUR

or buy yourself here

https://www.amazon.de/Backofen-Hei%C3%9Fluft-Heizelement-AEG-Electrolux-899661912861/dp/B005FE5PZG/ref=sr_1_19?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1424987046&sr=1-19

Meters

I would recommend to include meters, because it helps a lot to see how the ELC is doing, and to identify problems. However they are not necessary for the functioning of the ELC.

You can also use a DMM digital multimeter for 5-10 EUR for trouble-shooting (aka fault-finding, aka error diagnosis :-)

Volt and Ampere:

10 EUR, something like

http://www.pollin.de/shop/dt/NDI5OTYxOTk-/Messtechnik/Einbauinstrumente_Zaehler/Analoge_Einbauinstrumente/Dreheisen_Einbauinstrument_0_300_V_.html

http://www.reichelt.de/Messwerke-Drehspul-analog-/PM-2-3A/3/index.html?ACTION=3&LA=2&ARTICLE=14737&GROUPID=4039&artnr=PM+2-3A&SEARCH=%252A

or 20 EUR, something like

http://www.reichelt.de/Messwerke-Dreheisen-analog-/EQB-72-20A/3/index.html?ACTION=3&LA=2&ARTICLE=81681&GROUPID=4040&artnr=EQB+72-20A&SEARCH=%252A

Hertz (frequency)

20 EUR, something like

http://www.pollin.de/shop/dt/OTYzOTYxOTk-/Messtechnik/Einbauinstrumente_Zaehler/Digitale_Einbauinstrumente/Einbau_Messinstrument_SFIM_SFN_9K1_F_96x96_mm_30_99_Hz.html

35 EUR, something like

https://www.conrad.de/de/voltcraft-am-72x7250hz-analog-einbaumessgeraet-am-72x7250hz-45-55-hz-drehspule-380-400-vac-103525.html

Other parts to consider

- contactor / relay: the RHL ELC does not have an output to drive a relay.

- lightning protection

Note about the relatively high labour fees:

I am based in Europe, and I do this in my free time after work. So I simply can't afford to give my time away for free.

I am not doing this to get rich.

However I am happy to give some support to all buyers who build the ELC themselves in part or whole.

General building guidelines:

- learn to solder before you attempt to solder the PCB

- if you assemble the PCB yourself: learn how to program the microcontroller, or ask me for a pre-programmed microcontroller

- use only high quality parts, no counterfeits (extended temperature range and lifetime for Electrolytic capacitors, microprocessors etc.)

- proper mounting of the triacs with the correct heat conducting paste

- proper sizing and mounting of the heat sink (cooling assured)

- water-proof casing to prevent corrosion, especially for humid environments (tropical, near the sea, etc.)

- proper usage of dump loads

- test the ELC thoroughly before using it.

- the hummingbird manual and the remotehydrolight manual provide excellent advice.

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