Public domain (free project)

[RussMartin]

The biggest hurdle I see at the moment for any KIT supplier is sheer cost. Very few people would pay AUS $100 for this, when they know they can go and buy a top notch multimeter with all the bells and whistles, which possibly includes a USB interface, all for about the same amount of money. Frightening stuff knowing that I can go and purchase a brand new 10MHz oscilloscope (with full warranty) for under AUS $130. DIY test gear is history.

I'm not so sure, Trent. I've got four different Fluke multimeters, the oldest from the early 1980s. Not one of them was nearly that inexpensive. Nor were my three scopes. You may be doing yourself a disservice.

[T.Jackson]

I'm not so sure, Trent. I've got four different Fluke multimeters, the oldest from the early 1980s. Not one of them was nearly that inexpensive. Nor were my three scopes. You may be doing yourself a disservice.

You would stand a better chance at winning the lottery than making a quid from this project.

[RussMartin]

Well, Trent, looking over this, and the scrolling LED project, I'm impressed.

Consider a couple of possibilities: Peddle the kits to someone like Gateway Electronics (they carry everything from little piddles to Ramsey).

Or skip the kit part and just collect several of your designs and publish your own books, a few projects at a time. God Himself knows it's less expensive to print a book of projects than to market the kits! (You probably aren't surprised to know that a lot of people will buy a $19.95 book to do one project out of it.)

Just a thought, because I'm impressed by what you do. (And sorry your scrolling LED seemed to get hijacked, however well-intentioned the others were.)

Good projects are good projects; those who fancy them don't really care how much they cost to build. It's the doing . . . !

[T.Jackson]

Thanks for the nice vote of confidence Russ. Unfortunately, I have come to realization that I don't quite have what it takes to pull off something like that. I've made a compromise and settled for IT instead (which is what I'm currently doing a bachelors degree in) No way I'd ever publish my own book without appropriate qualifications in that particular field. Good chance I'll write a beginners book on IT one day though.

[T.Jackson]

But for now, think I'm gonna go and buy that lottery ticket. CYA

[mackrackit]

Idea for another project.

Pocket sized random number generator for lottery tickets.
Calculate odds based on past winning numbers and selectable for different lotteries.

[T.Jackson]

I like that idea! Not like it hasn't been done before - but it is a realistic low-cost project that could be whipped up in no time at all.

[pmcleod]

Idea for another project.

Pocket sized random number generator for lottery tickets.
Calculate odds based on past winning numbers and selectable for different lotteries.

Of course calculating the odds is easy, past numbers have no effect on future numbers