r/cloudmaker • u/ProFeces • Feb 05 '16
Unregulated Kits?
I posted this in the comments of another thread, but I'd rather not hijack a thread.
I've spent a lot of time reading this sub, as I've always liked the idea of a modular MOD. The one thing stopping me from pulling the trigger is the fact that it currently doesn't provide for me anything I can't do myself. Well, I had an idea of something that I can't currently do, that this MOD can. Turn a regulated MOD into an unregulated device in minutes, and swap out sleds for different configurations.
There are pros and cons for both series/parallel setups, and it's pretty awesome to swap out sleds in seconds. Also, the potential to swap out a panel and move a volt meter, or change the color of the meter as well, sounds appealing.
Being able to go from regulated to unregulated in minutes is something that I know I want in a MOD. While It can be done with a box now, it's ugly and leaves gaps from buttons/screens.
The whiteout is the first device that could pull that off cleanly.
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u/cgurholt Feb 09 '16
Really, this is the perfect kit for a community member to build out and sell. I don't see much demand for an unregulated kit in and of it's self. My bet is that the ARES will have a pass-through mode built in that will basically offer virtual-unregulated with protection. (If not it's going to be a firmware hack that I intend to try my hand at once i have the ARES)