An interesting discovery

[retroleds]

As far as value, an original molded enclosure will remain a much sought after item. A machined item will always be identified as that. There will always be appearance differences between a molded and a machined part.

Regards, Jeff

Yes, they will be much different, as some inside corners can't be machined the same as if you were grinding the profile of the inside mold half for that piece. Making a sharp corner on the inside of a molded piece is often easier than on the outside of the piece. Also, Lexan plastic has very poor machine finishing qualities - it is very difficult to polish compared to the more common acrylics used in most red LED lens.

On the patent protection issues. I worked for a patent attorney for some years, so I'll just point out the basics. First, someone needed to keep the patents current. A design patent is only good for 14 years, but it can be renewed at a cost of several thousand dollars. Also, Reihl probably didn't get all the foreign country patent protects, so all bets are off there. Some digging with the patent office would answer all questions.

If someone made a knock-off, they could just call it the "Synchrographer" or "Solanar" or something like that. "Pulsenar"?:lol:

Quick Contest: Best name for a Synchronar knock-off made in China.

[J Thomas]

[BENRUS]

Faux-Chronar

[LEDluvr]

Or Boug-Chronar

(Boug as in Bogus)

[Old Tom]

Or perhaps Synclonar?

[SASM]

I love these inputs!

The program for the Mark III is almost ready (could finish that within a weekend, other versions for Mark I - II will follow); a prototype is already running. The board layouts are also ready - at the moment the first 100 circuit boards for the new SASMs are in production, I expect them back on 12.12. So we would have the top, the chassis and the module...

Hanno

"Synclonar" sounds great!

Here´s my proposal: Synchr-o-self.

[bucko170]

It seems like the Synchronar is pretty much covered apart from the steel outer case, I noticed quite a few photo's showing just the module with no case, could a mould be made?

Names: How about 'Sin-Chronar' or 'Pseudo-Chronar' or even 'Lots-Cheaper-Than-Micks-Chronar'

Personally I like Syncloner.

[J Thomas]

[bucko170]

Wow looks superb

[clockace]

jeff, that is awesome. when you get started producing more put me down for one. question- are the outside dimensions large enough that the edges can be beveled like the originals? can't really tell from the photos. peter

[charger105]

Yes, top work Jeff.
The novelty of a clear case is being able to see the circuitry, with visibility reduction as a trade-off. Having just a clear bottom is an interesting compromise.
Put me down for at least one too.
Rgds.

[J Thomas]

[clockace]

jeff, i'll call you. hopefully i can come over next week to pick it up. i think i will put it on the mkII i have the v40's in and recell it to the v80's. i have that module in a black ceramic case with what appears to be either powder paint or anodized black bracelet. peter