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GROUP BUY - Core SWX EVO Battery Backup Module

Warning for those planning to use this with Alexa mini. The EVO will force you to swap the battery at around 12.9V reading on camera. I find my core batteries still have another 30% , roughly 20mins of runtime at this point, but the EVO will not accept them below this point. I have been trying to get the folks at CORE to make me a custom firmware to solve this, which they said was possible, for several months with no progress.
 
Yogesh Khubchandani said:
Just wondering if it is possible to include the dsmc2 models of eco included in this group buy?
Link for dsmc2 gold evo https://www.coreswx.com/store.coreswx/product/evo-dsmc2-g/
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Hi Yogesh,

The EVO DSMC2 is not offered on this Group Buy because of the discount structure. If you are interested, you can participate in this Group Buy and send your unit in for hardware modification. The modification will take about 2-3 weeks and cost an additional $500. With the DSMC2 EVO MSRP at $1349, you are still saving a considerable amount. Please let us know if you have questions.

Thanks!
 
James J Lamberg said:
Warning for those planning to use this with Alexa mini. The EVO will force you to swap the battery at around 12.9V reading on camera. I find my core batteries still have another 30% , roughly 20mins of runtime at this point, but the EVO will not accept them below this point. I have been trying to get the folks at CORE to make me a custom firmware to solve this, which they said was possible, for several months with no progress.
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Hi James,

While the EVO's primary function is to allow for hot swapping, it is also designed to protect the onboard battery. It protects the onboard battery by preventing the onboard from being over-drawn/over-discharged. A modification can be made to your EVO but this requires hardware updates to push the current limitations. Please note, this modification may compromise battery protection functions. Modifications would take approximately 3 weeks.

Do you know the total load being applied to the battery? The % readout will vary based on the load.

Thank you,
 
Zack Shannon said:
Hi Yogesh,

The EVO DSMC2 is not offered on this Group Buy because of the discount structure. If you are interested, you can participate in this Group Buy and send your unit in for hardware modification. The modification will take about 2-3 weeks and cost an additional $500. With the DSMC2 EVO MSRP at $1349, you are still saving a considerable amount. Please let us know if you have questions.

Thanks!
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I also was interested in the DSMC2 model (well it's Reduser...)
 
Zack Shannon said:
Hi James,

While the EVO's primary function is to allow for hot swapping, it is also designed to protect the onboard battery. It protects the onboard battery by preventing the onboard from being over-drawn/over-discharged. A modification can be made to your EVO but this requires hardware updates to push the current limitations. Please note, this modification may compromise battery protection functions. Modifications would take approximately 3 weeks.

Do you know the total load being applied to the battery? The % readout will vary based on the load.

Thank you,
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Can you elaborate? Do you mean that the EVO is designed to protect the onboard battery meaning the battery attached to the EVO or the battery inside of the EVO?
 
benjamin dell said:
Can you elaborate? Do you mean that the EVO is designed to protect the onboard battery meaning the battery attached to the EVO or the battery inside of the EVO?
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Hey Benjamin,

The on-board battery is the battery attached to the EVO.

Thanks,
 
Zack Shannon said:
Hi Yogesh,

The EVO DSMC2 is not offered on this Group Buy because of the discount structure. If you are interested, you can participate in this Group Buy and send your unit in for hardware modification. The modification will take about 2-3 weeks and cost an additional $500. With the DSMC2 EVO MSRP at $1349, you are still saving a considerable amount. Please let us know if you have questions.

Thanks!
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Hey Zack,

Are the Groupbuy versions shipping directly from CoreSWX? If so, would it be possible to offer the DSMC2 version simply at a $500 premium over the final Groupbuy price? From a layman's perspective, it seems like shipping the unit to us only to then pay to ship it back in order for it to be retrofitted and then finally shipped a third time would add more time + shipping costs to the process, as well as exhaust resources and spare parts at CoreSWX for essentially just a different SKU. Obviously you know way better than I the workflows involved, but just hoping to simplify the process on the front-end if possible, as there seems to be interest from myself and others for ordering the DSMC2 version out of the box.

Thanks again for being down for the Groupbuy in the first place! I've wanted to upgrade to the EVO since I first bought the RED Gold Mount plate, but it always felt prohibitively expensive.
 
Ryan Hamelin said:
Hey Zack,

Are the Groupbuy versions shipping directly from CoreSWX? If so, would it be possible to offer the DSMC2 version simply at a $500 premium over the final Groupbuy price? From a layman's perspective, it seems like shipping the unit to us only to then pay to ship it back in order for it to be retrofitted and then finally shipped a third time would add more time + shipping costs to the process, as well as exhaust resources and spare parts at CoreSWX for essentially just a different SKU. Obviously you know way better than I the workflows involved, but just hoping to simplify the process on the front-end if possible, as there seems to be interest from myself and others for ordering the DSMC2 version out of the box.

Thanks again for being down for the Groupbuy in the first place! I've wanted to upgrade to the EVO since I first bought the RED Gold Mount plate, but it always felt prohibitively expensive.
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Hi Zack

i could be down for the DSMC2 version if the process was streamlined as suggested by Ryan.

Thanks,
 
Is the DSMC2 RED approoved?
Is it still a prototype? Or are there some user feedback?

Do the P-Tap output come from the internal battery feed or directly from the Vlock (without buffer)?

Thanks

Patrick
 
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