Much activity continues behind the calm exterior of Pogotronics.

A prototype of the new LED brake/tail light isolator has been built and is in testing. Plans are to sell this as a kit complete with two LED brake/tail lights and wiring harness.

A second test unit of the LED ballast circuit has been designed and built. This uses simpler circuitry (I like that) and should be easier to build. The circuit board for this is considerably smaller too, making it much easier to mount the complete unit.

Some photos have been uploaded of the two demonstrators produced so far. The site is beginning to look like it means business.

In preparation for that, and following some interest in the LED brake/tail light isolator, parts have been ordered, and the design of the circuit board has been finalised. We’re looking forward to production starting ‘real soon now’.

The fire within burns brightly.

I appreciate now the depth of this saying. All appears calm (almost inert) on the surface at Pogotronics, but much is happening underneath.

The most significant is the production of prototypes for the Trailer wiring isolator, and for an improved version of the LED ballast specific to Can Am Spyder brake/tail lights.

Somewhat hidden below this activity is the revision of almost all the circuits to use surface mount power transistors. This would make them practically immune to vibration and will make production easier for me.

When parts arrive shortly, I will add some images of the prototypes to the Products page.

So it got to the point where I had this small collection of circuits that I would make ones or twos of and sell for parts plus, and then have to patch or repair  because they were always a prototype, and I thought that I could do better, and that better would sell, so I started Pogotronics.

Getting the site up has been a steep learning curve. All the e-commerce stuff assumes so much and gives very little guidance. I hope that you can work your way through it, find something that you are interested in and work out how much it will cost. If not, send me a comment, and I’ll help you work it out.

Putting the product list together has spurred some new designs, and I will add them as they are tested. I spent today geeking around my Spyder with a meter and an oscilloscope getting data for an improved LED brake light ballast.

Currently stock levels are all zero. It will be a couple of weeks before the first of the new circuit boards are made, filled, tested and mounted, but I would like to hear if you are interested in a particular circuit, and I will get back to you when it is available.

Development takes time, which I have plenty of, and money, which I have very little of, but is great fun. I hope that you get as much out of the circuits as I got designing, building and testing them.