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South Berkeley Electronics

89 orders since Sep 24, 2018

BERKELEY, CA, United States of America

Ships from United States of America.

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Product: (4.00)

Documentation: (4.00)

Shipping: (4.80)

Communication: (4.20)

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Martin | Jan. 3, 2021

A wonderful blinking LED menorah!

For Electronic Menorah Model II -- KIT

Very clever design. The menorah works great and was a fun addition to Hanukah. I recommend this highly!

Barry | Dec. 15, 2020

Great product!

For Electronic Snowflake / Christmas Ornament

Really love the snowflake! If you ever decide to make a larger version or a Star verion I'll be first in the queue to order another.
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Response from South Berkeley Electronics | Dec. 25, 2020
Hi Barry,

Thanks for the review. I'm curious; I've heard a few people suggesting something larger, perhaps to serve as a tree topper. How big would you go? Would the bare circuit board aesthetic still work for you?

Best,
Dave J

Leonard | Jan. 4, 2020

This was more work than necessary; time lit never increased!

For Electronic Menorah Model II -- KIT

What a waste of money; supposedly time would be automatically increased nightly until the eighth night; this did not happen; even the last night lasted about 20 minutes. maximum; I should have thanked my wife for accidently knocking it off the windowsill to the ground, causing it to not function. at least I don't have to keep putting it on after it shuts off so quickly!
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Response from South Berkeley Electronics | Jan. 4, 2020
Hi Leonard,

First, I'm sorry that you are not happy with the menorah. I'd be happy to offer you a refund.

Second, I'm not sure where you got the notion that the time would increase automatically each night. Nothing in the documentation at the links below says that.

You *can* indeed increase the on time following steps in the manual. This is a one time operation and the unit will remember your changed setting until you change it again. The default setting is twenty minutes, but you can increase it up to 8*20 minutes, one hour and forty minutes.

If you want help, I can help you. If you want a refund, we can do that.

Best,
Dave J

Zachary | Dec. 17, 2018

Works well

For Electronic Menorah Model I -- KIT

A few co-workers of mine loved it. I'm happy with it as well. Be sure to read the documentation as the default setting of 15 minutes of lites is a bit low for a work day. Great project; thank you.

Joel | Dec. 17, 2018

Cute gift, came just in time for the holidays.

For Electronic Menorah Model II -- KIT

So, I ordered the 'kit' version without fully grasping how SMALL the SMD components were! I don't know why, but I assumed it was through hole, so that I could build it with my kids. A good opportunity to learn SMD, but for next year. Get the fully built version! It's worth the extra $4.00

I am excited to move on to SMD components. I purchased a stereo inspection microscope which allowed me to complete the project without difficulty.

The kit is well documented and hackable.

Awesome!

Thanks, Dave!

P.S. for those who are curious, the scope I got is the:
AmScope 10X-20X Widefield Binocular Inspection Stereo Microscope on Boom Arm Stand