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Are there any products you own - that you'd like to write a RoadTest Review for?

cstanton
cstanton 6 months ago

Predominantly we setup RoadTests based upon discussions we have in the element14 Community team, or when we're approached by suppliers or manufacturers that would like their hardware 'tested'.

It occurs to me though, that many of our members may already have hardware, equipment or kit that they could or would like to write a RoadTest for, maybe we could even supplement these with accessories to help the RoadTest along.

We would need some way of deciding which product to setup the page for to RoadTest, but we've had a number of times now where people have stepped forward and said they'd like to RoadTest an item that they already have. It may have to be something that Farnell stocks, fundamentally.

Let me know your thoughts.

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  • manojroy123
    manojroy123 6 months ago

    I want to roadtest alumina paper. Please check this link https://www.heatinsulations.com/ceramic-paper-9243612.html. I wan't to make Ic desoldering out of it. Please let me know if you can get such product in your roadtest profile.

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  • balajivan1995
    balajivan1995 6 months ago

    I selected the second option. Usually, in a road test review of a product, you can also see reviews of the same product from others, allowing you to compare ratings from different people. If we include reviews of the product we own along with the road test, there is no guarantee that other people who have the same product will add their own reviews as well. As a result, people who want to know about the product may be influenced by only one review, which is not a good idea.

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  • BigG
    BigG 6 months ago

    This is a fantastic idea although I cannot quite decide if my vote is option 1, 2 or even 3. I quite like option 3 as an incentive.

    It was only yesterday that I was looking at this dev board: https://ie.farnell.com/microchip/ev33a17a/curiosity-ultra-dev-brd-arm-cortex/dp/4459393?MER=BR-MER-PDP-RECO-STM72194

    I decided that it was a hefty price to pay (+$100) to satisfy my curiosity. E.g. the NXP dev board (FRDM-MCXE247) is much cheaper (circa. $30).

    The reason for looking at this board is that the chipset is an Arm Cortex-M33 processor and includes 10/100 Ethernet. Perfect for Single Pair Ethernet etc.

    What is also very attractive is that the chip itself is sub $5.

    This is one of many such cases.

    Speaking of SPE, I have 2 Arduino SPE shields sitting in a box that I have yet to try out. Maybe this is the prompt to do something.

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  • robogary
    robogary 6 months ago

    Most of my meters, tools, and electronic parts are on the verge of obsolescence. It doesn't take very long to get there.

    Road tests help me to look forward. 

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