The FrankenBebi Project

[cap-couillon]

New News at the FrankenBebi Project. 

Quick recap....
New project team members
New circuit design with better performance and reliablilty.
New monolithic case design (Thanks "HelloSailor")
Effects of new designs on release dates.

For all the latest news visit the FrankenBebi Project website
While you are there, you can subscribe to Igor's Newsletter to get the latest delivered to your inbox in a semi-regular fashion.

If you haven't done so yet, please take a minute to fill out our short (6 question) survey in order to help us tailor the FrankenBebi to the cruising community's needs.

As always, thanks for your interest and support.

[s/v Faith]

I signed up for the newsletter, will take the survey.

[s/v Faith]

Just looked again, can not find the survey.

...also added a short (5 question) single page survey to the site. This survey asks questions about how you would mount a Frankenbebi anchor light, what options you are most likely to want, and whether you are a "plug-n-play" or "roll-your-own" type. If you could take a minute to fill out the survey, it would really help us to focus our efforts in the appropriate directions.....

But no link.  ???

[cap-couillon]

Big white button that says "Please fill out our Survey (click to open) in the upper right of the front page, and the "news" page.  

Direct link...
http://frankenbebiproject.org/survey/index.php?survey=d03347e

If anyone else is not seeing the survey link, please PM me with the browser you are using, and whether or not you have java-script enabled.  Might need to rework the html if it is a wide spread problem

TIA

[s/v Faith]

I did not see the link, I am on an ipad.

Filled out survey from the link you provided.

Thanks!

[cap-couillon]

Here is a preview of the new "Ice-Cube" case design



Igor's latest Newsletter will be sent out this weekend....

[cap-couillon]

New News at The FrankenBebi Project

Latest schematics and board designs posted. Future options and more...  Please take the time to fill out our survey if you haven't done so already.

As always, your comments and suggestions are encouraged, either via this thread, or via the project site.

Fair Winds.

[cap-couillon]

We have posted an in-depth description of the latest FrankenBebi circuit design, including theory of operation, component selection, and some test results. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF File (150KB)

[CharlieJ]

Has anyone heard ANYTHING from these guys?? Last post was in Feb. Have they died?

[skylark]

Yeah, that was an interesting project but where is it now?

[Godot]

cap-couillon posted on sailnet yesterday, so he lives. FrankenBebi? Not so sure; but I sure hope so.

Edit: Oh, heck. He posted here a couple days ago on the serving mallet. Fingers crossed on the light.

[Grime]

I sent them a couple of emails some time back with no reply. I did find a place to purchase a led light similar to the Bedi.

http://cruisingsolutions.com/product/mega-bright-anchor-light/

[CharlieJ]

Kewl. I HAD two Bebi's, but one of them "went south" :-\

[Grime]

I had 3 Bebi's and 2 went south. The photo cell were the problem.

[CharlieJ]

 ;) mine was  a different kind of "went south"-  'bout 90 miles or so.

[CharlieJ]

During the last week, I sent a PM and an Email to Cap-Couillon asking for any info on whether the project was alive or dead.

I have gotten zero response.

Also, the PDF files mentioned on the FrankenBebi site are no longer loading- I get 404 not found so I suppose the project is now dead.

Would have been a nice thing. I do wish something had been said about it's demise.. Many were waiting  info.

[Grime]

Charlie here is the link to the led light I told you about.
http://store.marinebeam.com/utanliwiduto.html

[CharlieJ]

Thanks- bookmarked

[Jim_ME]

Just checked Cap-Couillon"s blog...
http://sailingofftheedge.com/logs.html

At the time of his last post on  Nov 4, 2014 he was still at Powell's Marina, Deltaville VA, trying to leave on his cruise South to Boot Key [if that is still his plan], but his outboard was no good, and he was considering his options for replacing it.

He may have found another and be cruising now and away from an Internet connection to receive email or update his blog. We will probably hear from him sometime soon.

Was looking at the project website News page...
http://frankenbebiproject.org/news.html
and although the latest entry is from Feb 10, 2014, there is nothing announcing that the project is dead [which would definitely be news], so let's hope that it has just drifted onto a back burner for the moment?

[CharlieJ]

Out cruising is a very good reason to not be making updates:) Hope that's the case- just a delay.