Last week, I realized that the solar panel was not necessarily the best solution. So, I sent a survey to all KissKissBankers, asking them to vote among the following 3 options: Solar panel + rechargeable battery to be changed every 2-3 years. (RAM type. Replacement to be ordered on the Pioupiou website. Cost ~ €10) “Military” non-rechargeable battery, to be changed every 3-4 years. (Li-SOCl2 or Li-MnO2 type. Replacement…
Last week, I assembled some prototypes of this new Pioupiou. Honestly, it was very boring. But that's how I realized that there were still plenty of changes to make to simplify production. Because if we want to make 1 or 000 pioupious, we will have to optimize the process a little bit. So I gave the question a lot of thought. In particular, there is a very constraining element: the solar panel. For…
Yeah! I made a very first series of prototypes, to start testing this new Pioupiou in real conditions. I sent 4 of these to our first KissKissBankers. We eagerly await their opinions. We are also going to put one at the top of the Sept Laux resort, to see what it looks like in very wintery conditions. I printed in white, since that's what I had on hand. And finally, I find that it doesn't make...
I haven't given too much news in recent weeks. We'll put that down to Christmas, New Year, fatigue... All that, what. In short, we are in 2015. Here we go again. There is still tons of work to do, but we can say that the site has nevertheless progressed well. Good news: I finally have a working prototype of the new Pioupiou. Well, actually for now it's still hooked up to my computer. But he will be able to take the air tomorrow….