LegoDEI Receiver V4 Released!

[LegoDEI]

Had some free time so I combined the best parts of the V2 and V3 receivers.
These use the same IR receivers as the V2 versions for the same long range performance, but with the LED chips of the V3 version since a lot of people liked their brightness.
I've also added the adjustable height mounting system which lets you trim off spacers on the riser mount as desired.
They let me keep prices the same even with inflating part costs by reducing the amount of labor required for assembly!

Lights Demo:

https://youtube.com/shorts/YBl5c-xo8p4?feature=share

[SoCalBobS]

I ordered two v.4's from MRC. They aren't showing v.2's anymore. I'm not sure about the design of the v.4's. What do others think? A v.4 is on the M5 Stuart, the v.2 on the M8 Scott. I hope the v.2's will still be available.



The v.2's look good, almost like part of the tank.

[Rubicon99]

I ordered two v.4's from MRC. They aren't showing v.2's anymore. I'm not sure about the design of the v.4's. What do others think? A v.4 is on the M5 Stuart, the v.2 on the M8 Scott. I hope the v.2's will still be available.



The v.2's look good, almost like part of the tank.

They work fine but have lost their clean thin low profile fit as your photos clearly show.

Manufacturing cost went up on the V2 so LEGO made the V4 to offset increasing production prices. This is a trade off I personally would not have made. Raising the price on the V2 would have been a safer course of action given LEGO has no real competition for high performance HengLong IR receivers and similar performing ones like Tamiya cost well over $100.

At most the price of the V2 would have gone up $10 to $15 which would have still been a deal by high performance IR receiver standards.

I think since LEGO does not have a copyright on his V2 he might have opened the door to competition from the Canadian "copy" of his V2 which work just as well and at a similar cost to the LEGO V2. They did not sell it in the US because price was to close but now with no LEGO V2 available any longer the market will be more open to the Canadian option.