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Old 12-04-2013, 06:00 PM
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So how much $ for the 6200 upgrade kit?

Under $300 but think I got it for cost. As I was buying another mitra at the same time.
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Old 12-04-2013, 07:08 PM
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I should also note that the reason I upgraded was because I had one 6100 and one 6200 and they won't run master slave with the differant colour pucks. Now that I upgraded the one they work together.
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Old 12-04-2013, 07:56 PM
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omg 300 per light ouch. it's too bad the pucks themselves weren't modular on a per channel basis but that would prob be pretty tough to make.
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Old 12-04-2013, 08:26 PM
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Might be worth while once you have some decent millage on your fixture but before then I find it hard to justify the cost especially if the price you got was cost and you have more than one fixture to upgrade. While I agree upgrading current fixtures may be better than buying complete new fixtures, in the case of 6100 vs 6200 I just don't see much difference. You mentioned having spares as an advantage but they aren't compatible so really worthless to yourself or anyone with a 6200. Perhaps they have some value on the used market though (for those with 6100), although tough sell as I'm sure the current user base including myself isn't expecting premature failures from the GHL brand and would probably rather upgrade down the line rather than replacing existing.

Is the 6100 no longer available?
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Old 12-04-2013, 08:44 PM
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great call on the resale value. if i have issues down the road with a puck i'll be sure to ask around here for replacements.
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