Just checking in case I’ve misunderstood something. Here are two photos of the Luer lock adaptor and seeder tool that I received with my Genesis XL v1.5. They don’t fit together! The thread on the adaptor is much too small for the wider thread on the tool. Taking the adaptor to pieces and trying different ways to plug it in doesn’t help.
After receiving several support requests for this exact issue we identified that our manufacturing partner made a mistake and accidentally used the v1.4 brass inserts (1/4"-28 UNF threads) on a small percentage of the new v1.5 seeder tools, which require M5 threads for the new stainless steel luer lock adaptors. You, and anyone else reading this thread can email support@farm.bot with your original order number and shipping address and we will send a v1.4 luer lock adapter replacement part which has threading that will fit your seeder tool.
by the way, I am very disappointed with my recent purchase. Parts are missing, raspberry pi not working (not tested). Moreover they wait one month before sending you the replacement parts. I paid $4000 8 weeks ago and I am still waiting… Just missed the seeding season by the way.
My kit was missing some parts (hardware stops, some nut bars), had the wrong Luer adaptor and 5he camera didn’t work. I’ve been promised replacements will be shipped in 10 working days.
Yeah, it’s annoying and I’ve been sowing by hand. On the other hand, it’s hard running a business under these weird circumstances and with supply chains from China. So I’m happy to cut them a bit of slack.
Me neither, although it’s not their fault. Parts were sent by UPS on the 21st May. I asked for and got a tracking number but there his been no update since May 24th. The package is ‘in transit’. I’ve talked to friends who’ve had deliveries from the US delayed by 2 months since COVID hit.
Sow by hand and then input the data. Crazy I know, and the opposite of automation.
I also received mis-matched seeder, brass insert, luer adapter. I “ordered” the free one via the shopping cart.
Since this is an open source project, I figured I can also just source the part myself (since there may be some shipping delays). I have M5 brass insert here. I 3d printed the seeder part downloaded from the web CAD. But the hole in the seeder to too small for a M5 brass insert. Since version Genesis XL 1.5 uses the M5 insert, the CAD part should be sized for it. I’m not sure what is up there. I’ll probably just drill out the hole bigger.
I also tried tracking down a source for the luer lock adapter. The only similar part I found was over $30, which seems a bit high for a simple part. The Bill of Materials (BOM) isn’t very specific about the part. It would be great if the BOM could include a manufacturer’s part number so equivalents could be found.
