Stimkit Tingler - Commercial Pre-Built Stereo Stim Box

[Ldroamer]

Just thought I would post a quick note on the Stimkit Tingler (available from https://stimkits.com/). Basically it is a commercially available stereo stim box. It works very well and compares favorably to the DIY ones I have. In fact I like it better than the ones I built myself (although to be fair my DIY projects are pretty basic).

It comes as a kit you assemble yourself or for $30 more you can get one already assembled. It comes with a power supply, cables, and some sticky tens pads. It does not work on batteries. It has built in blue tooth so it makes it easy to connect to a computer, tablet etc. for playing files. It has a switch to reverse the channels and another one for tri phase. It has a main a power knob and two other knobs to adjust the intensity of the left or right channels independent of each other.

It feels just exactly like a regular stereo stim unit (in other words it feels great). So if your hankering after a stereo stim box but don't want to build your own this may be the solution for you.

It has rapidly become my favorite device (I have several other commercial units such as the 312B and the 2B). The only thing I don't like so far is the power button on the side of the unit. It feels flimsy to me. I just leave it in the on position and turn the unit on and off by connecting the power to it.

Just thought this might be of some interest to some of you.

[lr_x3]

Checked the site and the product looks interesting and - imo - good value for money for a person looking for pre-assembled units.

Although purchasing the product is currently not relevant for me (living in Europe) because it has AC power only, ships from the US and I assume it has no CE certification and therefore could be / will be seized by customs.

But I'm curious - you wrote that you own a 312B and are mostly using this Stimkit Tingler now - why do you prefer this unit over a 312B? I have one myself and almost every review states it's one of the best boxes available.

[Ldroamer]

Checked the site and the product looks interesting and - imo - good value for money for a person looking for pre-assembled units.

Although purchasing the product is currently not relevant for me (living in Europe) because it has AC power only, ships from the US and I assume it has no CE certification and therefore could be / will be seized by customs.

But I'm curious - you wrote that you own a 312B and are mostly using this Stimkit Tingler now - why do you prefer this unit over a 312B? I have one myself and almost every review states it's one of the best boxes available.

I like it better since I mostly use audio files and the 312B processes the audio and removes some of the nuances from those files. The 312 B is a great box and I like it and use it but for audio files a good stereo stim unit just can't be beat in my opinion.

[sub_anal_slut]

Got it last week
I'm very happy with using audio files, very smooth
Have the 312b from before, but it's not that good i audio files

I live in Europe , no issues getting it here. Power supply is CE etc.
Need to provide your own cable from power supply to your wall socket

[dfox]

I checked their website, but the unit doesn't seem to be available. I wonder if they're out of business.

[aelskling]

I checked their website, but the unit doesn't seem to be available. I wonder if they're out of business.

Page says:

Back in stock March 10th. The Elves in the toy shop are working hard making more

[dfox]

I'm glad to hear that as I'll order a unit when it's available.

[thebears73]

i have one of these boxes and great for the money. Buy it ready made.

[dfox]

Hi thebears73, I'm glad to hear the unit worked well for you. Last week, I went ahead and ordered the pre-assembled one everyone seems to suggest buying, so we'll see how it works out after I get it. I'm not sure how long it takes to ship out, but hopefully, I'll get it soon. When I do, I'll test it out and send all of you my impression of it. I have a lot of other power boxes, such as the ErosTek 232 unit and their MK312BT Power unit, the E-Systems 2B unit, and the BTSTIM Professional, 4-channel unit as well, so we'll see how this one compares to those power boxes.

[dfox]

I received the prebuilt unit and it seems to work well, although it needs a bit of an upgrade on the case. First, when you press the 'on' button, you can't tell whether the unit is on or off because there is no power indicator light telling. And, there ought to be a power level light for each channel to indicate power is being outputted from each channel of the unit when it is playing back an e-stim audio file. I wouldn't think these minor improvements should increase the price by much, but it would be nice to have those 2 options.

[dfox]

One final note: The unit could also use intensity adjustment for both output channels, A and B, instead of a single control for both channels, as it is now. I can't understand why they did that, along with not having an input power indicator light when the unit is turned on, or power output level LEDs for each channel showing the unit is outputting an e-stim signal when receiving an audio e-stim file.

[thebears73]

One final note: The unit could also use intensity adjustment for both output channels, A and B, instead of a single control for both channels, as it is now. I can't understand why they did that, along with not having an input power indicator light when the unit is turned on, or power output level LEDs for each channel showing the unit is outputting an e-stim signal when receiving an audio e-stim file.

it has intensity for channel a and b as independent for fine tuning then a master knob to increase both at the same rate.

[dfox]

Hi thebears73, Thanks for the information because it was a bit confusing when looking at the controls for the A & B channels which read, "Channel A Variable" and "Channel B Variable" with a zero at the top of the dial and then minus 5 on the left side and plus 5 on the right. It should probably just have a zero on the left side and a plus 10 on the right side to avoid it sounding like these adjustments are not for intensity but for some sort of variation on the input audio signal. Anyway, I've attached a photo of the unit connected to my 12 volt battery pack which avoids having to use the AC adapter as a safety precaution.

[thebears73]

Hi thebears73, Thanks for the information because it was a bit confusing when looking at the controls for the A & B channels which read, "Channel A Variable" and "Channel B Variable" with a zero at the top of the dial and then minus 5 on the left side and plus 5 on the right. It should probably just have a zero on the left side and a plus 10 on the right side to avoid it sounding like these adjustments are not for intensity but for some sort of variation on the input audio signal. Anyway, I've attached a photo of the unit connected to my 12 volt battery pack which avoids having to use the AC adapter as a safety precaution.

yes, treat 0 as nuetral -5 as lower signal and + 5 as higher signal. to set up, place both on 0 and play your files, use the master control to bring the power up to a comfortable level. Use the variable know then to fine tune, ie if ass feels to stong dial it to minus and or want more on that channel dial it up. Sort of an balance control for each channel. once happy with that, you can then use the master volume again to bring more power in etc the longer you play.

[dfox]

Hi thebears73, Thanks again for the additional information. By the way, I also have one of the original BTSTIM Professional 4-channel power boxes, which is basically like the Tingler with 2 extra output channels. One thing I've noticed about the Tingler is how lightweight it is compared to the BTSTIM Professional. I haven't looked inside the box, but I have looked inside the BTSTIM, which has 4 output transfers and 4 power resistors that limit the output current, all of which makes the unit rather heavy. I'm wondering how the Tingler works. I understand it uses 2 output transformers, but they must be tiny, and I wonder if there are any current-limiting resistors in the circuit. Since you seem to know quite a bit about the unit, I'm wondering if you have any idea as to how the circuitry works for this stereo-stim unit.