People with smaller needs love the TUXEDO.
We will be shortly shipping the new 2009 Tuxedos on a regular basis now and combined with the larger Black Box, they make a nice two some.  The 2009 is a substantial upgrade. Please read the details below.

May I once again I remind you that I am a small one man company who keeps costs down and wants to keep it that way.  So once again, I will build it myself, keep it simple, keep it easy to use and keep it low priced.  I will hand build each one just like I do with the Black Box and guarantee the heck out of it.

If you break it, I can most likely fix it.  The most common occurrence is the towering fall that occurs when someone trips over your rig because they didn't see the light stand feet.  Next time find a better place to put your light .stand or get a helper.  And watch out for dancers. The second greatest mishap is based on the height difference from the top of the bar stool to the floor of the topless bar. I haven't figured that one out yet . But I know they must be popular with photographers and dancers alike.

As long as you didn't break it intentionally, and we can tell by luminal testing (shows blood particles left by the Tuxedo bouncing off someone's head)   You pay only a small fee for shipping and a few shekels for parts.

And for those with existing Tuxedos who have had the DIN upgrade, the flash cable modified we will upgrade your Tuxedo with most of the features of the 2009 for a small fee. Call for details, it's easier.  So what did we do to the Tuxedo? 

2009 Changes for the for the Tuxedo
♥  The  is the smaller petite version of The Black Box.

♥  It has 1/4 of the power of the Black Box. 

♥  It is designed as a Back-up, Remote Flash triggered with the mains, and as a power pack for the smaller four battery powered hybrid digitals.

♥  It serves well  for the smaller more petite shooters.  Slips in a Pocket, even Celeste's tight jeans...Just look and click on the model in the photograph. Celeste is a) beautiful b) 5'.4" and c)100 lbs soaking wet and it fits in her dungarees.  Your pocket will not care! It is designed to slip into a pocket and be as unobtrusive as possible.

♥  New! Off-On power Switch!

♥  Single HD DIN is standard, no more RCA jacks. ( See Cables)

♥  Heavier Duty RoHS Wiring is now Standard

♥  All Hand Soldered, no Connectors, no Joints.

♥  Tougher Construction. More Shockproof, more Bar Proof.

♥  The Tuxedo comes in one color OFF-White.  If the white color bothers you, we have a plan for those non-conformists.  Paint it.  Carefully with electrical tape cover the ports, switch and clip. Electrical tape makes nice edges.  You can paint it with KRYLON Spray Plastic Paint in any color you find on the shelves at Home Depot.  Use KRYLON made for plastic, not enamel. Enamel can eat some plastics.

♥  Upgrade Available for all previous Tuxedo Owners.  We will do the following; to your Tuxedo. We will remove the RCA jack and upgrade your flash cable for the heavier DIN.  Modify the box and install a new On 0ff-on switch and a choice of mounts. In addition the wiring and RoHS specs will become upgraded tot he new standards.  About 35.00 plus 5.00 shipping.


MORE INFORMATION:
The Tuxedo is our alternate power pack using a 1.4 amp hour sealed Lead Acid battery weighing a whopping 20 oz. 
It was designed and built it as a backup for:

1. Former Quantum 1 owners who would rather get a new backup. Or want to spend less for a pack.

2. For those light assignments with a 200 auto mode shot capacity.

3. And for semi-pro, advanced digital cameras such as smaller Nikons, Fuji's, Canons and others with four AA batteries as a power source ( not for Li-ion replacements) and zoom fixed lenses.

4. It measures 6 inches in length by three inches wide by 1 inch thick and fits in a jeans pocket unless the wearer had them painted on like J-lo.

5. It slips in a Tuxedo pocket, see picture above and is fitted with our smallest charger with 500 MAH.  It is ideal for travel and brings the Tuxedo to peak in less than 2.5 hours since Tuxedo batteries for 2007 are larger.

6. They come with the HD DIN and the on-off switch.   We'll give you one free upgrade of your Quantum cable with each upgrade or purchase so you too can do away with RCA jacks made to handle signal not power.   

7. If you are using a Black Box setup with cables, they will fit the Tuxedo.  That integrates both Black Boxes and Tuxedos to use the same equipment. This affords you versatility. The charger circuit will be basically the same as the Black Box Unit but the Tuxedo does come with it's own smaller automatic domestic charger. 

8. EXPORT: Normally WE DO NOT EXPORT THE TUXEDO, the euro class charger costs too much. It would add twenty five dollars to the cost almost equaling a Black Box.  Tuxedos only come with the CLIP.com on the back.  There is an optional Euro Charger available for export for  $25.00 US.  Please Note: It is only about 27% of the capacity of the Black Box.