This feels a better place for a random post about e-stim .. not enough for a new thread and didn’t want to derail the other.
I don’t atm. I’ve been meaning to and will eventually.
If you look for an e-stim named after an American Wild Dog from the Wile E. .. and Roadrunner cartoons .. you’ll find what I use. I did put a request in on the products page a good while ago but no luck yet. That’s my preferred and while I have loops, steel toys and tubes and tubes of conducting gel, I find I use the sticky pads the most. So long as you’re shaved you can get a decent contact, and they’re very versatile. The pads last about 10-15 reuses and aren’t expensive. You can easily get medical grade ones from LH, Ebay or Amazon.
I’m really not a fan of the British made control boxes. They got the design aesthetic of Tandy or 1970/80s Polytechnic Electrical-Engineering labs and aren’t exactly feature rich. TBF I’ve not been able to try any of them so I might be wrong but its an expensive hobby. I read around for a long time before splashing out. LH sell the ElectraStim Linx which is the closest to what I use in that its got an app.
Mine is mostly App controlled and offers a lot of customisation for the price. However its quite new so there isn’t the same broad ‘fan’ base yet ( Unless you’re on Fetlife apparently ). Some of the British ones have been around for donkeys years and you can get hold of home brew software kits and mods to add some variety.
What the UK does do very well are insertable e-stim toys. That’s where our engineering skills, innovation, rapid prototyping and 3D printing really stand out. And so long as you match pin diameters ( normally 2mm or 4mm ) you can mix and match them. Again, don’t scrimp and always go for quality. You might search for Joanne’s Reviews for a lot of terribly formatted advice and reviews ( don’t forget the apostrophe if you’re Googling ).
Avoid those cheap ones you get on Amzn and Eby. Not only wouldn’t I trust them but they’re prone to feel very scratchy, even if you replace their cheap contacts and toys. They often don’t provide a good current which feels unpleasant and they put me off for a long time.
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Anyway, what that wall of text is saying is that I have a preferred power box thats primarily app controlled so I’m not limited to the dozen or so inbuilt patterns. I make my own and have many ways to control it.
And you’re not confined to using the toys it comes with. So you can save money, buy the basic power box kit with cables and sticky pads, and add more specialist toys, from your preferred manufacturer, at a later date.