Editing Eclipse Etek (section)

=== Development ===

Following the introduction of the Eclipse Ego for the 2005 tournament season, Planet Eclipse explored the possibility of producing a lower-priced marker using existing components and engineering work.

The company had already invested in developing the Ego's body, internal mechanisms and related manufacturing processes. Reusing selected elements reduced the development costs of a new marker.

According to a retrospective published by Planet Eclipse in October 2017, the first Etek prototypes were tested during late 2006.

The British team Sandbaggers used early versions during the Campaign Cup at Crystal Palace in London.

Planet Eclipse subsequently began selling the Etek around 2007.[1]