Hey Zapper1, it doesnt really matter what the price is, someone will always say its too expensive. I have said many times before that I'm not in it to make money, but I also wont do it at a loss. So the $20 figure for a fet mod was settled on (about a year ago), and it was left at that.
By the time I round up the parts, answer the email and forum questions, receive the cars, email the owners, test the car, do the mod, test the car again, email the sender again, package up the car, drive to the post office and send it off, how much do you think that is worth? Seriously, its not really worth my time, but I enjoy doing it and the people I do the mod for enjoy the result, and thats why I offer to do it for people.
It costs me about US$5 postage to return the car, and the parts are about $5 as well, (the mod is US$20 inc return post), so if $10 (nett) is too much for you to have me sit down and turn your car into a rocket, no problem.
There are a lot of people with no electronics experience that love these cars and want to go faster, and this is where I come in, to help them enjoy their hobby a bit more.
Doing these mods isnt going to get me a holiday in the tropics, but it might buy me a lunch on fridays for my efforts.
Thats all it is really.
Thanks for the kind words bdebde, the cheque is in the mail, lol.
Also, Slider69,
I'm not really fussed about the steering twitching, it lets me know the car is still alive, and I havent cut the pot link yet, but I might give it a go to see how it goes.
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