Megasquirt Advice and discussion.

[RETed]

Originally Posted by RotaryProphet

Clearly, you're not getting the point I'm making. I'm saying (quite clearly, I thought), that the same people who will build an engine with no second thoughts would never think of building their own EMS, and for a very DIY hobby, I thought that that was somewhat strange.

You seem almost personally offended by the concept of a DIY EMS. WTF does economics have to do with it? Yes, people pay for those things. Hell, I work in field service for a national provider of cash registers... and ATM machines. Field service/warranty work is the biggest chunk of their profit. What I'm saying is, it seems less likely (assuming you know what you're doing, obviously the MS isn't for people who don't) that your EMS is going to blow up and need a warranty repair than your engine, and many many people build their own engines.

This just reinforces my point that you have no clue what reality is.

You're ASSUMING that just because you have no problem doing this that others would not have a problem also.
BAD ASSUMPTION.

If I assumed what I can do would be easy for others to do, I would NOT be able to sell my services and products to others.
I can do automotive electronics in my sleep - I still charge others to handle stereo / alarm / EMS wiring.
Other people are willing to pay for such work and service.
NEVER ASSUME.
I tune Haltechs on cars also.
I can do this in my sleep, and it's automatic for me.
I can explain how to tune EFI in a couple hours to anyone who has a good grasp of EFI theory.
Why do people still pay me to tune their cars?
NEVER ASSUME.

What does it have to do with economics?
SUPPLY and DEMAND, period.
It involves money - you are touting that MS is cheaper, right? - and when it comes down to it, your only advantage with the MS is MONEY.

Reply if you want, but my replies to you ends here, cause it's a lost cause.
It's obvious by now that you don't get what I'm saying at all.


-Ted