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DTJ:

--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on October 30, 2018, 12:14:36 pm ---I used to replace capacitors in ECU's, mainly from Toyotas (late 80's to late 90's, the capacitor plague years) when I was back in Australia.
I'd charge about $80 including return express post and name brand high quality caps and made a good $60 or more profit per ECU. Used to take me half hour tops per ECU from the moment I sat down to the point it was packaged ready to send out.

Also did LCD TV's and monitors too. Get them free, a few bucks worth of capacitors and sell for insane profit margin.

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I wondered if anyone did automotive electronics work. I imagine there might be a good side business in repairing some dash board instrument clusters.

Did you have to rig up a full test system for the ECUs?

mikeselectricstuff:
Search "orgone" on ebay. Add some blinking LED, or better, a proximity sensor so it glows when you put your hand near it.
plenty of morons willing to pay for this sort of nonsense.

 

bd139:

--- Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on October 30, 2018, 01:21:40 pm ---Search "orgone" on ebay. Add some blinking LED, or better, a proximity sensor so it glows when you put your hand near it.
plenty of morons willing to pay for this sort of nonsense.

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Hahaha. Peep Show covered orgones...

AndyC_772:

--- Quote from: bd139 on October 29, 2018, 09:47:58 am ---The best thing to do is:

1. Perform a service. This requires nothing tangible and no stock.
2. Make sure it's one someone will want to come back and do again.
3. Make sure you're good at it.
4. Premium price yourself right up front.
5. Maintain the appearance of total professionalism, even if it's carnage behind the scenes.

If someone wants you to build a product, make sure the 50% up front at least allows you to break even.

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This is exactly what I've been doing for a living for the last few years.

#5 is more important than you'd think. Posters sold as 'motivational' make me sick, but I do have this on the wall of my office:

https://shop.theoatmeal.com/collections/prints/products/bob-mirror-signed-print?variant=28626724355

coppice:
If you are looking for a cottage industry in electronics, how about fire detectors for thatched roofs.

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