I went to the convention last year and had a great time. It is as you
say. In fact the amenities, swag, and activities couldn't possibly have
been paid for by our attendance fee. EVTV had a vendor booth amid all
the other ones and there were no sales pitches of any kind. I'm
disappointed that I had to miss it this year.
I have recently started to buy some stuff from him (and others) and his
delivery time is the best of any of the EV supply places (he's not a
digikey or mouser yet, though).
His prices are high but there's usually some value-add in it. And I feel
comfortable that I'll get what I order. That said, I usually comparison
shop and if the difference is dramatic I order from someone else. For
example, JLD404 meter is $175 from him. $70 direct from Lightobject.
Jack adds a shunt and solders in a dc/dc converter. I did that too but,
of course, had to source and order those separately. In this case it
wasn't worth $100 to me for him to do it. But in other cases it's worth
the little extra surcharge.
--Rick
On 8/3/2013 9:08 PM, David Nelson wrote:
The thing is, the convention isn't about Jack selling more stuff. It is
about getting a bunch of conversion enthusiasts together in one place
so they can network and spread the EV spirit.
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