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Paul S's success with the MOTM system is nothing short of
astounding. Essentially on a shoestring, and in his part-time, he
has built a business which rivals the legacy of Moog's modular
business, in volume and in the devotion of his customers. MOTM has
undeniably hit the big-time.

This, in a roundabout way, leads me to a next point. Are there
others out there, like me, who don't really have the free time to
solder up kits? Or who would really prefer not to? And who would
likely purchase more modules if they were available assembled without
the long lead times?

So I pose these questions:
- How much would it cost (presumably in terms of additional personnel
at MOTM headquarters) to create the appropriate inventory of
assembled modules to virtually eliminate the backlogs? What does
this translate into, per assembled module?

- Are there enterprising folks out there who would be interested in
turning a small profit by assembling modules for those of us too busy
to solder for ourselves anymore? (In years past, I did build a lot
of stuff, but am quite sick of it, to tell the truth). What would
they have to charge to make it work?

- How many more modules would be sold?

My comments are based on the assumption that the lead times for
assembled modules is measured in months.

Best regards,
Roger Pellegrini