JimboZA:
Whereabouts are you, btw? Micro Robotics courier for a flat rate, R70 iirc, don't quote me.
If you're in or around Johannesburg, Durban or Cape Town, Mantech's good for normal electronics stuff. Their Arduino parts are waaaaay over-priced though.
I'm in the Joburg region, Jeez Mantech is expensive hey - After DVDdoug said something about a USB Servo Controller I looked up that particular one and found Micro Robotics - they are so much cheaper, but they didn't have stock at the time. I kind of thought SA didn't have this type of equipment but after searching I found SO many companies in Midrand and Centurion.
Plus this one http://netram.co.za/ which is pretty cool as they deliver for free over R950. I'll never use Mantech again if I can help it.
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