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Well, its been awhile since I have posted and figured why not start a thread with my current/future build.
Not much to post as of yet, but hope to make some progress this winter during my slow season at work.
Started off with the brain.
Everything went together well... Except for one crucial mistake I found at the end. For those of you who have assembled a MS unit, you may laugh, but I definitely did not. Once I got to the last leg of the instructions, I was told to solder the U4 microprocessor into its socket. Well after looking for a few minutes, I realized that somehow at the beginning I managed to solder U4 into U7's socket. In the end, the U4 chip was destroyed trying to remove it from the PCB, but it was only a $3 mistake.
Testing with the stimulator:
Finished product:
As far as building a Megasquirt goes, it was a lot of fun and a good experience, but I think that in the future I will end up buying a pre-assembled unit.
Currently have a BP and g-series sitting in Xaero's garage, courtesy of Mr. Hazard.
I plan on building the engine and trans before next summer so hopefully I can find a shell and begin the implant!
Not much to post as of yet, but hope to make some progress this winter during my slow season at work.
Started off with the brain.
Everything went together well... Except for one crucial mistake I found at the end. For those of you who have assembled a MS unit, you may laugh, but I definitely did not. Once I got to the last leg of the instructions, I was told to solder the U4 microprocessor into its socket. Well after looking for a few minutes, I realized that somehow at the beginning I managed to solder U4 into U7's socket. In the end, the U4 chip was destroyed trying to remove it from the PCB, but it was only a $3 mistake.
Testing with the stimulator:
Finished product:
As far as building a Megasquirt goes, it was a lot of fun and a good experience, but I think that in the future I will end up buying a pre-assembled unit.
Currently have a BP and g-series sitting in Xaero's garage, courtesy of Mr. Hazard.
I plan on building the engine and trans before next summer so hopefully I can find a shell and begin the implant!
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