> Grassroots Motorsports Magazine had an article about open source Mega

Squirt

> in the Oct 2005 issue Page 89.
> www.grassrootsmotorsports.com
>
> It is far more highly developed than I thought.
> It is low cost and has some real nice features like data logging.
> It is not for everybody. You should at least have some electronic
> tech expierence. PL

Ahhhh ... I see someone else here *actually looked at* the MegaSquirt
links I posted over the last year.  Good.

I think this is a GREAT fuel injection system.  Open source is the way
to go (not unlike our rotary engine work here - the sharing of ideas).

HOWEVER ...

As I stated before, I wouldn't necessarily *FLY* with the board yet -
I'd have to get *REAL* comfortable with it first.  I'd want a version
that has two boards for redundancy, at a minimum.

ESD damage would be a big concern for me - one static spark = dead
electronics.  Dead electronics = no fuel injection = unplanned landing.
ESD needs to be carefully planned for and protected against - in any
aircraft electronics.  ESPECIALLY powerplant controls.

Tracy has a redundant, proven EFI system for a *very* reasonable price.
I'll probably use his system - certainly when starting out.

That being said ... MegaSquirt is really cool!  Go check it out!

-Vince Orton

No I have looked at it Vince on and off for the past three years.
In fact I uploaded the schematic a couple of years ago.
Just to prove it here it is again. The file date is 05/05/03 :)
It is cheap enough you could put two in there and a relay
like Tracy does.

Paul Lamar

Hi,
   I also looked at this joined their forum and asked if anyone had used
Megasquirt in an A/C short answer no, but alot of creative discussion that
basically described Tracy's unit.  I think there is promise but like most
builders my attention is in competing the airframe and then getting a 13b
built for it let alone RD on this system.

Joe Berki
Limo EZ