MegaMeet 2010 - June 25-26th, Reading PA

[Bruce Bowling]

I wanted to share with you advance information on the MegaSquirt MEGAMEET 2010! We have had many requests to move the event around to different regions in order to to make it available to different people in different geographies - so this year we are going to host it in the Reading, PA area, on June 25-26th 2010. The gang will be in the area on Friday thru Sunday to meet and greet.

This year we are fortunate to be able to visit the actual location that assembles the MegaSquirt PCBs - like MS2 and Microsquirt. The shop is located in Boyertown, PA (about a 20 minute drive from Reading) and is a full-service Contract Manufacturer. They are going to open the doors (this one time only) to show you exactly how PCBs are populated and soldered... and this facility has high-capacity machines for large-scale assembly. The chance doesn't come by often to see these machines in action so this is a real treat indeed! Since MegaSquirt involves electronics this is the perfect venue for people like ourselves to learn more about how its done. We will also use this facility to host the MegaMeet discussions on Saturday. And, nearby this location is a speed shop where we can dyno vehicles for some tuning time, so you can fine-tune your setup. More information on this as we get it all pulled together.

There are two other places of interest nearby - the first is Carlisle. For those who are not aware, the town of Carlisle PA hosts car shows and swap meets almost every weekend and is truly legendary for car swap meets. This weekend is the "All-GM Nationals" meet, this will be crammed packed with every part imaginable for your GM ride. For those coming in from out-of-town you may want to hit this spot on Friday morning, its worth going to for sure. And you can stop along the way to Hershey, PA and drop off the family for the weekend while you do your car fix - they can also go to Lancaster to check out the sites!!! Here is information on Carlisle: http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/ce/index.asp

The other hot spot is Maple Grove Raceway, which is several minutes away from Reading. This is a *real* 1/4-mile track which host several world-class events every year. On Friday night its Grudge Racing, so you can bring your MS-powered car and race! We will get information on entry rules but from what I am told street cars are welcome! There is also high-end racing on Saturday so I am sure we will end up there as well later on Saturday to watch! Info on Maple Grove: http://www.maplegroveraceway.com/blog/?page_id=1280

There will be more to come in the next month as we pull the schedule together. We will have hotel information coming up in the next few weeks. This year should be a blast - a good reason for you to come out and enjoy the fun!

- Bruce

[darkstarmedia]

Any further info on hotel/events?

Richard

[darkstarmedia]

I just got my flight ... cant wait to see everyone again...

Richard

[rusty105]

Is there a adgenda for the weekend? i am only about 3 hours away and would like to drive down for some of the events.

Thanks

[Bruce Bowling]

All,

Information on the hotel for the 2010 MegaMeet. The best hotel that is centrally located is the Holiday Inn in Morgantown PA. The Morgantown Holliday Inn is about 10 minutes from Maple Grove (Mohnton PA), 1 hour from Carlisle and 30 minutes from the meet in Boyertown PA. There is also a spacious parking lot and it is located right off the PA. turnpike.

http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/ ... hi-_-mgnpa#

We have a block of room allocated to us at a nightly rate of US$89.00 - ask for the group "MEGAMEET" when booking. Its the busy time of year for this area so it is suggested to call and book early if possible. There are plenty of rooms right now but that could change.

Address:
Holiday Inn Morgantown
6170 Morgantown Rd.
Morgantown, PA 19543
Front Desk: 1-610-286-3000/Fax: 1-610-286-0520

GPS alternates (in case the above does not load in your GPS):
- 230 Cherry Lane, Morgantown, PA
- 40°09'34.07"N 75°53'30.18"W
- 40°09.567'N 75°53.503'W
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 298

We are coming up with a final "where-to-be" plan for Friday and Saturday, but here is the tentative schedule:

• Friday AM and Afternoon - Cars at Carlisle GM Meet in Carlisle PA... you can get virtually any car part at one of these events! Or even purchase a car!

• Friday PM - Maple Grove Raceway... bring your car to race!

• Saturday AM and afternoon - Advanced Electronics Assembly, 320 S. Franklin Street, Boyertown PA (http://www.efisource.com)... this is the main Megameet location, will have demos on electronic assembly and this is where we will have the general MS talks and discussions.

• Saturday PM - dinner (TBD). And maybe back to Maple Grove later on to watch the really fast cars!

There will also be a dyno location available for the Megameet - calibration and tuning work at Performance Specialties (323 E. High Street, Pottstown PA) - http://www.performancespecialties.com

As you can tell there is a lot going on, and it is spread all over the place, so be sure you have good transportation. There is a lot to see in PA and this is in theheart of it all. If there is time you can go off to other nearby places like Hershey or Lancaster... even Intercourse PA is close by...

More info to come in the next few weeks!

- Bruce

[Kevwa]

Sounds great... too bad it wasnt in PA last year considering I broke down in Carlisle... anyway I am definitely coming down this year and my truck will actually make it but most likely on a trailer due to an unfinished chop top...

[dogdipstick]

I grew up between Boyertown and Reading.

I drive the highway connecting the two just about every day. I often drive past http://www.performancespecialties.com.

It is between my present home and Moms house.

My school would compete with the Boyertown Bears. I never knew this place existed. http://www.efisource.com

Friday PM - Maple Grove Raceway... bring your car to race!

My friends love Maple Grove.

this is the perfect venue for people like ourselves to learn more about how its done

I V3.0'ed and running the MSnE1 on my car since last spring. I learned more than I could possibbly imagine. Nobody quite understands me now when I try to explain what actually is running my car.

They are going to open the doors (this one time only) to show you exactly how PCB

......and to think I had to solder mine all together all by myself...


Er, Well then. Er, hmmm. O.K. I was just getting a broke down car to run. It runs now. I might just have to drop by.....

[Bruce Bowling]

OK - Here is the schedule for the upcoming event:


MegaMeet 2010 Agenda
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Friday - For people arriving on Friday, the Carlisle GM Nationals will be underway, many of us will be there....
Carlisle Fairgrounds
1000 Bryn Mawr Rd
Carlisle PA 17013
717-243-7855


7:00 PM - Maple Grove Raceway - street class competition
30 Stauffer Park Lane
Mohnton, PA 19540-7751
610-856-7812

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Saturday 6/26/10 - This is the main day for the MegaMeet! We will be meeting at Advanced Electroncs Assembly/EFI Source - this is the Contract Manufacturer that assembles MegSquirt PCBs (like MS2, MS3, etc).
Event starts at 10:00 AM

Address: Advanced Electronics Assembly (AEA)
320 S. Franklin Street
Boyertown, PA 19512
610-473-2085

Agenda:

AEA Tour and Demos
10:00AM - Introduction to AEA, tour of facility
10:30AM - 12:00PM - PCB manufacturing process - observe MegaSquirt 3.57 boards being populated, inspected and reflowed.
Demo of wave soldering and IR reflow operations.
Demo of rework process on PCB - Q&A on board assembly and board "manufacturability"

12:00PM - 1:00PM - Lunch

Discussions
1:00PM - 1:45PM - New feature Update on Tuner Studio and MegaLogViewer (Phil Tobin)
1:45PM - 3:00PM - "Everything you ever wanted to know about Wideband O2 Controllers"
and introduction to the Precision Wideband Controller (Bruce Bowling)
3:00PM - 4:30PM - Introduction to PCB assembly and repairs (Peter Florance)

Dyno Tuning Session also on Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Performance Specialties - for MegaSquirt vehicles
Address: Performance Specialties
323 High Street (rear of bldg)
Pottstown, PA 19464
http://www.performancespecialties.com


Dinners and other meetup places will be determined the day of the event - we will pass the word!

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[ca434sbc4]

For those of use that could not make it to the mega meet, will the presentations be made available on line particularly the precision wideband information.

Thanks

[Bruce Bowling]

For those of use that could not make it to the mega meet, will the presentations be made available on line particularly the precision wideband information.

Thanks

Yes, we had them taped by Kyle and will make them available in the coming weeks...

- Bruce

[ca434sbc4]

Any update on this?

[cmonref]

Kyle's videos are here: http://1320video.com/msmeet2010.php

[StevenD57]

Wow, these are great! I have only watched a couple but this is a fantastic resource.
Thanks for putting them up. The page mentions another video being added later.
Any information on when that will be?
--
Steve

[corysplace]

dammit right in my back yard, wish i was on here earlier this year to be there.