The MegaSquirt Project has experienced explosive growth other the years, with hundreds of new MS installations occurring every week - a phenomenal success! MegaSquirt has been successfully used in all aspects of Internal Combustion engine applications including R&D, Industry, Race, and Research. The MS project has transformed itself from a simple R&D project into a full-featured mature engine control system. To reflect this the support structure has also changed to meet the needs of MegaSquirt Users.
Moving forward, the R&D forums for MegaSquirt project are in a read-only mode - no new forum posts are accepted.
However the forums will remain available for view, they still contain a wealth of information on how MegaSquirt works, how it is installed and used. Feel free to search the forums for information, facts, and overview.While the R&D forum traffic has slowed in recent years, this is not at all a reflection of Megasquirt users, which continue to grow year after year. What has changed is that the method of MegaSquirt support today has rapidly moved to Facebook, this is where the vast majority of interaction is happening now. For those not on Facebook the msextra forums is another place for product support. Finally, for product selection assistance, all of the MegaSquirt vendors are there to help you select a system, along with all of the required pieces to make it complete.
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Hi all, I was just at the junk yard yesterday to pick up an edis setup and only now realized the small 25uf radio noise suppressor is missing.It it nessessary for installation and operation?
The capacitor is a useful component, it helps to keep inerference out of the MS/EDIS system.
Use it and connect it as close as you possibly can to the +feed of the coil pack.
The mounting lug should be screwed onto a solid ground ( chassis, engine etc)
and is the ground connection of the capacitor .
Darn, was afraid of that. I didn't want to have to drive 50km to the yard, but I remember exactley where the cap was. Thanks for the quick reply, that means I can head out there tomorrow!
Also, does the trigger wheel have to be exactley the same as a ford or will the ones from DIYAutoTune suffice?
You may get away with it, but plan on adding it. It's best to use the original value, but it does not have to be exactly the same, so you can generally use most any other style - I've used Mitsu single-coil capacitors and even a points ignition condenser (capacitor) has worked for me.
I've been running without that cap for a long time and not had a problem. I can imagine it might cut down on interference with the radio though. Not a problem for me as I don't have a radio in the car.
OK! Thanks guys (girls?), I think I'm pretty good to go. Ordered the trigger wheel and will get the cap if needed.
One last question, as I don't like starting many threads:
I need to shield the VR and PIP/SAW wires. Would simply twisting them togeather(as in an unshielded twisted pair) work? The Megasquirt pinout diagram shows this for the tach input. Speaking of that, does EDIS use the PCB's Hall/optical or VR input. EDIS uses VR but the manual says Hall/op. I'm pretty sure but just checking.