I've been seriously considering megasquirt for the last month as I've been trying to chase down this hiccup at 4k that I have. I messaged Blueapplesoda (he has responded to me several times) and whodwho (who has not yet) about buying a unit. This route seems simple, affordable, and the support they provide after the installation is easily worth the cost difference.
However, one thing bothers me. Not building it myself. After quite a bit of research and watching hours of youtube (evan's megasqurt build series + more) videos, it seems a bit daunting. I'm no stranger to soldering. However, some leds and a few resistors, repairing/jumping a relay, or some basic servos and controllers just seem so different from the complexity of a finished megasquirt. Then there's the issue that my car isn't running 100% now, throwing an engine management that is heaped together with big solder gobs, I just don't know if that's a great idea. But I don't think I'll be happy if I don't at least try, of course spending $500, failing, and then spending $800 on a built unit definitely would suck. On the flip side, this would be a great excuse to pick up a hakko 888d.
Please tell me I'm not crazy for thinking I can build this.
However, one thing bothers me. Not building it myself. After quite a bit of research and watching hours of youtube (evan's megasqurt build series + more) videos, it seems a bit daunting. I'm no stranger to soldering. However, some leds and a few resistors, repairing/jumping a relay, or some basic servos and controllers just seem so different from the complexity of a finished megasquirt. Then there's the issue that my car isn't running 100% now, throwing an engine management that is heaped together with big solder gobs, I just don't know if that's a great idea. But I don't think I'll be happy if I don't at least try, of course spending $500, failing, and then spending $800 on a built unit definitely would suck. On the flip side, this would be a great excuse to pick up a hakko 888d.
Please tell me I'm not crazy for thinking I can build this.
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