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- | To contact us use the MERG West Midlands Area Group contact form here [[https:// | + | To contact us use the [[https:// |
For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | ||
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- | The next meeting of the West Midlands Area Group will be: | + | //<color #ed1c24>The next meeting of the West Midlands Area Group has been cancelled</ |
- | ===== Sunday 14th July 2019 ===== | + | |
- | At **Titford Pump House, Engine street, OLDBURY, West Midlands**. | + | ====== Important information about our next meeting ====== |
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+ | **In the view of the ongoing Coronavirus situation and the advice received from MERG Committee, my WMAG colleagues and I have decided to <color # | ||
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+ | We shall, like many others, monitor the situation and decide whether future meetings will take place nearer the time. ** | ||
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==== About Titford Pump House. ==== | ==== About Titford Pump House. ==== | ||
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- | //There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the pump house compound. The address above includes a Google maps link. All facilities are at ground level.// | ||
- | ==== This months topic: ==== | + | **Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands B69 4NL**. |
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+ | //There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound. The address above includes a Google maps link. All facilities are at ground level.// | ||
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+ | None - as the meeting has been cancelled. | ||
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+ | The rest of the programme has been left unchanged, so that the format remains for future meetings. | ||
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+ | ==== Programme ==== | ||
- | ===== Programme ===== | ||
=== 10:00 Coffee & Registration === | === 10:00 Coffee & Registration === | ||
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=== 10:15 Welcome Introduction: | === 10:15 Welcome Introduction: | ||
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- | //Arduino Course//: | + | //Other matters// |
- | === 10.30 Electrostatic Discharge: | ||
- | David will explain to us what Electrostatic Discharge is, how it is caused and the damage that it can cause to modern electronic devices and systems. Simple and affordable measures to mitigate the problems will also be described. | + | |
+ | === 10.30 Talk 1 === | ||
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=== 11:30 Refreshment Break === | === 11:30 Refreshment Break === | ||
- | Tea, Coffee and cake. | + | Tea, Coffee, and cake. |
- | === 11:45 The Theory and Practice of a Simple MERG Kit: David Roberts | + | === 11:45 Talk 2 === |
- | Some of us assemble kits without knowing very little about the types of components used and why they are important. | + | === 12:15 Talk 3 === |
=== 12.45 Discussion: Any Questions and any Answers!! === | === 12.45 Discussion: Any Questions and any Answers!! === | ||
- | Opportunity to discuss things further. | + | Opportunity to discuss things further |
=== 13:00 Lunch === | === 13:00 Lunch === | ||
Bring your own or eat loads of cake! | Bring your own or eat loads of cake! | ||
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+ | For Saturday meetings, there are nearby sandwich shops - for Sunday meetings, if you haven' | ||
=== 13:30 Practical Workshop Session 1 === | === 13:30 Practical Workshop Session 1 === | ||
- | David will be with us all day so, take the opportunity to delve deeper into today’s subjects. | + | Our usual informal session. |
=== 14:30 Refreshment Break === | === 14:30 Refreshment Break === | ||
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- | ===== Meeting dates for 2019 ===== | + | ===== Meeting dates for 2020 ===== |
- | The dates below are for the quarterly meetings for 2019. | + | The dates below are for the quarterly meetings for 2020. |
- | * Winter - Sunday | + | * Winter - Sunday |
- | * Spring - Saturday | + | * Spring - Saturday |
- | * Summer - Sunday | + | * Summer - Sunday |
- | * Autumn - Saturday | + | * Autumn - Saturday |
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===== Previous meetings ===== | ===== Previous meetings ===== | ||
- | April 2019 | + | |
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+ | ==== January 2020 ==== | ||
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+ | David Roberts gave two talks. | ||
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+ | John Fletcher talked about 'My MERG Journey' | ||
+ | ==== October 2019 ==== | ||
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+ | John Gower came and talked about the mechanics of a steam engine. | ||
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+ | Inserting sound chips in locos and how to use them effectively. | ||
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+ | ==== July 2019 ==== | ||
+ | Electrostatic Discharge: | ||
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+ | David will explain to us what Electrostatic Discharge is, how it is caused and the damage that it can cause to modern electronic devices and systems. Simple and affordable measures to mitigate the problems will also be described. | ||
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+ | The Theory and Practice of a Simple MERG Kit: David Roberts | ||
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+ | Some of us assemble kits without knowing very little about the types of components used and why they are important. | ||
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+ | ==== April 2019 ==== | ||
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What is Arduino and what can it do for railway modellers | What is Arduino and what can it do for railway modellers |
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