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- | ====== MERG West Midlands Area Group ====== | + | ~~NOCACHE~~ |
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- | [[public: | + | <WRAP notice round centeralign> |
- | [[: | + | ====== |
- | [[https:// | + | </ |
- | ==== Contact Us ==== | + | |
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+ | <WRAP group> | ||
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+ | [[areagroups: | ||
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- | To contact us use the MERG West Midlands Area Group contact form here [[https://www.merg.org.uk/ | + | **************************************************** |
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- | For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | + | **************************************************** |
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- | ==== Co-ordinator | + | <WRAP box round centeralign> |
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- | Allan Gardner | + | </ |
- | + | ===== How do I contact the Area Group ===== | |
- | ====== MEETINGS | + | |
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- | //The next meeting of the West Midlands Area Group will be:// | + | |
+ | <WRAP help round button> | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Please indicate West Midlands Area Group in your message **[[https:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== Who is the leader of the group? ===== | ||
+ | <WRAP hide> | ||
+ | **************************************************** | ||
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+ | <WRAP info round> | ||
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+ | Allan Gardner M6237 - //Group Leader// | ||
- | ===== Sunday 14th July 2019 ===== | + | </ |
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+ | ===== Would you like to join today? ===== | ||
- | At **Titford Pump House, Engine street, OLDBURY, | + | <WRAP tip round> |
+ | Not a member? then <WRAP button> | ||
+ | Select | ||
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+ | <WRAP clear></ | ||
- | [[https:// | + | ===== Where do you meet? ===== |
- | ==== About Titford Pump House. ==== | + | <WRAP hide> |
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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.// | + | Provide meeting details |
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+ | </WRAP> | ||
+ | <WRAP info round> | ||
+ | We meet at the[[https:// | ||
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+ | Titford Pump House \\ Engine Street \\ OLDBURY \\ West Midlands \\ B69 4NL.\\ | ||
+ | <WRAP button> | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ==== This months topics: ==== | ||
- | + | There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound. | |
- | We once again welcome our good friend David Roberts who will give talks on: | + | All facilities are at ground level.\\ |
- | === 1. Electrostatic Discharge: What it is and Why it is Important. === | + | |
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- | ===== 2. The Theory and Practice of a Simple MERG Kit ===== | + | </ |
+ | ===== How often do you meet? ===== | ||
+ | <WRAP info round>\\ | ||
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+ | We meet four times a year in January, April July and October. | ||
+ | Usually the January and July meetings are on the second Saturday of the month, with the April and October meetings on the second Sunday. | ||
- | === Programme === | + | \\ |
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- | === 10:00 Coffee & Registration === | ||
- | === 10:15 Welcome Introduction: | + | ===== What does the group get up to? ===== |
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- | // | + | |
- | //Arduino Workshop//: Expression | + | Our day's meeting starts at 10:00 am and concludes at 16: |
- | === 10.30 Electrostatic Discharge: | + | The day is split into two parts. |
+ | The morning session is more formal in so far as we have one or more guest speakers. | ||
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- | David will explain to us what Electrostatic Discharge is, how it is caused | + | The afternoon session |
+ | - Members working on their current project (normally a Kit). \\ We will do our best to help with construction | ||
+ | - Talking | ||
+ | - Bring along something you are working on, even if its work in progress and share it with others | ||
+ | - Passing the day talking about all thing model railway electronics. | ||
- | === 11:30 Refreshment Break === | + | We charge £5 for the day which goes to the BCN Society for the use of the pump house. |
- | Tea, Coffee and cake. | + | We do not charge for tea, coffee or the superb cakes that are kindly supplied by one of our members' |
- | === 11:45 The Theory and Practice of a Simple MERG Kit: David Roberts === | ||
- | Some of us assemble kits without knowing very little about the types of components used and why they are important. | + | <WRAP centeralign> |
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- | === 12.45 Discussion: Any Questions and any Answers!! === | + | |
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- | Opportunity to discuss things further. | + | |
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- | === 13:00 Lunch === | + | |
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- | Bring your own or eat loads of cake! | + | |
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- | === 13:30 Practical Workshop Session 1 === | + | |
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- | David will be with us all day so, take the opportunity to delve deeper into today’s subjects. | + | |
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- | === 14:30 Refreshment Break === | + | |
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- | === 14:45 Practical Workshop Session 2 === | + | |
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- | Continuance of the practical session | + | |
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- | === 15:45 Clean up, Wash Up and close === | + | |
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- | //// | + | |
+ | ===== What have we have been up to previously? == | ||
+ | <WRAP box round> | ||
+ | <WRAP borderlesstable> | ||
+ | |[[public: | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ===== Interested in attending? ===== | ||
+ | ===== Our Next Meeting including exhibitions where MERG are in attendance? ===== | ||
- | The meeting is open to **all** MERG Members. | + | <WRAP box round borderlesstable> |
+ | < | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | To give us an idea of numbers, could you let us know you are coming by contacting me allanhgardner@gmail.com or use the MERG contact form above. | + | ===== Programme for our next Meeting? ===== |
+ | <WRAP box round borderlesstable> | ||
+ | |**Time**|**Description**|**Who** | | ||
+ | |10:00| Coffee & Registration |All| | ||
+ | |10:15| Welcome |AG| | ||
+ | |10:30| Talk 1. | | | ||
+ | |11:30| Coffee, Tea,& Cake Break| All| | ||
+ | |11:45| Talk 2 | | | ||
+ | |13:00| Lunch| All| | ||
+ | |13:30| Practical session 1 | ||
+ | |14:30| Tea, Coffee & Cake Break | All| | ||
+ | |14:45| Practical session 2 |All| | ||
+ | |15:45| Clear Up || | ||
+ | |16:00| Meeting close || | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== What Local Organisations do we work with? ===== | ||
- | We will need a contribution of £3 to cover the costs of the meeting. | + | <WRAP hide> |
+ | **************************************************** | ||
+ | Link to local model railway sites. | ||
+ | **************************************************** | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP tip round> | ||
+ | The MERG West Midlands Area Group have attended model railway exhibitions, | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== What is Happening at other MERG Area Groups ? ===== | ||
+ | <WRAP box round borderlesstable> | ||
+ | Here are some of the activities being organised by the nearby East Midlands and Warwickshire & North Oxfordshire area groups. | ||
+ | ===== East Midlands Area Group ===== | ||
+ | The East Midlands Area Group hosts a very popular call once per month. | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | ===== Warwickshire and North Oxfordshire Area Group ===== | ||
+ | Our colleagues at Warwick and North Oxford AG are holding face to face meetings every 2 months. If you are interested in attending these groups sign up here and select ‘join area group’. | ||
- | ===== Meeting dates for 2019 ===== | + | < |
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- | + | <WRAP box round> | |
- | The dates below are for the quarterly meetings for 2019. | + | <WRAP group> |
- | + | <WRAP column quarter> | |
- | * Winter - Sunday 13th January | + | [[https:// |
- | * Spring - Saturday 13th April | + | </ |
- | * Summer - Sunday 14th July | + | <WRAP column quarter> |
- | * Autumn - Saturday 12th October | + | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/ |
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- | + | <WRAP column quarter> | |
- | We have booked the Titford Pump House for these dates. | + | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]] |
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- | + | <WRAP column quarter> | |
- | + | [[areagroups: | |
- | ===== Format of Future Meetings ===== | + | </ |
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- | We are seeking views from members with regards to the structure and format of future meetings. | + | </WRAP> |
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- | The areas we would welcome comments on are: | + | |
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- | - Fixing dates for the next year | + | |
- | - Saturday or Sunday | + | |
- | - Venue | + | |
- | - Meeting format | + | |
- | - Speaker and contents | + | |
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- | If you have a view on any of the above, please share with the co-ordinator using the contact form above. | + | |
- | ===== Previous meetings ===== | + | |
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- | April 2019 | + | |
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- | What is Arduino and what can it do for railway modellers | + | |
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- | Tony Chamberlain and Dave Thomas will present all things Arduino | + | |
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- | ==== October 2018 ==== | + | |
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- | === ‘Wiring and Power supplies for the Railway Modeller’ === | + | |
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- | We were delighted to welcome David Roberts as our keynote speaker on that occasion. | + | |
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- | David gave two talks in the morning. | + | |
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- | The first one, focused on **wiring for the railway modeller** and included | + | |
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- | • Theoretical aspects of electrical wiring | + | |
- | • Design & Implementation of electrical wiring | + | |
- | • Examples of wires, tools and terminations | + | |
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- | His second talk was **Power Supplies** and explored: | + | |
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- | • History | + | |
- | • Direct Current (DC) Supplies | + | |
- | • Linear Mode Supplies | + | |
- | • Switch - mode Supplies | + | |
- | • Sources of Power Supplies | + | |
- | • Commercial Devices | + | |
- | • Surplus Computer Supplies | + | |
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- | ==== July 2018 ==== | + | |
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- | Howard Watkins as our keynote speaker. | + | |
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- | The theme of our meeting was ‘Back to Basics’ | + | |
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- | //AM - Two talks given by Howard to include// | + | |
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- | - Theory and practise of Soldering. | + | |
- | - Tools and Supplies | + | |
- | - Component recognition | + | |
- | - Using LEDs | + | |
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- | //PM - Practical 'HANDS ON' session to include// | + | |
- | an opportunity to build a track tester, | + | |
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- | ==== Links ==== | + | {{tag> |
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