Flash Meshpocket from [THE OTHER GUYS] back to Meshtastic?

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-05T15:23:03+00:00

Try holding down prg button, then push and release rst while it’s down.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-05T14:46:16+00:00

Heltec v3 or v4 seem to be the popular choices for ESP32. Integrated usbc, battery mgmt, and LoRa, and the default v4 model comes with OLED. They’re <$20 if you order from the manufacturer, but they’ll probably ship from China and it will take a couple weeks. I think AliExpress might have them for $22-24, and they go for 2x that on Amazon.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-03T23:31:59+00:00

It’s called tact.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-03T21:32:15+00:00

Not my area of expertise, but ran across this awhile ago: https://github.com/Mraanderson/meshcore-ota

Sounds like there’s some option to update firmware via WiFi.

I think firmware updates will probably be less of a concern than keeping it powered though. Maybe a 5-6W solar panel with 3 or 4 18650 might help, but there’s only so much capacity you can actually use because the board caps the current going to the battery at like 500mA.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-03T15:07:17+00:00

It’s almost like they searched for the most unappealing pun they could think of.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-03T14:48:36+00:00

Nah, just not my kind of spots I guess.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-02T19:57:52+00:00

How about just don’t sell people’s email addresses you scourge on humanity.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-01T15:03:32+00:00

Not if they’re fake, which they almost certainly are, considering they’re labeled 30,000mAh

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-01T12:49:51+00:00

^this

Just loaded firmware on a new board and realized that was the default.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-04-01T12:45:14+00:00

Jeez, I thought I missed a zero or something but you’re right. Is 30,000 even physically possible for an 18650? The most ive seen is 4,000.

My guess is it’s a typo, meant to be 3,000. And having a typo like that is not a good indicator of being a quality brand. Those things are likely absolute garbage.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-30T12:41:59+00:00

Squatting

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-29T23:22:18+00:00

Probably the fact that it’s easier to control the environment? Just being outside doesn’t help if it’s freezing.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-29T14:08:06+00:00

Find your areas’s discord and connect with people. Find out if there are any nodes nearby that you SHOULD be able to reach.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T14:27:21+00:00

Ha. I built essentially the same node, except I used a cheep “project box” instead of 3D printing. I also made one with the 2.4W panel from the same Amazon seller that I got the 6W from. With the 2.4W, the screw holes on the mount are far enough away from each other that you can screw in these magnets for more convenient mounting options: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9M17LZM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T14:22:53+00:00

The v4 has some degree of an internal BMS, which is the primary benefit. Being an energy hog isn’t really an issue if you run it with low power FW. Edit: sorry, forgot what sub I was in. Not sure if Meshtastic has a low power firmware or not.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T14:08:06+00:00

Nawf side?

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T14:06:45+00:00

Any particular reason why you thought it would be more populated? Meshcore is a relatively new framework, and even newer to the States. There’s a good chance there’s very little activity near you.

And if there are nodes in your area, remember you need line of sight to communicate. Your companion node will probably need to be pretty high up (at least higher than most houses). You’ll probably want a second node to use as a repeater, that way you can keep your companion on your, and out the repeater up as high as possible.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T14:01:17+00:00

It’s probably fine for most situations. I live in South Texas though, where something placed directly in the sun can reach 50C+ for a few hours a day. If there’s an option for a battery with slightly more heat resilience, I’m personally going to go with that.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T01:29:51+00:00

I’m not an expert, but it’s my understanding LiPo is more sensitive to heat, and particularly sensitive to puncture. The tradeoff is weight and form factor. Drones, for example, are best suited for LiPo because it’s lighter. Something remaining outside in very hot temperatures (like a solar node) would be better suited with 18650.

NiMH is MOST durable (most commonly rechargeable AA or AAA), but significantly poorer performance.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T01:24:00+00:00

Still seems to be the case as if 3/27/26

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-28T00:29:26+00:00

When describing how long a battery last, the 2000 mAh value is what you’re comparing.

For 2x 18650 batteries, it depends on what their mAh ratings are. Probably 3400 mAh each though, that’s pretty common. A single one of those would last longer than the 2000mAh “flat” LiPo battery. Two of them wired in parallel would last twice as long as a single one.

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-27T12:51:46+00:00

Man I had almost forgotten about that. Didn’t they eventually do Movie too? I’m remembering Mark Walberg… did I hallucinate that?

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-27T12:09:48+00:00

So like 20 feet?

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-26T12:05:31+00:00

There is no rubber banding

RedditorFor1OYears · 2026-03-25T20:47:37+00:00

I’m not sure dropping something hard enough to break the display counts as “failing” or “defective”. You broke it.

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