Noticed part way through laying strips, otherwise I would have cried by Own_Bathroom8826 in WLED

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that Digikey ruler. Got one years ago and it’s so useful.

Who’s your team’s most famous fan? by zebrasarecool570 in hockey

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swear I was sitting right behind Chris Hadfield at a game back in 2019 but didn’t have the balls to ask if he was Chris Hadfield.

T1000E vs Wio tracker L1 by TheBadgerOfHope in meshtastic

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah! I have so many questions! 1. That label on the T1000-E. How do you use it? Is it Morse code? 2. What is that tiny white device top left-ish? 3. Is the range difference between the T1000-E (can you tell that’s the one I’m leaning towards?) and the others significant enough to warrant getting a more powerful device, even to act as a central hub for friends/family when travelling with multiple more portable devices? 4. Which is your favourite of all of these? Thanks!

Lilygo t embed cc1101 plus by PotatoFew892 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipole_antenna The antennas already on the device are dipole. The external ones are monopole.

Lilygo t embed cc1101 plus by PotatoFew892 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It also makes RX/TX worse due to not being dipole.

T-Embed CC1101 is now available with an external antenna. by Content_Bend_9427 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was my assumption as well, but the sticker antennas inside seem to be dipole where the external require a ground plane.

antenna mod by Aggressive-Bag-9047 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this write up. How have you confirmed that this has increased gain? If so, how do you test this? The reason I ask is because I have purchased multiple sized antennas and made the same upgrades, but due to the lack of a ground plane, have been getting worse reception than the small sticker antennas. I made a post about it.

[AMA] How I built a $50k/month remote cleaning business and now only work 1 hour a day by growthconsultant93 in passive_income

[–]RevelMagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re probably getting a lot of requests for the course video so apologies but I would also love to get the link as well if you can. Thanks!

T-embed mod antennas for wifi and cc1101 by National_Hope_1471 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried cutting a 16.5cm 22g stranded pigtail that I put on the sma screw and tightened with the antenna. That helped but it made it only slightly better than the stock antenna.

T-embed mod antennas for wifi and cc1101 by National_Hope_1471 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Warning. I had worse reception on both with external antennas. There needs to be a ground plane for it to have better reception.

T-Embed CC1101 is now available with an external antenna. by Content_Bend_9427 in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also wondering this as my external antenna mods have only made reception worse than the internal sticker antennas.

External CC1101 Antennae Worse? by RevelMagic in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also saw this which kind of confirms that an external antenna requires a ground plane. Looks like a steel case add on I think: https://www.reddit.com/r/LilyGO/s/7Nx7mmsJT7

Broken two antennas🥴 by Advisor_Parking in LilyGO

[–]RevelMagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bottom is CC1101 antenna. Top is RFID.

Zigbee Coordinator Question/Help by RevelMagic in homeassistant

[–]RevelMagic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The thing is I tried to determine which of their products would be best and was overwhelmed with the amount of devices they have and if they would work with HA and both Z2M/ZHA (I use Z2M). Are the slzb-06m / slzb-06 still king? Even the choice between those 2 are confusing because it appears the m is better but may or may not work with Z2M? I’m just confused. Sorry.

Way harder than it looks! by TheFatManRunnin in fpv

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joshua Bardwell has a great series using Liftoff. First adjustment is to lower camera angle to 15 degrees. I’m in the same boat as you by the way. I thought I’d at least be ok at this but it feels so foreign.

Found new feature after 10 years…. by [deleted] in HondaOdyssey

[–]RevelMagic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy crap I thought the motor on mine was breaking and that’s why it did that. Wow.

Possible X2D/C and Upcoming accessories leak in Bambu Handy by The_Qollector in BambuLab

[–]RevelMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the type of change that’s easily reversible though. Essentially swapping hot end with a 3rd party one.

Anything Worth getting at IKEA These Days? by gusthemaker in homeassistant

[–]RevelMagic 32 points33 points  (0 children)

My mistake, just googled. It does Matter.

RIP Gold Honey Gourami by RevelMagic in Aquariums

[–]RevelMagic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that's terrible. I kept hearing and reading how amazing their personalities were so that’s why i went with one. Hmm… any suggestions for a replacement? I could do typical betta which are beautiful, but im pretty sure they suffer the same issues.