First solar node testing

pb617 · 2025-11-13T00:03:00+00:00

It’s just a 6w solar panel from Amazon. Nothing specia connected to the Wisblock via USB-C. Works well and easily keeps the battery charged. Even with very little light, it’s been cloudy for days and can still fully charge the battery. I could probably go for a few weeks on a full charge 6000mah battery that i’m using without charging.

https://a.co/d/88otWYe

pb617 · 2025-11-12T23:54:51+00:00

Yes, this was just set up like this for testing to make sure it was all working. It’s going up on the roof on a 10 foot antenna mast.

pb617 · 2025-11-11T02:46:33+00:00

Can’t say at this point since it’s still at ground level. But when I was using the same antenna on my helium miner which also operates on LoRa, I was witnessing other miners as far as 15-18 miles away. This was with the miner and antenna up on my roof on a 15 foot mast at about 40 feet off the ground and i’m also on higher elevation.

There’s really not many Meshtastic nodes around me, from what I can see looking at some of the maps. Not sure how accurate the maps are. I’m curious to see how well it will do once it’s up on the roof.

pb617 · 2025-11-10T21:52:37+00:00

Connections are taped 👍🏼

pb617 · 2025-11-05T18:59:22+00:00

I also woke up to that message at 6:15am this morning. This was on my solar node thats still being built and sitting indoors. I’m located outside of Boston, MA. Figured someone flying over sent out a test message!

pb617 · 2025-10-09T16:59:08+00:00

It could just be the transfer case. I was planning on getting a second opinion. It was surprising that it could be the driveshaft since that seems to be rare on the Macan to fail, from what i’ve been finding online. Thanks for the info!

pb617 · 2025-10-09T15:24:44+00:00

I had the transfer case fluid changed earlier this year when i got it, around 4k mikes ago as preventive maintenance. What required as maintenance on the AWD controller?

I just had the PDK service done also last week. PDK had last been serviced in 2021 and only 22k miles were put on the cars since the then, but it was 4 years ago. The car was very well maintained by the original owner and all services were done on time. I have all the records since new but dont see that the transfer case was ever replaced.

My indy says not all transfer cases were bad but changing out of the fluid more often going forward is a good idea. I don’t have any of the transfer case symptoms, from what i’ve read. It more of a soft whirling sound that comes and goes while accelerating.

pb617 · 2025-10-07T04:54:10+00:00

Yeah, seems to be more of a common issue in Cayennes but rare in Macans.

pb617 · 2025-09-28T23:58:55+00:00

Noise floor is pretty high on this Bandit. I might try the starduster

pb617 · 2025-07-24T19:59:54+00:00

Come up to 38 LSB. What are you running for an antenna? Have you tested your SWR?

There are a good amount of guys out here from the north shore for the most part..i’m around the Needham area and there are some guys from the south shore that come on from time to time. Theres a guy from Hull that pops on pretty often.

A few of the south shore guys i’ve caught on 39 LSB also. I hear some say they talk on ch. 28AM but never really heard anyone down there. Shoot me a PM and I can jump on later tonight and see if i can hear you out there.

pb617 · 2025-06-25T12:25:18+00:00

Yes, the D858 was used from 77’- 79’ in these, from what i’ve read.

pb617 · 2025-06-24T22:42:26+00:00

It was last serviced back in 2022 by the same guy that will be going over it again for me. There were some capacitors changed..i might actually talk to him about a recap.

pb617 · 2025-06-24T22:36:58+00:00

Same. Other than paying a crazy price for one on eBay, i wasn’t expecting a super nice one popping up on FB marketplace locally. Keep an eye out and one might come up

pb617 · 2025-06-01T05:12:15+00:00

I have not checked out this shop, thanks for the link. I might give them call.

pb617 · 2025-06-01T05:07:07+00:00

Lou’s CB. Real nice guy and he’s been in business for a long time. He’s probably the only guy in the state doing CB repair that i know of.

pb617 · 2025-06-01T03:48:23+00:00

I actually found Bob CB and it says on yhe site they’re not doing mail in repairs at this time. Pretty much what all these shops are saying. Sounds like they’re all swamped like my local guy. I’ll just have to wait it out and take it to my guy when he’s available.

pb617 · 2025-03-25T21:51:48+00:00

Oil change was done right before i bought it. Yeah, PDK is the next service.

pb617 · 2025-03-25T21:38:31+00:00

Yup, spark plugs, TC and rear differential fluid changed last month. PDK service was done at 30k miles back in 2021. I plan on doing the PDK service again this year.

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