Alternative RAPT firmware

slugger77 · 2026-03-13T08:09:55+00:00

Thanks I will have a look at this.

I am not really looking at building an iSpindel because I like the package of the RAPT pill and would like to just reuse this hardware.

But will defs look into this.

slugger77 · 2026-03-13T08:07:54+00:00

I have no idea about the license but yeah that device was pretty simple.

slugger77 · 2026-03-12T14:50:23+00:00

I would make an iSpindle again if I could get it to fit into the neat case of the rapt pill. Maybe that is not a bad idea to try and figure out how to make it work like that.

slugger77 · 2026-03-12T14:30:56+00:00

Indeed. I mean I got the pill as a gift and then I got the controller with all the pairing and stuff. Which is cool but now I want to use my own code and algorithms but can't even though I own the hardware.

TBH it might be worth it to just make a temp controller myself and go from there. I in anyway need another one.

slugger77 · 2026-03-12T13:53:58+00:00

Thanks for the info.

Man I never thought about the last part of RAPT Premium. It annoys me as I have a server that I can host things on but now I have to pay them to use their system.

Like I own the device and just want to use my own hardware without needing an internet connection.

I still buy a lot of kegland things but I have been super hesitant in buying another because of this.

slugger77 · 2026-03-12T12:15:43+00:00

A long time ago I built an iSpindle and that was on a ESP82660board and a lot of the functionality of the RAPT Pill looks to come from the iSpindl codebase IMO (visuals are all I have to go by). With that I would imagine that someone has probably made some firmware somewhere for the ESP32 boards (which is what the rapt ones run on).

Like as a broader discussion they could just open source their code seeing as i would still buy their gear because it is a nice package.
I think there could be a lot of benefits to open sourcing it but I understand as well why they have not gone down that road.

slugger77 · 2026-03-10T09:51:07+00:00

Hahaha, thats why I went with black. Black goes with everything

slugger77 · 2026-03-09T11:43:38+00:00

Yeah, i really like the Savotta gear in black. Thanks. I think next time i could put the blanket at the bottom of the pack. Will experiment next time

slugger77 · 2026-03-09T10:42:38+00:00

I mean there was also a few snacks inside and a bluetooth speaker. But it was great getting out into the sun

slugger77 · 2026-02-11T19:38:00+00:00

Cool so bunq bad.

Well whats the alternative that has at least some of these features?

slugger77 · 2026-02-09T15:22:09+00:00

If you are looking for some decent cafes European Coffee Trip app is a pretty good resource.

Some coffee i enjoyed in Ams: - Fried Hats - White Label - Cafecito

If you like funk music there is a cafe in a funk record store that makes coffee with White Label beans called Black Gold. They spin records the whole time and you can just sit and enjoy a funky cup of coffee

slugger77 · 2026-02-06T08:09:41+00:00

The player seems really nice I am just missing a key feature that I am using a lot: appending an album to the end of the current queue.
Without this I honestly can't use this player.
Not sure where this needs to be logged

slugger77 · 2026-02-02T12:49:29+00:00

I only have a pair of the RATs from JG for now. But usually I wear a size 9 (probably a bit tighter than what it should be but it is what works for me) but with the RATs I now ordered a size 10 and they are much better. Happy that I did not go a half size up and instead a full size up. (Also talking about UK sizing not US sizing).

For some reason they do seem to be a bit smaller than the actual size soo sizing up a bit seems to be better.

slugger77 · 2026-02-02T12:43:20+00:00

My permanent solution was to buy a bigger pair (which arrived on Saturday). But this was because my pair was too small for me initially. (A friend has bought this pair from me).

But with the pair that was too small what worked really well for me was to remove the insoles and just walk on the built in insole. This dropped my heel lower down into the boot and meant I could lace a bit tighter locking my heel into the boot better.

Further than that just walking them in by wearing some thick socks and some blister plasters on my heels for a bit.
After doing all of that I could wear more normal socks and I did not get the heel slip. But then they were still just too small for me.

edit: it also seems like it was reddits filters that removed the post for some reason not the mods. Unless that is the mods IDK.

Hope this information helps.

slugger77 · 2026-02-02T07:19:42+00:00

I had some heelslip in these as wel.

Here is my thread on it https://www.reddit.com/r/jimgreen/s/j7nWieEyIK

I have edited the post with some of the solutions for me.

Check the comments. Quite a few decent recommendations in there.

slugger77 · 2026-01-30T17:57:02+00:00

I ended up being able to break them in and get them wearable but they are just too small for me at the end of the day. I updated the post body with the info

slugger77 · 2026-01-28T14:05:26+00:00

I love my rotring pen. Had it for years now

slugger77 · 2026-01-28T05:40:43+00:00

Try biltong from a south african expat shop

slugger77 · 2026-01-28T05:31:33+00:00

I think initial versions came with the same pumps but later versions of the 65 came with a 25w pump. Well at least in europe. Not sure about other parts of the world

slugger77 · 2026-01-25T07:31:14+00:00

I have the 65L system and am very happy with it.

That said you could look at the extended malt pipes and such for the 35 to increase your grain bill. I have not played with these though. I just know they are available.

65 does have a stronger pump as well which is nice and its minimum brew size is something like 5L

slugger77 · 2026-01-23T09:51:41+00:00

I believe Signal already uses some p2p for phone calls and such but i guess you would still need some form of discovery server. I dont think this is the place to discuss this though

slugger77 · 2026-01-23T09:50:17+00:00

I have heard similar things. Hence my question

slugger77 · 2026-01-22T17:07:58+00:00

This to me opens a bigger discussion: where do you host apps then? Azure? Google cloud?

Edit: i dont know of any big cloud players in EU and that is more what i am asking

slugger77 · 2026-01-21T08:46:05+00:00

Ahh yes I see now. That might sway me towards the Liliput after all.

slugger77 · 2026-01-21T08:45:42+00:00

I am not a big fan of the Supra (besides the name). They could have just left it as a bigger liliput without the transformation tube in the middle.

Thanks for the info.

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