I gave this #iffybooks article a try (https://github.com/iffybooks/3.3v-solar-power-station) on how to make a #Meshtastic solar node with #Heltec V3, except I tried it on a V4 instead.

To my surprise, V4's extra TX power draws up to 0.8A, which is far more than the MCP1700-3302E can withstand. So, I decided to do away with the regulator and connect the TP4056 directly to the V4's JST battery port.

Let's hope the V4 has a smarter over-discharge protection than V3 and doesn't run into a brown-out loop on low battery.

@iffybooks should run a #OpenPGP key signing party.

#iffybooks

Hey folks, we have our monthly Third Friday meetup tomorrow night at Iffy Books! Whether you're a novice, pro, or somebody bringing a date for a different sorta icebreaker it'll be a beautiful night in the city for popping locks. Swing by if you're in the neighborhood! #tooolphilly #IffyBooks

https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-chapter-of-the-open-organisation-of-lockpickers/events/302434223/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Hey folks! Third Friday is tomorrow and TOOOL will be at #IffyBooks popping locks!

https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-chapter-of-the-open-organisation-of-lockpickers/events/301363052/

@pixouls It is in fact a small world :P Haven't been into the city much since before the shutdowns but still need to hit #IffyBooks They're having a meetup this May I'm planning on going to, but hopefully I'll see the store sooner than that: https://www.meetup.com/SecShell/events/283441501/?_xtd=gqFypzY4MzYwNjihcKNhcGk&from=ref

I'll be repping Philly 2600, Philly Mesh, and Networks of Philly. Here's to a new renaissance of local collaboration!

My #funaday yesterday... i watched a guy play basketball real good and had a beer, then i did a lil art!
Plans to learn some new crafts and projects so, thatll be up here soon.
Thats bout it tho... also set up to do a rad thing at iffy books out here in philly! Check them out!!!! #iffyBooks #independent #indiebooks #independentbookstores #iffy

Be well and safe out there!

Iffy Books is a new little bookstore in philly seeking to share knowledge of hacking, free culture, gardening, zines.

Today I went with my friend to set up a Wemo D1 clone with another non-techie friend and we were able to get this chip to display a website! It was my friend's first time learning html and css, and as a designer it was a lot of fun for her. I enjoyed being able to learn a new board to use with the Arduino other than the circuit playground.

The guide zine is available for free (along with the zines for all the other workshops) if you want to try as well. It's still a work in progress since today's session was also a bit of debugging, but great fun!

https://iffybooks.net/pocket-wifi-portal/

You might see that there is actually a use of some work by #varia on there! @rra

Iffy Books will be soon to join Mastodon too (after a little persuasion :) )

I'm also very excited to learn about efforts to implement a mesh network for Philadelphia!

https://phillymesh.net/

#IffyBooks #mesh #meshtastic