If you follow me for reports on my #solar #meshtastic node, I have an update.

I mounted the solar panel, antenna, and box of radio gear to my chimney. #Radio was reporting that the #battery pack was at 0% charge. Over the course of 2 sunny days, that rose to about 20%.

However, it just suddenly dropped to 0% again, and even before that I haven't been able to consistently see the node as online despite being in range (like, within 100 feet).

So I'm not sure what's going on. I caulked it all shut, so I don't think it is a rain issue, but maybe? The sudden battety drop didn't happen durring nor immediately after rain, so that also does not point to water damage.

At any rate, the testing will continue. This is why I put it on top of my roof first instead of trying to put it on top of someone else's tower. It's a lot easier to get onto my roof if I need physical access.

#mesh #OffGrid #electronics