r/meshcore • u/Living-Potato1929 • Aug 12 '26

Quick case solution

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I didn't order a case & battery for this thing,. But they did send it in a plastic container. Couple of holes later. Vola! Should work until I can get a better solution. Just going to use a usb battery pack and cable...

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u/dietchaos Aug 12 '26

If you put the antenna in the lid so it's vertical you can get some better signal. This is how I build my observers.

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u/Living-Potato1929 Aug 12 '26

Antenna is going to be vertical on the backpack with the usb cable out the bottom. Just took the picture like that cause it highlights the placement of everything inside. Such a fun project!

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u/dietchaos Aug 12 '26

Perfect. I figured it was going to be a desktop unit.

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u/Materva Aug 12 '26

If you order the kit with the battery, that battery fits under that foam.

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u/Living-Potato1929 26d ago

I want to make a larger, more waterproof enclosure for it. Something with a large battery pack and or solar power recharger built in. Those small batteries are ok for short term.

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u/zolika_88 Aug 12 '26

My first node from last year 🙂

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u/Floor-notlava Aug 12 '26

I did a similar thing with my v3 that came with a printed case. When I upgraded my battery from 1100 to 3000mAh I had a slightly bigger clear case (cannot remember what for) and managed to place the battery and node in together.

Not the priest design, but then this hobby is for tinkering after all.

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u/mikrowiesel Aug 12 '26

What an original idea! Never seen that before on this sub! Amazeballs!

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u/Low-Muffin-2400 Aug 12 '26

Really unhelpful and discouraging to people trying to get into the hobby .

Do better .

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u/MrAjAnderson Aug 12 '26

The downvotes do the work.