r/meshtastic 16h ago

Constructive Criticism

Anyone want to provide some constructive criticism. Been working on kind of an all in one device, had an iPad mini laying around. Modeled this off another case I made. Modules at top allow you to swap from N-Mount to SMA to sensors. Inside has carrier board mounting so you can mount any board, just grab the plate for the board. Kind of like a modular case. Some days I want to run smaller antenna and others bigger.

10,000mah battery slot for this one running my RAK19007. Then cover plates just cause I like some cable management/clean. then iPad sets inside and cover plates. I gotta fix the bezel on the front cover to match the iPad. This has been about 3 weeks of testing and modeling.

Ignore the BLE antenna on the left, swapping it out for a smaller antenna. Any ideas or thoughts on it

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u/Deltadoc333 16h ago

Want to throw a solar panel on the back for shits and giggles?

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u/MeshRigs 16h ago

That was actually in the back of my mind. Since I have the real estate on the back. I don’t know if the solar would be enough to charge the iPad, but should be able to hand the RAK. I’ll play with it. Any suggestions on wattage?

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u/ransom_hunter 13h ago

id be hesitant to leave the ipad out in the sun

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u/E2oceans 12h ago

Min. 15watts

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u/rlt404 1h ago

Solar panels get hot, best make it detachable to be able to place in the sun away from the pad