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  1. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Hi again, To answer a few of the suggestions above. 1. I always have power to the Lipo charger when I'm doing the tests with the Spindle. 2. I'm not sure if the battery is charging or not. It's at about 3.6V. The lights on the charger: Blue one on continuously. Orange one on continuously when...
  2. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Sorry, I don't quite follow. Are you saying that USB can't supply enough power to charge the battery and flash at the same time? I've tried it with two different computer USB supplies and a supply that I use for a RPi with external hard drive (supplies 2A), the voltages on the pins are the same...
  3. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    When the USB is plugged in I'm getting about 3.1V on the VCC pin on the wemos/accelerometer. With the USB unplugged and just the battery plugged in I'm getting about 1.2V. The battery is about 3.6V when unplugged.
  4. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    I've assembled my new wemos and accelerometer. I removed the LED from the wemos as instructed and left the one on the accelerometer. The LED on the accelerometer is red when the device is turned on and there is 3.1V on the VCC pin. The original problem still exists though - I can't get a...
  5. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Thanks. Will do. Could you clarify which pins I should be checking and what voltage I should expect from a charged battery?
  6. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Generally I plug both in and I've left the charger plugged in overnight so the battery should be charged, although I don't know how to be certain of this. Currently I can't get a console connection through which to flash the memos again, let alone get the firmware to boot to the point where I...
  7. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Hope these help. I've got a new Wemos and Accelerometer so I'll put those together without removing LEDs initially and see how it goes.
  8. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    I just followed the documentation at: https://github.com/universam1/iSpindel/blob/master/docs/iSpindelbreadboard_en.md The only diodes I'm aware of were the two LEDs it says to remove. (The breadboard wasn't like the one in the docs but a custom PCB. I got the kit through 3d mechatronics.)
  9. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Thanks. The story so far: I built my iSpindle and it didn't work. I resoldered the joints and that helped. I managed to get to the point where I was running the software and able to communicate with it over wireless. At that point it was working but it didn't seem able to power itself by...
  10. Nevryn

    iSpindle - DIY Electronic Hydrometer

    Hi, I'm looking for help in getting my iSpindle working. Is this a good place to ask?
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