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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    I keep breaking the micro usb port on the battery charger. Anyone know if there are other options for the charger port?
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    New Toy Drum Smoker

    I have started my drum smoker build but I need some pipe for inlets and outlets. My drum has a standard bung down bottom(stainless ex honey drum) i want that as inlet and a 2" exhaust up top. I see on america lots people by a pre threaded pipe and it screws straight in any ideas where to buy...
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    CraftBeerPI Brew Controller

    Ok so have setup my pi zero w and I am having same issue as tumi2 with the ssr not triggering..my understanding is I should be able to use a logic level converter to switch with 5v instead of 3.3v. But cant get that to work either. I had it hooked up. 5v to Hv/3v to lv/ 5v and 3v side grounds to...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Anyone have the tcp server working and care to share an image. I have downloaded the image from homebrauer and tried updating it several times with no luck...also tried from scratch install..
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Should have elaborated meant home server..
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Bugger ok yea works local port is open according to port forward.com but no data. Is there a http /tcp server up to the task you would recomend instead?
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Is anyone using the tcp server? If so do you know how to connect to it from outside the home network? I forwardered the port changed protocol in ispindle to http and added ip and port to server adress but nothing. No data..
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Ok makes more sense changing the 1.045 to the sg of each brew :) do you you know how to trim decimal place when using a table? I go to setting but I don't see any way of doing it..
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    One last thing can we trim sg and abv to 4 decimal places?
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Thanks thomas that put me on the right track. I had previously been going off the github page you linked. So everytime I tried to enter a derived expression for plato I got an error "underfined" so then it finally twigged. It automatically sets up "gravity" so I tried using that and bingo worked...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    That wifi repeater sounds like just the ticket to get wifi to powerless shed. Wonder if I could run it off a battery...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    And I thought I was lost before :hairout:so excel file gives me" 0.005260869*tilt^2 - 0.109407614*tilt + 0.28238996"and my first calibration sample was 1.090 so I do what with your equation? Does it mean 131.25× sg = plato? Thanks for the help I am not the sharpest tool in the shed...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Do you have a new link for this guide the one you posted is dead. Also to do a widget for s.g
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    So my reed switchs dont work I bought these ones http://r.ebay.com/rU5H98 the unit is permantly off untill a magnet is nearby then it turns on but only stays on while magnet is nearby. Any ideas the exact type reed switch we need..If I turn the switch around it does nothing with or without the...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Another question in the setup menu before wifi settings etc are entered in the maitenence menu it has calibrate, where you lay it flat for 2mins. Should this be done before or after calibration in fermenting wash/sugar water....
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