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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Try upgrading to the latest firmware. There was a bug with an earlier version which sounded exactly like your problem. Let us know how you go.
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    bee2gee, The designs that get rid of the tray are a great innovation. Who has a 3D printer lying around anyway, and its another part to wait and pay for. And the size reduction is welcome! From experience, different batteries have different weights which effect your ability to hit 25 degrees in...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Here's an updated shopping list for AliExpress and XXL Petling tubes. I have used all of these and they are fit for purpose. Using this tube, you will have to trim about 2mm off the end of the tray to give it a snug fit...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Did you update the firmware before this? I guess not because you didn't have the drivers. There was a fix for what you described in the latest version. Weird that it just stopped. Anyway, glad it is back. What are you brewing next?
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Yes. Had the same issue. Make sure you log in to GitHub to be able to download the file. If you look at what you are downloading, it’s an HTML page, that is why it is not working. Once you log in you get a proper download link. PM if you still can’t get it working.
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Thomas, you need a repeater in that garage of yours, plugged in to a power point. See one of my earlier posts for the deets. You just need to buy an Wemos d1 mini for $4 off AliExpress as per the shopping list in the earlier posts, install that firmware and you’ll be set. No more open garage doors!
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Fermentrack looks good. I have installed it and tried it out but I want a way of displaying the volume of beer in my kegs in the keezer, so I am going to be using openHAB talking over MQTT. I am not sure whether it would be safe to open fermentrack to the Internet, you would need to check that.
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Hmmm... what about a Tilt? They are available at grain and grape for around the $200 mark I think. My issue with them is that they are Bluetooth not wifi and I would be surprised if it was strong enough to get out of a kegmenter. ISpindel would require you to get your hands a bit dirty but it’s...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Should be a very power efficient way to go, I was reading MQTT is pretty power hungry. My last batch just finishing up and the ispindel ran for a month with 60 second updates, and still got a bit in the tank. If I drop that back to 15 minutes I will have plenty of juice for MQTT. If you just...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Good question, one I am looking at as well at the moment. I just noticed yesterday that the new firmware includes MQTT which is pretty cool. I run OpenHAB so will feed in nicely to a brewhouse sitemap I am building with my 5 kegs in the keezer volume measurer already up and running. Ubidots is...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Can I recommend that even if you can get this working - which should be just a config on your router with port forwarding, assuming it works locally - you do not do that. These services are not hardened enough to open up to the big bad internet.
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    I would guess that it wouldn't last long on battery. It needs to run constantly so I imagine it would chew threw the power pretty quick. You could try one of these - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/396685 or the 20,000mAh even better. I am working on a solar solution at the moment for another...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    It was a piece of piss...once I read the instructions. Go here - https://github.com/martin-ger/esp_wifi_repeater and read the instructions - especially the Building and Flashing section to get the flash config correct. I setup a basic repeater which took 2 shakes once it was flashed. The...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Just a couple of observations on my first iSpindel use in anger. 1/ being able to see temperature data constantly was an eye opener. My heat belt was directly on my kegmenter and what the logging showed was that it was over shooting the temp every cycle by up to 3 degrees and the fridge was...
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    Pressure Relief Valve.

    Are we there yet? Are we there yet? This is like the slow train to Siberian...or the US I guess. How about some of the peeps up their order +1 for a spare? I only need 2 but went for 3 for a spare. I am sure that would help make this viable for WEAL to pull the trigger and not end up hold more...
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Mine works well through the tube. Just note you must have the "Wireless Charger" side on the outside. I bought type B unfortunately, and it should be Type A - it still works but requires you to twist it. Maybe your issue is you have the mat facing the wrong way?
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    I have a completed unit spare for sale. It has been built, tested and succesfully uploading to Ubidots. It just needs to be calibrated. PM me if interested.
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    They do, but I have no idea about diodes so that's why I used the ones linked by @Paiakan in previous Page. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32847923150.html - I know they work because using his list as a basis, I have now completed 4 ispindels and they all successfully wake from sleep.
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    iSpindel Digital Hydrometer

    Can you post up some photos if you get this working? I am pretty sure I will be unscrewing the lid to clean it completely everytime, so not too concerned about the "never open the lid" dream, but keen to see how you got this working. Do you actually need to desolder the switch? Can you not just...
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