• Two years later...

    From Ben Longden@VERT/SOLARBEE to All on Mon Oct 7 15:32:03 2024
    Hi,

    So two years later and I'm back messing about on Synchronet and my solar powered raspberry pi project (although it's actually currently in my house, which does fulfil the brief as I have a 5kW of solar panels on the roof and a 5kWh battery. Hooked back up to DOVEnet and a much more resilient set up for synchronet means I should actually hang around a little longer this time!

    Hope there's still people out there.

    Ben.

    Ben Longden
    -ben

    Ben Longden

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  • From Xofraq@VERT/MICROBUR to Ben Longden on Mon Oct 7 12:41:59 2024
    Re: Two years later...
    By: Ben Longden to All on Mon Oct 07 2024 03:32 pm

    Hi,

    So two years later and I'm back messing about on Synchronet and my solar powered raspberry pi project (although it's actually currently in my house, which does fulfil the brief as I have a 5kW of solar panels on the roof and > 5kWh battery. Hooked back up to DOVEnet and a much more resilient set up for > synchronet means I should actually hang around a little longer this time!

    Hope there's still people out there.

    Ben.

    Ben Longden
    -ben

    Ben Longden

    Welcome back! Been 30 years for me. Sounds like a fun project..

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  • From StingRay@VERT/ANETO to Ben Longden on Mon Oct 7 16:22:56 2024
    Cool project! Hope it works well for you!!

    A-Net Online
    a-net-online.lol


    -StingRay

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  • From Rixter@VERT/RICKSBBS to Ben Longden on Tue Oct 8 04:50:21 2024
    Hi,

    So two years later and I'm back messing about on Synchronet and my solar powered raspberry pi project (although it's actually currently in my house, which does fulfil the brief as I have a 5kW of solar panels on the roof and a 5kWh battery. Hooked back up to DOVEnet and a much more resilient set up for synchronet means I should actually hang around a little longer this time!

    Hope there's still people out there.

    Ben.

    Ben Longden
    -ben

    Ben Longden

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    Good luck!

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to BEN LONGDEN on Tue Oct 8 08:08:00 2024
    So two years later and I'm back messing about on Synchronet and my solar powered raspberry pi project (although it's actually currently in my house, which does fulfil the brief as I have a 5kW of solar panels on the roof and a 5kWh battery. Hooked back up to DOVEnet and a much more resilient set up for synchronet means I should actually hang around a little longer this time!

    Welcome back!


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  • From SYS64738@VERT/GEO to Ben Longden on Tue Oct 8 23:56:58 2024
    Hope there's still people out there.

    No people. We've all been assimilated into the Borg.

    ( ¿° ¿¿ ¿°)

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  • From W5jsn@VERT/TUCUMCAR to Ben Longden on Wed Oct 9 10:02:52 2024
    Re: Two years later...
    By: Ben Longden to All on Mon Oct 07 2024 15:32:03

    So two years later and I'm back messing about on Synchronet and my solar powered raspberry pi project (although it's actually currently in my house,

    Wow, brothers from another mother! I have also just re-entered the Synch-World and after some absence and plowed in with a tiny board computer - a Banana-Pi because I am CHEAP and wanted a SATA port - I am Using my board much more, so I hope it survives my obssession with constant futzing about with wares.

    which does fulfil the brief as I have a 5kW of solar panels on the roof and a 5kWh battery. Hooked back up to DOVEnet and a much more resilient set up for synchronet means I should actually hang around a little longer this time!

    I have about 25 damaged panels in a nice stack next to the shed, waiting to be sited and put to use. I'm looking for time and gumption for it, all the bits are got. I could easily run the BBS system off the solar once it is up.


    Hope there's still people out there.

    "People" is a kind term. "Phreaks and Gheeks" might be closer to the mark!

    Ben.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to SYS64738 on Thu Oct 10 07:12:00 2024
    SYS64738 wrote to Ben Longden <=-

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    I apparently figured out how to ROT13 a message in Multimail.

    Try the rest, then try Flapuebarg!

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  • From bbsing@VERT/LUNAROUT to Ben Longden on Wed Oct 16 21:22:19 2024
    Re: Two years later...
    By: Ben Longden to All on Mon Oct 07 2024 15:32:03

    So two years later and I'm back messing about on Synchronet and my solar powered raspberry pi project (although it's actually
    currently in my house, which does fulfil the brief as I have a 5kW of solar panels on the roof and a 5kWh battery. Hooked back

    Nice project. I like the idea of running a system of a SOC computer, and solar.

    Years ago I used to call a BBS called SolarPi. I don't know where it went, but it was pretty cool.

    SolarPi used to live at bbs.solarpi.net:23

    The sysop had some ham stuff in there as well.


    What's your BBS all about?

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  • From Vshadow@VERT to Ben Longden on Wed Nov 6 05:19:43 2024
    Re: Two years later...
    By: Ben Longden to All on Mon Oct 07 2024 03:32 pm

    I wonder what power output you currently get to feed your RPi. I vaguely remember it wanted perhaps about 10 W with few amperes at 5 volts. What size
    of panel you need for it?

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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to SYS64738 on Wed Nov 13 21:46:00 2024
    Re: Two years later...
    By: SYS64738 to Ben Longden on Tue Oct 08 2024 23:56:58

    No people. We've all been assimilated into the Borg.

    Resistors are futile.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mortar on Fri Nov 15 06:46:00 2024
    Mortar wrote to SYS64738 <=-

    No people. We've all been assimilated into the Borg.

    Resistors are futile.

    "We are the Borg. You will be annihilated. Your biological and
    technological distinctiveness have become irrelevant. Resistance is
    futile... but welcome."



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  • From Neko@VERT/MIYANET to Mortar on Sat Nov 16 22:04:19 2024
    Re: Two years later...
    By: Mortar to SYS64738 on Wed Nov 13 2024 21:46:00

    Resistors are futile.

    If you use current high enough, they can even glow for a bit! haha

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  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to Neko on Sun Nov 17 19:25:00 2024
    Resistors are futile.

    If you use current high enough, they can even glow for a bit! haha

    WARNING!! 1,000,000 OHMS !!!!

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

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