Check out this video where I take you through the new features of The Jeffrey 2.69, show you an flat soldering technique, and balance this iSpindel to 25 degrees using a new method.
Why use a serial monitor? If you are having an issue with your iSpindel the serial monitor is a quick diagnostic tool you can use to see what’s going on behind the scenes. It can display error messages that give clues on what to investigate. Different Chips The CH340x chip Read more…
Change Accuracy in Graphs to Three Decimal Places If you are using specific gravity for your iSpindel you’ll need to change your defaults in Ubidots to support three decimal places. Click on your top right profile picture and select My Profile. Once you get there make sure you are on Read more…
Who says we need to do this? I’m not exactly sure the exact inner workings of the iSpindel code that make this necessary, but universam1 who runs the iSpindel GitHub page says it’s not an option, it’s a requirement. I’ve included a few quotes from him below as well as Read more…
If you are interested in the making of the 5″ Liebig click here. If you are interested in the stripping run video in which the 5″ Liebig condenser was used, click here. If you want to make life easier for yourself purchase a pipe cutter like in the link below. Read more…
Shopping List Why People Remove the Diode on the D1 Mini If you don’t remove the diode from the D1 mini you could end up in trouble. When you plug in the D1 mini you are also sending 5 volts to the D1 mini’s VCC which is attached to the Read more…
I live in a small apartment and don’t have room for a fermentation fridge. Please note, I don’t actually recommend that you build this. I will be working on better designs in the future for temperature-controlled fermentation. This particular project was mostly based around the idea of “could it be Read more…
Use this referral link to create an account at PCBWay, get a $5 discount, and help out my project. Most of the detail is in the video. Again, a big shout out to PCBWay for providing the prototypes free of charge. Below are some of the 3D renders. Please leave Read more…
Getting Connected Please note, that the offset calibration won’t save unless you go to the configuration page and press save first. If you hook your D1 mini up to the Arduino Serial Monitor you can see that it throws corrupt config file errors if you don’t save configuration beforehand. These Read more…
At the end of the brew day, I knew I wanted 5 gallons at 1.053 SG and knew I needed to make extra beer to account for the ‘sponge effect’ of fresh wet hops. I ended up adding 10% to the recipe. I mentioned in the video that the gap Read more…