adingbatponder<p>A <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rnode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rnode</span></a> build for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/reticulum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reticulum</span></a> using a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/raspberrypi5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi5</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/geekwormx1206" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geekwormx1206</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ups</span></a> for a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/carnode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carnode</span></a> or <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/solarnode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarnode</span></a><br><a href="https://www.loramesh.org/subpages/upsrnode/upsrnode.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loramesh.org/subpages/upsrnode</span><span class="invisible">/upsrnode.html</span></a><br>Running <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/meshchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meshchat</span></a> , four <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/liion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liion</span></a> #21700 5000 mAh batteries seem to run the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rak4631" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rak4631</span></a> and Pi for at least 24 hours. The device can be re-charged using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/usbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usbc</span></a> or 9 to 18 V DC at up to 3 A via a jack or other connector. The rnode shuts down cleanly when batteries run out & re-starts when power is back, whereupon the batteries charge at the same time in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/passthroughcharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passthroughcharging</span></a></p>