Aux Arc One - Rugged Meshtastic Radio w/ Display
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This has been in the works for a long time. This is my second Watertight Meshtastic Radio enclosure. It's about two and a half times the size of the previous one and very similar in size to a Baofeng radio. Current battery design is twin 18650s, which is an insane amount of runtime and good for pretty nearly any hike. Coming soon, I'm hoping to have a charging station for the battery packs but for the time being, they'll need to be charged through the radio.
Primary features are:
- Display port
- Display cycle button
- USB Charging and On/Off switch accessible from the exterior
- Removeable battery pack
- Watertight (Don't swim with it but, you can hike in the rain if you're weird like that.)
- Dual external antennas if desired.
- Multiple battery pack sizes and included files for you to adjust sizes yourself if desired.
UPDATE 1/10/25
- Charger Station has been added. Designed to work with the AuxArc-One battery case cap, using the TP4056 charging board. Now your AuxArc-One loose batteries can be charged without needing to be plugged into the radio. Assembly is detailed in the attached updated manual.
- New battery sleeve. Will hold (2) 2000MAH flat pack style batteries inside the shorter battery case.
There's a lot of components required to make this work. I've written a detailed manual, as pictured in the photos above, and I've also done this video to try and walk you through the radio portion.
Component list:
18650 Battery Contacts: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NLTNL64?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
2 pin Pogo connectors: https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Connector-Location-Connectors-2Pin/dp/B0D453LHQ3
ADT USB extension, model T4A/T3B: https://www.amazon.com/ADT-Link-Female-Extension-Degree-T3B-T4A/dp/B0BXCVMTD9/
2 POS Switch, Generic: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09R3Y6MMN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
1.4mm acrylic sheet for the window: https://www.michaels.com/product/clear-plastic-sheet-by-studio-decor-10746753?cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-MICH_Shopping_US_N_Frames_N_PMAX_LocalOnly_N-_-&Kenshoo_ida=&kpid=go_cmp-18514199969_adg-_ad-__dev-c_ext-_prd-10746753&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA9bq6BhAKEiwAH6bqoFPUWcJtHz2ukvh4DwCUNOUZG3v-VYgHK_KjbpmyPdMTyHwshDnS6xoCL3gQAvD_BwE
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Any corrections, modifications, feel free to reach out to me here! Hope you enjoy.
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