Colin Hickey

1,092 orders since Aug 10, 2018

Ashington, England, United Kingdom

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Product: (4.45)

Documentation: (4.33)

Shipping: (4.64)

Communication: (4.48)

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Ceparu | Oct. 29, 2024

Order #498103

For Power Bank Keep-Alive based on 555 Timer (KIT)

Hello

Tindie Order #498103-
How can I return this order?The device comes disassembled.
Tindie Order #498103-
How can I return this order?The device comes disassembled

David | Feb. 14, 2023

Works very well on 4210AN controllers.

For Epever RS485 to wifi adaptor v1.7

Plug and play in my 4210AN controllers.
I tried it on several of my controllers and it worked well on all of them.
dmh

Julien | Oct. 12, 2021

Excellent little kit

For Power Bank Keep-Alive based on 555 Timer (KIT)

Very straightforward and works a treat!
Colin's been very helpful through a small logistical SNAFU :-)

Mark | Dec. 13, 2020

Great! Does exactly what it should.

For Power Bank Keep-Alive based on 555 Timer (KIT)

Keeps my power bank alive when powering most low-powered devices I tried. Easy to assemble (provided you can solder and can read resistor colour bands) and the optional case fits perfectly. I might recommend adding a marking on the pcb to differentiate the male and female usb connectors, as one could solder them in the wrong positions. I figured it out by looking at the photo. Maybe I missed something? But this only took two minutes to figure out.

Frank | Dec. 13, 2020

The Keep Alive Timer kept my powerbank alive as described.

For Power Bank Keep-Alive based on 555 Timer (KIT)

The shipping form UK to NL took a bit, but the package arrived in good shape. The PCB was of giid quality and the soldering was easy. Once assembled the product kept my powerbank on.

Michael | Oct. 30, 2018

Easy to assemble, works great

For Epever RS485 to wifi adaptor v1.7

I'm using this on an Epever Triron 30amp N series. Make sure to watch the associated videos on YouTube. You will need a programmer to configure the ESP8266, though I just wired up a USB to TTL adapter (https://randomnerdtutorials.com/flashing-nodemcu-firmware-on-the-esp8266-using-windows/) and it worked fine. I had the best results with the commercial COM2TCP program by Astrogeeks, referenced in the video. I also found that I had to run the Epever monitor in supervisor mode for it to work properly. Once its all said and done, it works great.

Response from Colin Hickey | Oct. 30, 2018

Hi Michael, Thank you for the positive review. I've configured all ESP modules up with esplink prior to dispatch so it should have already had the firmware on. I was using 2.2.3 but have moved to the newer 3.x versions for the revised pcb design. Regarding the com2tcp if you checkout my later videos I've had great success with the free application HW Virtual Serial Port. I shall put this on the listing also with some more instructions also.