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A project log for Aussie Budget Bunnings Meshtastic Node

Building an Australian version of the US solar lamp hack for a cheap solar powered, Meshtastic node

frankFrank 09/30/2025 at 10:510 Comments

I really wasn't very happy with the first version, the SMA connector was coming out the side and was hitting the mounting bracket which was super annoying. I also screwed the back in with the antenna a bit loose. It was just all bad. Plus the battery kept running out because it's an Heltec V3!

I quickly went back to the drawing board making the following changes to the cover design:

- Change the orientation of the SMA connector

- Change the wiring channel to be full depth to simplify support printing

- Change the diameter of the SMA connector hole AND add a hex slot to prevent rotation

3D model

The assembly

45degree position

The display can be seen glowing through the case.

Showing the whole device in flat position

Before doing up the case

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