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How to turn off Heltec V3? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) by bowreality@lemmy.ca to c/meshtastic@mander.xyz

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I got a kit and just assembled it. I tried to google it and I can turn it off but it powers back up after 5 minutes or so. I haven’t even set it up yet. Any ideas what’s going on?

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[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

AFAIK, the only way to truly turn them off is to remove the battery or cut the positive lead and splice in a switch. Only drawback is the switch has to be on for it to be able to charge, so that's a bit awkward. The "soft off" when you hold the power button is just deep sleep.

Mine frequently wake up from deep sleep but not after 5 minutes. More like 3-4 days. Which makes keeping a few always charged difficult.

Edit: I just checked the Power settings in the app (they've changed it a bit since I set mine up). The longest it can deep sleep is 72 hours it seems. Maybe yours is set to 5 minutes?

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

I haven’t even connected it to the app yet but I’ll check when I do. Thanks!