re heartsintheskyblimp: today i engaged it a little bit, helped by lilac plant energy. what if we could grow a lilac in the sky some day? who knows?
earlier a recent day i fixed the broken servo configuration after getting a screwdriver (bought with lilac) that could undo the servo assembly. one of the horns was connected wrong such that the gymbal stall and smack into itself. the wrong horns were available for the top of the gymabl too, and i trimmed a horn with diagonal cutters so that it fit anyway, and screwed it in. that got the gymbal all looking nice and working well! it also left a mount at the top. i did a combination of lashing and rubber-banding to jerry-rig a motor to the top of the gymbal in the right orientation so that he gymbal could aim it in any direction (with a 2 axis gymbal and a fan you want to get the fain aligned so that it spins around the missing 3rd axis, and then you have a 360x360 degree directional wind source) (actually more like 180x180 with these servos not certain but i did recenter) so today, i resoldered broken wires and connected up the motor on the gymbal to plug into the fan board ... and looked into making the usb hub work, see chat in other thread. oh i'll attach the missing transcript ... [attached]. well what i found out when i realized i had _two_ phones i could try, was the problem was associated with the phone i was using. the new hubs work fine with FRS with my other phone that i was not planning on sending into the sky! so that's interesting, as well as inspiring. i also thought in a pinch i could use an actuator or whatnot to redirect the usb lines on a timer via the arduino (which i would plug into the battery to keep it on) and then it wouldn't need "the right phone" or "the right usb hub" -- it wouldn't even need a usb hub, it would just reroute power to charge for a while and disconnect from the ardui--
Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:06:10 AM): Welcome to Belkin Chat, my name is Charlotte! It seems like you're contacting us about charging devices, is this correct? Karl (3/30/2025, 9:07:14 AM): hi Charlotte; I am trying to figure out how to use OTG usb devices on a phone while also charging the phone. I got the USB-C to 4-port USB-C Hub at Best Buy to replace my old usb-c hub that was doing this, but it doesn't seem to do it the same way. It will charge the phone if I plug in power before the phone, and let me access devices if I plug them in before power and the phone, but it won't swap roles after plugged in. Did I get the wrong product? Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:09:46 AM): May I know if which phone are you using and which port is it connected to the Belkin? Karl (3/30/2025, 9:10:52 AM): this is a motorla XT2413V that i got as part of a plan. i plug the cable that comes attached to the hub, into the phone, intending to use it as a host Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:12:31 AM): Oh, okay. Just to confirm, the model of the Belkin is AVC018btBK, is this correct? Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:12:41 AM): By the way, please confirm if all information is correct. Name: Karl Semich Phone Number: (207) 518-8256 Email Address: baff...@gmail.com Karl (3/30/2025, 9:13:09 AM): you have my contact information correct. the box says model AVC018 . the longer string came from gemini Karl (3/30/2025, 9:13:35 AM): the upc is 745883850181 Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:14:16 AM): Got it. For this model, it is designed to be connected to an actual computer as a host for it to work. Karl (3/30/2025, 9:14:40 AM): thanks; so the behavior with a phone is expected? do you know what to get to charge a phone as a host device? Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:15:50 AM): I believe if you're connecting the phone to one of the USB-C ports will charge it. Karl (3/30/2025, 9:16:46 AM): i'm looking for a solution to connect peripherals to the phone, without a computer, and also be able to charge the phone. i was previously using the pinephone pro usb-c docking bar for this (although this is not a pinephone); it broke and i am not sure what to replace it with Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:18:30 AM): I could check on that here but to set your expectations, mostly of our Belkin hubs and docks are designed for laptop and computers, phones will then be one of the preipherals. Karl (3/30/2025, 9:18:39 AM): thank you Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:20:09 AM): Please give me 3-5 minutes. Charlotte B (3/30/2025, 9:24:25 AM): Hi, thank you for waiting. Upon checking, as mentioned we only have devices which can be connected to actual computers or laptop as hosts and not to mobile phones. Karl (3/30/2025, 9:24:43 AM): thank you.
