Episode Details

On this show, I play a song from Macka Diamond; goodbye Todd Cochrane; the Ryobi lawnmower both has new LiFePO4 batteries and is mowing lawns; I learned more than I want to about float voltages, battery chemistry and discharging curves; I bit the bullet and bought the factory blade controllers; I installed a power monitoring switch to keep statistics and immediately got confused between 120V and 48V; I used Home Assistant and a Zigbee switch to cobble together a more resilient wifi network; the Home Assistant ZWA-2 is in my house and talking to the mailbox motion sensor; if my lawnmower charger is on a smart switch, why not turn it off in peak electricity hours? I got the calendar based automation working first time, a new personal best; my Galaxy watch died; the Amaztim T3 Ultra is much cheaper and almost suited my needs.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 12 2025.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Support this show on Patreon
• Macka Diamond's song "Done A Ready" at YouTube Music
• RIP Todd Cochrane
• 54-46 Reggae show on WREK Atlanta
• The definitive post on converting Ryobi lawnmowers to LiFePO4 batteries
• The LiFePO4 batteries I bought
• The charger I bought
• The VESC that I failed to get working
• Zooz
• Home Assistant Podcast
• Home Assistant ZWA-2 Z-Wave Controller
• The cheap smart watch I almost kept
• The cheaper than current Galaxy watch I did keep
• My nerd persona Mastodon account
• My science fiction persona Mastodon account
• Auphonic podcast production tool is so good!
• Theme song provided by the Gentle Readers

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