Revisions for ultra simple dry grain/pellet feeder (food, wood and other pellets)

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Wed, 10/19/2016 - 2:03pm by user1Mon, 11/17/2014 - 11:25am by hygicell
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about a year ago I started to investigate automatic fish feeders for my aquaponics pilot plant.
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about a year ago I started to investigate automatic fish feeders for my aquaponics pilot plant
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None of them suited me: too complicated, therefore too expensive: wormwheels, automatic belts, lots of wiring, etc...
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none of them suited me: too complicated, therefore too expensive: wormwheels, automatic belts, lots of wiring, etc...
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The simplest way to move dry goods over a horizontal or slightly downwards inclined short traject is by vibration.
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the simplest way to move dry goods over a horizontal or slightly downwards inclined short traject is by vibration
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So yes, I used a (battery operated) sex toy for my experiments, and it works an absolute marvel.
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so yes, I used a (battery operated) sex toy for my experiments, and it works an absolute marvel, so the mechanical part of the problem is solved
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There are plenty cheap vibrator motors availanbe, so the mechanical part of the problem is solved.
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but I will have about 10 fish tanks or more in my project, and fish are best fed at night,
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But I will have about 10 fish tanks or more in my project, and fish are best fed at night,
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and the feeding is best spread over time so as not to overcharge the biologic filtration system
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and the feeding is best spread over time so as not to overcharge the biologic filtration system.
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wireless automatisation is the step in which this community can help
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Wireless automatisation is the step in which this community can help.
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while I am familiar with programming PLC's, I find solutions like the Arduino not accessible enough to the general public
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While I am familiar with programming PLC's, I find solutions like the Arduino not accessible enough to the general public.
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I have seen simple wireless systems to program i.e. christmas lights around the house
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I have seen simple wireless systems to program i.e. christmas lights around the house.
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