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Revisions for ultra simple dry grain/pellet feeder (food, wood and other pellets)
Mon, 11/17/2014 - 11:25am by hygicell | Wed, 10/19/2016 - 2:03pm by user1 | ||
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- | about a year ago I started to investigate automatic fish feeders for my aquaponics pilot plant
| + | 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...
| + | 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
| + | 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, so the mechanical part of the problem is solved
| + | So yes, I used a (battery operated) sex toy for my experiments, and it works an absolute marvel.
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- | but I will have about 10 fish tanks or more in my project, and fish are best fed at night,
| + | There are plenty cheap vibrator motors availanbe, so the mechanical part of the problem is solved.
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- | and the feeding is best spread over time so as not to overcharge the biologic filtration system
| + | But I will have about 10 fish tanks or more in my project, and fish are best fed at night,
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- | wireless automatisation is the step in which this community can help
| + | and the feeding is best spread over time so as not to overcharge the biologic filtration system.
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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
| + | Wireless automatisation is the step in which this community can help.
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- | I have seen simple wireless systems to program i.e. christmas lights around the house
| + | 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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