richlewis34
New Member
I know not much about electronics, but am fairly handy..and had a 200-in-1 project kit as a kid!
I have seen for sale an electronic controller that activates a motor that raises a hatch at sunrise, and closes hatch at sunset
Theory is that I can let me chickens out automatically at sunrise, and after they return before dusk the circuit will shut them in
Can anyone help me build this please?
It will be a learning experience for me, and I should be able to do it for a lot less than the £125 they wanted for the manufactured version!
Reckon I need some adjustable photosensitive cells, a motor circuit, some relays...power source..can I use mains(preferred) or should I use batteries?? and some sort of timer/reverser switch for the motor..does the motor need to have a timer or should it be stopped by positional sensors?
Many many thanks...I look forward to meeting some of you guys over the web for an interesting project!
Richard![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I have seen for sale an electronic controller that activates a motor that raises a hatch at sunrise, and closes hatch at sunset
Theory is that I can let me chickens out automatically at sunrise, and after they return before dusk the circuit will shut them in
Can anyone help me build this please?
It will be a learning experience for me, and I should be able to do it for a lot less than the £125 they wanted for the manufactured version!
Reckon I need some adjustable photosensitive cells, a motor circuit, some relays...power source..can I use mains(preferred) or should I use batteries?? and some sort of timer/reverser switch for the motor..does the motor need to have a timer or should it be stopped by positional sensors?
Many many thanks...I look forward to meeting some of you guys over the web for an interesting project!
Richard