gibby106141
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All,
I have now fully installed my first cow feeder, it works well, however taking feedback from the farmers could you help me with a possible version 2 ?
Is there a way of providing a 12 volt pulsed output, say off 5 secs and on 5 secs, using 555 timers only? Powering a relay?
I have an abundance of 555 timers!!
I could then have say 5 pushbuttons numbered 1 to 5, on setting 1 the ciruict would be energised for 40 seconds giving out 4 enrergised states and therefore 4 feeds, setting two would double setting one and so on and so forth.
All 5 seperate 555 timer circuits could power the same transistor and relay output.
Farmers like switches better than dials, they have big fingers and poor eyesight!!
Looking forward to your responses
Regards
Mark
I have now fully installed my first cow feeder, it works well, however taking feedback from the farmers could you help me with a possible version 2 ?
Is there a way of providing a 12 volt pulsed output, say off 5 secs and on 5 secs, using 555 timers only? Powering a relay?
I have an abundance of 555 timers!!
I could then have say 5 pushbuttons numbered 1 to 5, on setting 1 the ciruict would be energised for 40 seconds giving out 4 enrergised states and therefore 4 feeds, setting two would double setting one and so on and so forth.
All 5 seperate 555 timer circuits could power the same transistor and relay output.
Farmers like switches better than dials, they have big fingers and poor eyesight!!
Looking forward to your responses
Regards
Mark