Loge, greenhouse springs, heaters
Sunday, September 28, 2008, 06:00 PM
I worked some more on the Loge controller. Did a footprint for the relay I'm going to use. I also managed to find a pdf spec of the thing on the web which is good. Had to go to Ace hardware to get a replacement spring for one of the greenhouse shutters. The spring broke where it attaches to the shutter. This is a natural wear point. Libbie and I went to the greenhouse and measured and also discussed where and how to add an auxiliary heater. Modine makes a 125,000 BTU Hot Dawg heater that is also available in a 2 stage model. With some intelligent control algorithm I may be able have an AVR measure outside temperature and make a decision on which heater to use including using them both for really cold temperatures. When we got back we took a walk back to the Seagroves farmhouse which they are preparing to move. Pacific Standard also seems to be building a few spec homes which I think is foolish. Only 2 of the homes under construction have SOLD signs on them. There are also a few with Open House signs. I need to go back to the greenhouse and troubleshoot the generator auto starting circuitry. It seems to not be able to start the generator from the AVR controller card but manual starting works very well. This could be anything including bad Solid State Relays, low voltage on the relay coils, bad wiring to the relays, bad wiring from the relays to the generator. Libbie made her usual excellent pizza for dinner. |
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