Month: February 2023

Garden Sentry 12V-12
We have connector water leaks so back to the workshop workbench

Garden Sentry 12V-11
After painting yesterday it actually took a while to reassembly everything this morning.

Garden Sentry 12V-10
Prepping for painting all the timber so stripped down the unit.

Garden Sentry 12V-9
Cooler change coming through so off to the workshop.

Front yard Garden Sentry update-
All quiet on the Western Front, no intruders last night or early this morning.

Garden Sentry 12V – Part 7
As posted pity I didn’t have this setup in the front yard for this morning to ambush (scare & wet) White Legs.
Anyway… in the workshop this morning before it gets too hot to do some more refinements the main one being a system test switch.
It turns out that it’s a PIA to setup the motion sprinkler every time it’d going to be used. The sensor LUX has to be turned towards DAY so I can trigger the system to adjust water pressure after which the LUX control has to be turned back towards NIGHT. If I don’t get it right I get sprayed going out to put the lock on the front gates lol.

White Legs was back this morning-
And my new Garden Sentry was not setup in the front yard!
I was doing some refinements on the 12V motion activated sprinkler late yesterday afternoon and thinking it’s been quiet the last few mornings decided to leave it in the workshop to finish today. Interesting that White Legs avoided the back yard (picture memory – been water zapped in the back yard a few times) and did a U turn back towards the front.

Garden Sentry 12V – Part 6
Weather cover for the PIR sensor plus some thoughts about a solar charger.

Garden Sentry 12V – Part 5
From yesterday Part 4 we did some modifications and tidied up the wiring.