Category Archives: Motion Sensor

After the failure of the water solenoid pictured here managed to swap for a larger one.

A bit of a rest after house cleaning and then off to the garage to make final preparations for water testing the unit. Found some click-on barbs at Bunnings so I’ll change the plain barb on the left for one … Continue reading →

Another session did some prep work on the plastic box and after drilling some holes actually got some wiring done! Using a strain relief cord bushing to secure the power lead, we can wire in the sensor to the transformer … Continue reading →

Off to the garage to do some more thinking and planning… Found a more suitable US Robotics modem (remember them) 20V AC power adaptor so cracked open the case to pull out the actual transformer.           … Continue reading →

Our Chooks – Prowling Cat We have a cat coming over the back fence stalking our chooks. I have put up some stop-gap wire and since then have not actually seen the bloody thing in the backyard. Still it’s a … Continue reading →