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@zander Yes, the machines have quite large motors and some turn fairly heavy shafts, hence the large current draw when starting up. Once the machin...
@byron This is to turn the extraction system on rather than to power the modules themselves. It probably sounds a bit convoluted, but each blastg...
I have finally found a solution for the mains in/out project box problem. I have searched for sacrificial products before having the right configurati...
The overall mechanical design hasn't changed radically since prototype 3. As previously mentioned it was mainly based on prototype 1, but incorporated...
@aliarifat Its taken about 3 months so far from first idea to an installed first phase. I have some software ideas to implement and install, yet, s...
@byron PTEG sounds interesting. I haven't tried that. My 3D printing isn't great, but does the job as I'm mainly interested in function over aesthe...
@byron This is the filament I used. "https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TPTDPH7" Horrible stuff to post process. I wonder ...
It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on the Blastgate Automation project. I have been busy, honestly, but thought the previous updates may hav...
Cheers @byron. I’m on to prototype 4 now which corrects/improves the design now that the plastics are included. I’ve made a drilling template for th...
It's been a while since I gave an update on the Blastgate automation project. Partly due to doing some workshop improvements (I do pick my moments ...
@byron I was really after a neat solution whereby the extractor plug plugs into the Shelly that is plugged into the outlet. The outlet being zigbee...
Funnily enough I had this problem for the first time only a couple of weeks ago. The planner was fine, but the inlet to the extractor kept blocking. A...
@byron i would like something better to monitor Mqtt messages and will give this some thought. i like the idea that the gate with the problem is ...