Here's a little video showing the unit in action.
I had been wondering what I was going to do for my uncouplers. Problem solved! Thanks Guys!
Jay
Sorry if I missed it, but what is/was your solution to activating an uncoupler for an (over)extended period potentially melting the coil?
just curious have you tested this with LONG runs of wire for the touch sensors? wondering if they will pick up stray frequency or capacitance or inductance in the cable runs or that are naturally present in the environment to cause undesirable operation.... may have to use shielded cable.
just thinking out loud.
however, i like the idea as a whole. I can see many applications for this.
stan2004 posted:Sorry if I missed it, but what is/was your solution to activating an uncoupler for an (over)extended period potentially melting the coil?
That's a good point Stan, but at least with this triggering method, it will be more difficult to do that. There are no moving parts for the operator. Also, with the five sensor units, only one sensor can be active at any time. If I run into situations where coils are melting, I'll have to introduce a time out circuit to cut the power.
Ryan, that never occurred to me. I'll be locating these units fairly close to where they will be triggered. Hopefully that never comes into play.
Very interesting, Elliot.
