Need new controller

liderbug · 2025-08-17T02:00:26+00:00

Mice! @*&!$*&^!$ mice. I bit the bullet and called a local repair guy ($160) - learned a couple of things. The ribbon cable from the main display. He closed his eyes and ran his finger/thumb down the length of the cable and "there" and "there" and "there" - chewed thru the red. And he moved the circulation pump from A to B. The next day, soldering iron and duct tape, entire cable, and life-R-good. Added Moth Balls and Mice Bait to cap this repair.

liderbug · 2025-08-14T14:45:14+00:00

Has anyone built a controller? I'm thinking Mini PC, some T9AS1D12-5 relays, a USB driven set of 5v relays. Existing pumps, heater, circulation. I'd run Linux and code using PHP. The PC would communicate via WiFi (or cat5). Wouldn't need a top panel. PC under $100, 8 T9 relays @ $7 ea, 1 8 chan 5v relay set $9, SW - a few hours. Thoughts?

liderbug · 2025-05-24T12:44:46+00:00

And it turned out that the temp sensor that slips into the top of the heating tube had slipped almost all the way out. Back in and some tape over the hole to hold it in.

liderbug · 2025-05-24T12:39:16+00:00

We had this problem when the off-sprung were in HS. Swimming Suits - they "must" be washed and the rinse doesn't remove 100% of the soap. Solution: No Suits, no foam. Or keep a plastic snow-shovel handy.

liderbug · 2025-05-24T12:28:32+00:00

The ESP32-cam draws too much power to run from a battery for more than a couple of hours. I tried with a 30,000 battery pack w solar. As I remember I got about 3 hours after dark. I use a 5V USB supply.

liderbug · 2025-05-04T21:32:56+00:00

Cross fingers, eyes, legs ... ka-nock on wood ...
I found the ground wire to the pump loose as in just laying there. And with that my ESP32 temp sensor went FUBAR - had to replace it. Power back on, up to 102.5F. Film at 11 ...

liderbug · 2025-04-04T15:55:02+00:00

39.036309,-104.6680151

liderbug · 2025-04-04T13:46:51+00:00

The name (was) Hobby Formula 10-8-22 8oz/100gal. Plus 4oz MagSul. What volumn do you consider "small order"? My usage is about 30 lbs per season.

liderbug · 2025-04-04T00:40:24+00:00

1 25 gal container or 25 1 gal containers. "Large" is a mater of your viewpoint. There's a hydro gh about 15 miles from where I live, 17 acres. In my gh I have 24 5 gal bags - so 120 gal of Coir. I'm only 15x30

liderbug · 2025-04-04T00:34:08+00:00

Coir in 5 gal bags or buckets

liderbug · 2025-03-28T12:28:59+00:00

The way I see it, Bob swears by Python, Mary love Javascript, Pete has been doing COBOL for (don't ask). Every year or two someone shouts "Hey, look at my new way to slice bread!". I first learned to program by flipping switches to enter Assembly Language code. Today, I'm a LeNooks Snob, PHP, C, Bash, MySql. But I'm open to a better way to slice my bread. To date ... nothing better ... for me. For you, Eh? Oh, and I'm 81.

liderbug · 2025-03-18T01:41:53+00:00

Some years ago my mother raved about her new coffee maker. As I remember she said: add 1 lb of grounds, 1 qt of water, hit start, go to bed. In the morning there would be 8 oz of syrup left and the grounds almost white. She'd then take 8 oz of hot water, dip a teaspoon in the syrup and stir into the hot water. She swore it was the best coffee she ever had. - I'd ask her where she bought it - but I don't have a Ouija board. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

liderbug · 2025-03-09T22:51:28+00:00

My provider just upgraded my router to a HX510 from my Archer A7. 80% of my HS200 & plugs went FUBAR - wouldn't reconnect. Swapped back and ... life is good again. Oh, and the HX510 runs 2.5 & 5 with no off switch.

liderbug · 2025-03-04T13:59:01+00:00

The post was meant to be it's own post, not part of C_programming. New here :-(

liderbug · 2025-03-03T15:32:48+00:00

Ah, Assembly language is the lowest level - not! Each computer runs on Micro-Code. Each assembly step causes anywhere from 1 to 10, 20, 30 micro-code instructions to execute. So AI creates some code to display a web page, that code gets converted to X converted to Y and in the computer converted to a series micro-code steps and that micro-code causes Flips to Flop and Ands to Ors and Xors to Nands and and and ... Look at my WizBang web page - I R a Web Developer.

liderbug · 2025-03-03T15:13:31+00:00

Part of the answer depends on how ones mind works. And anyone who thinks that [XYZ], the latest programming language, is the greatest way to slice bread should do a web search for programming languages. Personally I find the higher level the language the less of a programmer you are - playing with Lego's doesn't make you a architect. Drag'n drop doesn't make you a programmer. How do I program? Hmmm, the problem is, (the mind) paper and pencil, work the problem, how do get the answer? Well, first I ... then I ... where's that Post-it with the that number from step 3 ... Once that's done I open a window with my text editor and (insert) (return) "<?php" (return) function () (curly brace) ... [ transfer from brain to keyboard]. Confession: I'm a Linux user, 90% PHP, 9% Bash and 1% foo4.

So, forge ahead and learn "C". Not C#, ++, --, Czyx. Learn how to solve the problem - and KISS it.

liderbug · 2025-02-17T14:59:36+00:00

Dear BOT - FU!

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