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RE: Re: was Heating Controlers, now garden water control


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  • Subject: RE: Re: was Heating Controlers, now garden water control
  • From: "Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 23:20:10 +0100
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Oh GOD now I wish I did not ask!!!!!

Why is anything t  do with wiggly and straight amps so god dam complicated?

Or am I thick........please do not answer that!!

Hey Phil, I have asked my x-girlfriend when she will be able to look after
my Dog & Meerkats for me so I can visit you!!!!!! I'll talk to you
later.

B.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 July 2001 23:09
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: was Heating Controlers, now garden water
> control
>
>
> Radio Shack was Tandy ... I am told they sold their stores to Carphone
> Wharehouse.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 04 July 2001 23:12
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: was Heating Controlers, now garden
water
> > control
> >
> >
> > Re RS is Radio Spares, did this used to be Radio Shack or is/was
that a
> > different company? never known that!
> >
> > Not really useful but I'm inquisitive.
> >
> > B.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert Crawshaw [mailto:robert@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 04 July 2001 22:35
> > > To: UK HA mailing list
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: was Heating Controlers, now garden
water
> > > control
> > >
> > >
> > > I believe the ones mentioned below are 24v ones, the ones i
> > found in side
> > > the washing mc are 240v ones.
> > >
> > > If you get desparate i could rewind you 24v solenoid to 12v.
> > > This works 95% of the time when you modify an electric motor
to
> > work on a
> > > different voltage, but solenoids/coils can sometimes be a
> little fussy.
> > >
> > >
> > > RS is radio spares BTW
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Robert
> > > >
> > > > Do you have more details of the solenoid valves.
> > > >
> > > > I have a 24v one, but it stopped working, not sure if
it is
> the valve
> > > > of the power supply which has blown, but if I could get
a supply of
> > > > 12v ones, that would be better.
> > > >
> > > > By RS do you mean Radio Shack, i.e. Tandy.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Rid
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > RE the Valves,
> > > > > > you could consider using the Soleniod Valves
from RS - that have
> > > > been
> > > > > > used for Garden Irrigation systems, they are
much
> cheaper (around
> > > > > > 10ukp each) than the "real" vales,
and are available in
> 12 vdc or
> > > > > > 240v ac versions, so could be used with
Homevision - anyone any
> > > > > > thoughts on this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Or...  a cheaper alternative.
> > > > > Our washing mc blew up a couple of weeks ago, so i
decided t  pull
> > > > it t
> > > > > bits t  see if there was anything i could
'recycle' from it..
> > > > > Guess what.... the water inlets are solenoid
valves... i retrieved
> > > > a t tal
> > > > > of 3 from inside...
> > > > > All i need now is a garden !
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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