Re: Oil Watchman Tech Specs ?

["Dean Smith" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Having spent a week before Christmas without oil because the wife (ok ok
it
was Me) was too lazy to go and check the oil level - I for one would
snap
one up if it could be interfaced externally.

Dean

----- Original Message -----
From: "K. C. Li" <li@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Oil Watchman Tech Specs ?


> On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Mark McCall wrote:
>
> > A think someone else tried this before from here Mark.  They
were
> > unreceptive that time too :(
>
> It was us trying to find out the interfacing details to a HomeVision
for a
> customer. Unfortunately, the manager that I spoke to was extremely
> negative about the suggestion of external interfacing. He
repeatedly
> stated that the product was already talking to an auto-dialler
(for
> tied-in ordering when fuel is low) and they have no wish to allow
anything
> else to talk to the unit.
>
> It sounded to me that they have an exclusive deal with one or two
fuel
> suppliers and they didn't want the fixed telephone number
reordering
> mechanism to be bypassed by allowing external interfacing.
>
> As the display is a 7-segment LED, it should be easy to tap off
the
> required liquid level signal for unofficial external interfacing.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kwong Li
> li@xxxxxxx
> Laser Business Systems Ltd.
> http://www.laser.com
>
>
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