Fw: GAH ! Soldering expert required Surrey/Berks/Hants

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Are you looking to do a similar thing, but have relays
controlled by
{Something}, that will then simulate a BBS Button Press?"

Yes. Comfort can do that, and you can specify how many milliseconds it
should trigger the relay for.

So, for BBS, we could hack a remote, assuming you dont have a bare remote
kit with screw terminals ?





<Quote>You got a usable switchable remote I can plumb relays into
?</Quote>

Not sure I quite follow :s

The "Remotes" are transmitters - like
these<http://www.domialifestyle.com/BBS_Range.asp>-
See BSBKW for 1
Channel on/off, or the longer one from BBSECO for 3
*sequentially addressed* channels on and off.  May have some of the bigger
remote, as pictured with product BBSB (4 channels, plus a toggle switch
that
"shifts the address" up 4 places - - so you could control, for
example,
A1-A4, move the switch across, and control A5-A8).

I've been attaching fly-leads to the switch terminals in these, and
selling
them with low voltage, push to make, momentary
switches<http://www.domialifestyle.com/Quartz%20Switches.asp>-
- so
you can use a 'stylish' switch to turn the BBS *Receivers* on and
off.


Are you looking to do a similar thing, but have relays controlled by
{Something}, that will then simulate a BBS Button Press?

If so, gotta remember to send momentary "on" signals - - if
they're held
down, you'll eat a batttery in a day.

Also, if you're going where I think you are, 6 Relays would allow you to
turn 3 Chanels on and off. If that is the case, I'd recommend three
BBSBKW's<http://www.domialifestyle.com/BBS_Range.asp>
to give you maximum flexibility in addressing.

If you do go down the BBSBKW route, and think you'll ever want to monitor
the signals with the Online
Controller<http://www.domialifestyle.com/BBS_Range.asp>then
let me
know (or order them from me :-) ) - - as there is/was a batch
that, for reasons unknown, would not be picked up by the Controller, I
always test them with a Controller before hacking them / dispatching them!

Perhaps we should take this offlist, unless others are interested too?

R.
On 1 June 2010 11:08, Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> Yes, it was rfxcom. Cytech reckon it may work with their special
firmware,
> but I dont fancy spending my cash to test it all out.
>
> For the former, as many as poss. Certainly, I'd like 6 at the moment.
You
> got a usable switchable remote I can plumb relays into ?
>
>
> Ah, stop moaning :p
>
> Which 'bloody board' are you waiting on? BBS, or RFXCOM?
>
> If the latter,no joy I'm afraid. (well, one more possibility, but its
> unlikely)
>
> If the former, how many channels do you want to swich?
>
> R
>
> On 1 June 2010 10:02, Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx
<g%40uk.ibm.com>> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > It's not BBS. But I've been waiting for you to send me that
bloody
board
> !
> > :-)
> >
> > G.
> >
> >
> > BBS perchance? If so, which model of remote? (I've done 2-way,
6-way &
> > 8-way
> > so far. 8-way is a ****
> >
> > I'm not in your neck of the woods, but if you're doing what I
think
> you're
> > doing, and are prepared to cover cost of remote-control, and
sending
it
> to
> > you - then I'll hapilly do so. No charge for the soldering (Gotta
get
> you
> > hooked 1st, then start charging ;-) )
> >
> > I wouldn't consider myself a "handy solderer", but have
recently
removed
> > approx 2000 tiny SMD resistors from PCB's that were built to
wrong
spec,
> > and
> > replaced them all with the correct value. (These SMD devices are
small
> > enough, that I found two under a finger nail one evening,
sometime
after
> > arriving home. Not because I felt them, just spotted them - and I
keep
> my
> > nails short, so's not to scratch myriad touch screen devices!
("normal"
> > tweezers are too chunky to put them in place for soldering, which
is
> done
> > under a magnifying loupe!!
> >
> > R.
> >
> > On 27 May 2010 20:57, Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx
<g%40uk.ibm.com> <g%
> 40uk.ibm.com>> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > It's driving me bonkers ! I have failed to solder some wires
onto a
> > board
> > > that I need :-(
> > >
> > > Is there anyone in the surrey , berks, or hampshire area
that is a
> very
> > > handy solderer - I need 6 wires attached to a small remote
control.
> > >
> > > Thanks !
> > >
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