Build A Better Mousetrap
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That is what was proposed I do after a situation last summer, and
that is just what I did, using a BS2, and a servo. Of course, this
clunky prototype has some bells & whistles like an LCD display, but
it IS just a prototype. You can see it at:
http://www.lightlink.com/dream/chris/stamps.htm
Comments are welcome...
that is just what I did, using a BS2, and a servo. Of course, this
clunky prototype has some bells & whistles like an LCD display, but
it IS just a prototype. You can see it at:
http://www.lightlink.com/dream/chris/stamps.htm
Comments are welcome...
Comments
modification is to use a spring-loaded door activated with a solenoid
(and ULN2003A driver) to save the cost of a servo.
Dennis
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That is what was proposed I do after a situation last summer, and
that is just what I did, using a BS2, and a servo. Of course, this
clunky prototype has some bells & whistles like an LCD display, but
it IS just a prototype. You can see it at:
http://www.lightlink.com/dream/chris/stamps.htm
Comments are welcome...
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> A good hi-tech adaptation of a low-tech mechanical
> device. A suggested
> modification is to use a spring-loaded door
> activated with a solenoid
> (and ULN2003A driver) to save the cost of a servo.
> Dennis
Yeah, I actually considered that first, but I simply
had 5 or 6 servos around and no solenoids...LOL In
any case...I am still trying to find a simpler design
that still works basically the same, since alot of
people that have seen this want one already!
=====
Chris Savage
Knight Designs
324 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-6777
http://www.knightdesigns.com
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regulatory agencies, to look at and approve your future product. They
will be concerned about hazards to humans due to electrical or
mechanical features. Then there are certain other organizations (of
which I disapprove) that will be more concerned about what happens to
the captured rodents.
Dennis
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--- Dennis O'Leary <doleary@e...> wrote:
> A good hi-tech adaptation of a low-tech mechanical
> device. A suggested
> modification is to use a spring-loaded door
> activated with a solenoid
> (and ULN2003A driver) to save the cost of a servo.
> Dennis
Yeah, I actually considered that first, but I simply
had 5 or 6 servos around and no solenoids...LOL In
any case...I am still trying to find a simpler design
that still works basically the same, since alot of
people that have seen this want one already!
=====
Chris Savage
Knight Designs
324 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-6777
http://www.knightdesigns.com
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multiple traps? They could be hooked up with standard phone cords
with the small 4 wire plugs, RJ11 I think. BS2 should have no trouble
keeping track of 5 or 6 units, maybe more.
Another thought would be to add a clock module so that the time of
each capture is recorded, thereby allowing you to place the traps
more effectively.
Very nice presentation.
What happens to the P.O.W.'s? Intensive interrogation? Summary Court
Martial? Kangaroo court? Repatriation or expatriation? Perhaps
mouse-sized cement shoes and a trip to the pond?
Hal
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "knight_designs"
<knight_designs@y...> wrote:
> That is what was proposed I do after a situation last summer, and
> that is just what I did, using a BS2, and a servo. Of course, this
> clunky prototype has some bells & whistles like an LCD display, but
> it IS just a prototype. You can see it at:
>
> http://www.lightlink.com/dream/chris/stamps.htm
>
> Comments are welcome...
> How about scaling up the design where the control
> board monitors
> multiple traps? They could be hooked up with
> standard phone cords
> with the small 4 wire plugs, RJ11 I think. BS2
Interesting idea...Alot of wire to run around my house
though, especially considering the places these little
buggers frequent.
> Very nice presentation.
Thank you! I've always though presentation is 50% of
the equation!
> What happens to the P.O.W.'s? Intensive
> interrogation? Summary Court
> Martial? Kangaroo court? Repatriation or
> expatriation? Perhaps
> mouse-sized cement shoes and a trip to the pond?
Well, I'll be the first to admit that I'd rather see
the little S.O.B.'s get their neck broke in the
snap-trap, or even the little cement shoes thing
sounds good after what I've gone through. But for
every negative thought I have towards these creatures
my wife is always there to set me right. Both mice
were release about 3 miles from here in Montour Falls,
NY. I figure if they can't get back to my house, so
be it. In fact, they're miles from anyone's house.
Mind you, they don't get the royal treatment either.
When caught, they're dumped into a 1 gallon water jug,
and there they sit until the next morning when I go to
work and can drop them off at the Wildlife Preserve
spot near the falls. But at least they live.
Side-Note: Knowing my attitude towards Rats & mice,
my own mother saw the trap, and before I could even
explain how it worked, she accused me of build a
mouse-zapper...You know, the equivalent to one of
those bug zappers, but for mice...Sheesh!
=====
Chris Savage
Knight Designs
324 West Main Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
(607) 535-6777
http://www.knightdesigns.com
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