Re:FarmBot – Open-Source CNC Farming [video]
by mrfusion on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @04:56PM
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How did you build that? I'd love to make something like that.
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Re:FarmBot – Open-Source CNC Farming [video]
by adrusi on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @05:12PM
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You just need a solenoid water valve to let the timer control the water flow.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E1HXYQA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00K0TKJCU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006LYHG42/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid...
Re:FarmBot – Open-Source CNC Farming [video]
by awqrre on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @08:06PM
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Doesn't this solenoid need 12V?
Re:FarmBot – Open-Source CNC Farming [video]
by mdorazio on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @08:13PM
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Yes (actually they say it works as low as 6V). You could, however, power it off a solar panel + battery enclosure so it's mostly set and forget.
Re:FarmBot – Open-Source CNC Farming [video]
by dexterdog on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @05:07PM
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A drip line with a timer? This is low-tech stuff that's been available for quite some time. Search for B013JPIJG4 on Amazon.
While you're shopping at amazon there are $25 class kits that come with a water filter, backflow preventer, and pressure regulator. That's what I have on my container garden.
Drip emitters are the kind of thing I should be 3-d printing but at $5 for 50 or whatever the going rate is...