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Snow load evaluation

Anybody doing anything automated in terms of detecting an excessive snow load on a structure's roof? I saw a news repor...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

coupling circuit

hi, can anyone please suggest me a good coupling crcuit with or without isolation....if with,,then using pulse transfor...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by hith86
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by hith86

Active Home > Find other computers

Recently my HA controls have been taken over by an outside influence. Considering the patterns it may or may not be ano...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by need.to.know
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by need.to.know

Recommendation for distributed IO

Hi - I'm looking for recommendations for inexpensive distributed IO boards for home automation. I'd like to monitor and...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wdoe999
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by wdoe999

Lighting switch state communication

I am planning out my new home HA system, and one of the requirements is to have a light switch status, or more precisel...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by djraher
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by djraher

GPS footwear

The topic of "people locators" is a frequent one here. http://www.gtxcorp.com/ http://davehouston.nethttp://tech.groups....
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

automated vent registers?

Anyone tried or seen these: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A3737581%2Cp_4%3ASPRINGFIELD%20PRECISION%20INSTRUME I...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wkearney-99
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by wkearney-99

Local Sense on Z-Wave plug in modules?

One of the things that worked well on X-10 wall warts was local sense. Is anyone making Z-wave modules that do that? Se...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

EagleEye Motion Sensor battery life?

The EagleEye Motion Sensor uses 2 AAA batteries. What is typical battery life using alkaline batteries? PaulF
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Paul
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by Paul

Starting Computer through X10

Hi; I am new to X10 and I have a related question that I was hoping you would help me out with. Is there an easy way I...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by curranpg
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by curranpg

360 degree photo patents bought by Sony

Some might recall the discussions a while back about patents and 360 degree technology. Some interesting followup here...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

Ceiling Fan RF Remote Compatibilty

A couple of years ago, I bought some ceiling fan RF remote controls from Mal-Wart for $25 each. I have three fans, but...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by address
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by address

Refrigerator monitor ideas?

We've got a 30 year old White-Westinghouse refrigerator/freezer in the basement that's cosmetically shot, but still hum...
77 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
77 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

Power Query

A bit of a stretch for this group but the experts seem to be here. Our building wants to install seperate meters for ou...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by beamer
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by beamer