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Originally posted by Samson View PostConsider adding a momentary pulse relay instead of just on/off for your door actuator. Those actuators only need a short pulse of power to actuate and close the door. If you provide constant power they will burn up and if you forget and leave it on, it will drain your battery. There are lots of wiring diagrams out there for DIY momentary pulse relays. We had poor cell reception so it was always a guess if the trap actuator turned off after we sent the command. With a pulse relay it never gets more than about a second of 12v power.
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Just finished building my frame, door, and trigger mechanism. I have the gsm, the popper, and a solenoid. My question is since the GSM can be turned off and on remotely and the popper requires momentary power will a 12V feeder battery and solar panel be strong enough to pop the popper? Also not completely sure how much the prepaid SIM will be per month... sending pm duckhead
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Originally posted by DoveBlaster View PostJust finished building my frame, door, and trigger mechanism. I have the gsm, the popper, and a solenoid. My question is since the GSM can be turned off and on remotely and the popper requires momentary power will a 12V feeder battery and solar panel be strong enough to pop the popper? Also not completely sure how much the prepaid SIM will be per month... sending pm duckhead
We use car batteries on our hog traps, and 25W solar panels, but the expense for one here or there is a little too high in my opinion.
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I just finished building the frame, gate, and gsm popper box with feeder battery and solar. Checked everything in Fort Worth and it worked great, brought it out to install and can’t get any service! I bought a cheap SIM card on Amazon and checked the service map which was solid green but still no service. I left it out all night, maybe it will acquire some service...
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Originally posted by DoveBlaster View PostI just finished building the frame, gate, and gsm popper box with feeder battery and solar. Checked everything in Fort Worth and it worked great, brought it out to install and can’t get any service! I bought a cheap SIM card on Amazon and checked the service map which was solid green but still no service. I left it out all night, maybe it will acquire some service...
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