Yes. I am not happy with the case solutions available but other than that it is great. Forests liability thing has me thinking though. I was going to try a hall effect sensor to monitor my propane tank level and call and email my provider when it gets low.
Ok for my use but I likely would have to have it UIL listed for hazardous locations if I was to try to sell it. Probably why the available products do so little and coat so much. A pi zero seems great for such a thing. I might have to buy a 3d printer to make my own cases though. What is out there doesn't seem great. Maybe Forest would make me one. I think he has a pretty high dollar one. On Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 3:20 AM Forrest Christian (List Account) < [email protected]> wrote: > If you've got something which is remote startable with a switch contact, > just use either a sitemonitor base unit (my product) , or some other > product which provides a remote contactor. > > If this is mid-year or late-year, you may be able to get a more automated > solution from packetflux. > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Brandon Yuchasz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We are looking at adding a remote start to a generator at an off grid >> site we have and I am gathering information on options at this point. >> >> >> >> Right now we are all Solar at the site. It’s a new site and if / when we >> draw down batteries beyond where we are comfortable we turn go to the site >> turn off the PV and start a generator manually and run a 48v battery >> charger on the bank. It’s a fairly low tech solution right now. We log in >> turn off the PV array and a guy goes out and pulls the rope on the >> generator and batteries start to charge. He then leaves and in three hours >> generator runs out of fuel and charging stops. Log back in turn the PV back >> on and that’s the end of the process. >> >> >> >> We are considering a few different options at the site and I don’t want >> to complicate this to much by offering to much information to start. Ill go >> into more details later but for now I am looking for a way to start a >> (different) propane generator remotely during the dark months. Most likely >> once a week in December and January. >> >> >> >> So assuming electric start is an options on the generator. What options >> do I have for throwing that “switch” from the office. I am positive I am >> not the first one of us to want to do this. >> >> >> >> Thoughts everyone? I want to KISS so when I am not around others can do >> this with minimal training. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brandon >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> > [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > >
