The cheapest fix I can think of would be to get a few DC powered beepers that run on a range of voltage. I make probe testers for automotive power testing and the beepers have a range of 3 to 27 volts. If you got them you could power them off of a landscape lighting system. The transformer would be able to send power all along the perimeter like it does for track lighting.
Only problem with this would be telling the one you pass from the one you're approaching. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chanting Monks To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:15 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Things that beep? Hi folks, Just had my yard fenced in and have been looking for a solution to this issue. I want to jog around the inner perimeter of the yard, without having to use the cane or run along the fence within touching distance. My solution? Finding a way to have all four corner posts rigged with sound so as I approach, I know whereabouts I'm at. Running speakers out there for music would require a couple of hundred bucks to run the electric, speaker wire, and then the speakers themselves, so I was looking around online for beeping devices that I might simply velcro to the four fence posts and be guided that way. To date, all I've found is a $30 per beeper solution from MaxiAids, that uses nonrechargeable batteries, two of each, which get pricey when talking about replacement. (It'd actually be cheaper for me to buy a few of these beeping foam balls for kids, taking out those beepers and using them, but I still wind up with the expense of pricey batteries. I'll eventually run the speakers, both for my jogging and the addition to the yard for BBQs, etc., so spending $120 on a short-term solution isn't in the cards. Suggestions? Anybody using anything that beeps that uses traditional batteries for which my charger will work? Another solution entirely, perhaps? (I thought about driving a stake into the center of the yard and using a rope, but I have a tree in the way that can't be removed at present due to town ordinance, otherwise I'd just do the circles. Any thoughts/tips/ideas would be greatly appreciated. Best, Joe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
