We're creating the electronics necessary to easily build your own feeder.
The linusfeeder is a battery-powered, highly flexible system for use with automatic feeders. It is designed to be used with permanent electromagnets and to be powered by a battery. This means that it can be placed out in a remote field with long-lasting battery-life. Of course, you can also use a wall power adapter.
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Our system is designed for especially low power-consumption allowing extra long battery-life of months rather than days. Moreover, the device is designed to be used with normal 12V lead-acid batteries.
Note: The device can also be operated with a wall power adapter.
Unlike many other available timers, we use simple connectors. This means that attaching a mechanism to the device is as simple as plugging in a cable. There is no need for any real electronics knowledge. Moreover, we make sure to stock all the needed parts, so you don't have to worry whether they'll fit!
Does the battery need charging? Press a button and the device will tell you! Want to configure the device? Simply connect through your phone. Then you can set the time with the press of a button, or quickly configure the feeding times!
Many feeding systems use complex mechanical actuation systems. However, these are prone to failure from dust and debris. Feeders are often near dust and debris, so that is a problem. Instead, we use permanent electromagnets. These are strong magnets that can be turned off momentarily. The magnet simply holds up a shelf or other mechanism and then, when activated, the shelf will fall. Not only are they simple, they only consume power shortly, which makes them incredibly power-efficient.
I've always liked playing around with electronics, wires and the sort. So, when my neighbor needed help with some electronics for her feeder, I helped. However, we couldn't find a timer that didn't consume lots of power. That's a problem because it needed to be powered by a battery. With those timers, it only lasted a few days.
What do you do? You make a timer yourself. At least, that's what I'm doing now; creating a power-efficient and more capable timer. This device consumes roughly one-tenth the power of other available timers. Moreover, one device is capable of doing the work of eight individual timers! In other words, replacing just four timers with a device gives a 40x longer battery-life.
When combined with a design-focus on usability, flexibility and ease-of-use, the device becomes the best choice for the job. Doesn't match your use-case? Sign up to the newsletter or send us a message with the contact formula below.
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