Comments on: Energy tracking part 2 http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/307 Personal record for family and friends - contact me: john at crouchley.me.uk Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: john http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/307/comment-page-1#comment-31 john Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:54:13 +0000 http://john.crouchley.com/blog/?p=307#comment-31 I used "RS#530-8933 Micro reed sensor only 8.5Lx3mm dia". I picked this because of size, and ease of wiring (both wires come out of the same end of the switch - most glass enclosed switches have the wires at each end). The only way to know if a particular switch will work is to hook up a resistance or continuity meter and hold the reed switch in place while the gas dial turns. As for component values please see this post http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/322. I used “RS#530-8933 Micro reed sensor only 8.5Lx3mm dia”. I picked this because of size, and ease of wiring (both wires come out of the same end of the switch – most glass enclosed switches have the wires at each end). The only way to know if a particular switch will work is to hook up a resistance or continuity meter and hold the reed switch in place while the gas dial turns. As for component values please see this post http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/322.

]]> By: Paul Needham http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/307/comment-page-1#comment-30 Paul Needham Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:50:10 +0000 http://john.crouchley.com/blog/?p=307#comment-30 John Hi am hoping to log my gas usage and have the same meter type ? http://www.actaris.com/html/products-1590.html can you help me ? What sort of reed switch did you use ? do the small one's sold for burglar alarms work ? What component values did you settle on ? regards Paul John

Hi am hoping to log my gas usage and have the same meter type ? http://www.actaris.com/html/products-1590.html can you help me ?

What sort of reed switch did you use ? do the small one’s sold for burglar alarms work ?

What component values did you settle on ?

regards Paul

]]> By: My first CurrentCost development board circuit « Notes from a small field http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/307/comment-page-1#comment-8 My first CurrentCost development board circuit « Notes from a small field Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:04:21 +0000 http://john.crouchley.com/blog/?p=307#comment-8 [...] for an alternative approach (latching a pulse and clearing it when the cc board transmits) take a look at the circuit and photos on John’s blog. (9 July [...] [...] for an alternative approach (latching a pulse and clearing it when the cc board transmits) take a look at the circuit and photos on John’s blog. (9 July [...]

]]> By: paul_tanner http://john.crouchley.com/blog/archives/307/comment-page-1#comment-7 paul_tanner Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:16:43 +0000 http://john.crouchley.com/blog/?p=307#comment-7 Hi John, This looks fine. My own meter bounces a lot so I have more logic in the way (done with Arduino). Now that I've made good savings on this my friends want one too. They have all sorts of old meters. What meter are you using? Could you post a photo? Mine's somewhere on my blog @ e-ssociatio.net/blog Have been looking into how people could get their meter changed. The ony way seems to be switching to first:utility. 2 year contract and appears more expensive than BG. Any thoughts on that? Paul (a homecamper) Hi John,
This looks fine. My own meter bounces a lot so I have more logic in the way (done with Arduino).
Now that I’ve made good savings on this my friends want one too. They have all sorts of old meters.
What meter are you using? Could you post a photo?
Mine’s somewhere on my blog @ e-ssociatio.net/blog

Have been looking into how people could get their meter changed. The ony way seems to be switching to first:utility. 2 year contract and appears more expensive than BG. Any thoughts on that?
Paul (a homecamper)

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