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After looking on youtube and this site, I decided to build an automatic coop door. I decided to go with a power car antenna.
My antenna is a semi-automatic antenna. The advantage to the semi vs the full auto is that it doesn't need constant power.
I use one power source and two timers. Using two timers reduces the amount of electricity used. The wood I used was left over
stock and scraps from other projects. All of the electrical parts were purchased from Amazon. The prices are not exact. They are plus or minus a few cents. The wire connectors and bars were things I had in my shop. **The last video shows a close up with the wires
cleaned up and the bars added. It's a cleaner look because using the bars I was able to reduce all the Y ing of the wire. Any questions or comments welcome. Mark
Antenna-29.00
12 volt converter 19.00
2 timers-20.00 (total)
2 micro switches 9.00
DPDT switch 11.00
My antenna is a semi-automatic antenna. The advantage to the semi vs the full auto is that it doesn't need constant power.
I use one power source and two timers. Using two timers reduces the amount of electricity used. The wood I used was left over
stock and scraps from other projects. All of the electrical parts were purchased from Amazon. The prices are not exact. They are plus or minus a few cents. The wire connectors and bars were things I had in my shop. **The last video shows a close up with the wires
cleaned up and the bars added. It's a cleaner look because using the bars I was able to reduce all the Y ing of the wire. Any questions or comments welcome. Mark
Antenna-29.00
12 volt converter 19.00
2 timers-20.00 (total)
2 micro switches 9.00
DPDT switch 11.00
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