[RE-wrenches] GTWB outage monitor question

[Jason Szumlanski]

Yeah, I realize you can use a computer. I was hoping for a more
commercialized standalone device to send email or SMS with just an Ethernet
or wireless connection. You said "for little money." I misinterpreted that
as "simple."

Jason Szumlanski
Fafco Solar



On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jason;
>
> The relay and an indicator light or buzzer is easy -- Grainger or Radio
> Shack parts.
>
> There are multitudes of monitors for anything -- voltage, current,
> temperature, water level, switch state, specific gravity (!)  that have
> live serial port output possibly in addition to memory card logging. Once
> you have data on serial out, it's easy to network it anywhere, including
> emails and even live web page widgets. Talk to Jim Jarvis at APRS World if
> you want a custom solution, and also Atkinson Electronics, but it is also
> easy DIY. It can take a small computer to format and send more complicated
> data in an email or web friendly form, but there are Linux boxes the size
> of thumb drives, and the software is all free and open source. If you are
> into it (or have a colleague that is) you can build your own using Arduino
> too.
>
> Basically, once you have something that can read a serial port, you can do
> anything with the data it gives you -- beam it via wifi, cell, satellite,
> what have you.
>
>
> DAN FINK
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Jason Szumlanski <jason at fafcosolar.com>wrote:
>
>> Can you elaborate on this? It sounds like something I could use in other
>> situations... What equipment is required?
>>
>> Jason Szumlanski
>> Fafco Solar
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I agree, Chris. For very little money you could even monitor the relay
>>> to have it email, phone or SMS them when the grid goes out.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dan Fink,
>>> Executive Director;
>>> Otherpower
>>> Buckville Energy Consulting
>>> Buckville Publications LLC
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>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Chris Mason <
>>> cometenergysystems at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Couldn't you power a relay from the incoming utility, so it closes on
>>>> loss of utility?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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