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Water jet features
Hi,
I would like to create a water jet feature in my pond. The sort of thing that sqirts water in an arc over 10ftfor about 2 seconds and then one from the other side does the same. Then these repeat. Can anyone suggest how (or where to buy) I would go about this? I'm UK based btw. Cheers, Sky |
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:45:26 +0100, "SkyCatcher"
wrote: I would like to create a water jet feature in my pond. The sort of thing that sqirts water in an arc over 10ftfor about 2 seconds and then one from the other side does the same. You can approach this with a dedicated computer and an I/O card hooked to a couple of solenoids. Trivial, really. A program in BASIC and away you go. But I would think you want a simpler way. Without thinking too deeply about it, two solenoids coupled to multicontact delay off relays would do it. One solenoid turns on and opens a valve. It times out after [2] seconds, turning off the flow and triggering the other delay relay which turns on the other solenoid which turns on the other jet. And so forth. It can also be done with fluidic logic valves which would be self activating. You build a simple flip-flop circuit as described with a certain amount of delay due to lines and resevoirs. Hillarity ensues. -- Crashj |
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:40:13 GMT, Crashj
wrote: On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:45:26 +0100, "SkyCatcher" wrote: I would like to create a water jet feature in my pond. The sort of thing that sqirts water in an arc over 10ftfor about 2 seconds and then one from the other side does the same. You can approach this with a dedicated computer and an I/O card hooked to a couple of solenoids. Trivial, really. A program in BASIC and away you go. In an unrelated development, I discovered this website: http://www.atlanticfountains.com/ Fountains to your hearts desire. -- Crashj |
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