[Shop-talk] Looking to automate fan with remote pressure pad switch

John Innis jdinnis at gmail.com
Thu Feb 7 14:44:43 MST 2019


Wouldn't even need the light part.  The make a motion sensor that can
replace a wall switch.  Like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015G8VLNA/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_TvkxCbMCBJVE7

If that doesn't work for you there are stand alone motion sensors that
could be placed near the cat pan to only detect cats.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L7COUYG/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_2xkxCb2055TPW

If you are really set on a pressure pad sensor, I'd probably gin something
up with an Arduino and a Relay.  More work in HW/SW development, but the
possibilities are endless.  You could log all the cat box activity, send a
text after a set number of visits to remind you to scoop the litter....
This has a high potential for feature creep...  Gotta run now, off to the
shop to start coding....

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 3:07 PM Obaa via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> How about taking a motion sensitive light, and wiring an outlet/the fan in
> place of the bulb?
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