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pwade

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  1. On 8/20/2019 at 5:46 PM, Matt Lowe said:

    could simplify it and just a magnetic contact on the mower just glue one on. and when its home it will be triggered and when it leaves can open the gate at specified times. You will also need override on at least one side of the gate so you can get in and out.

    So the contact would be part of C4 and it would only be active on the times I set?  Is that correct?  If so that would be a very good idea.  Thanks.

  2. Ya, that does sound like a great idea.  I was trying to figure out a better way then I had as I have to build new gates for that side of the house (wife orders).  I will have to give it some thought as when its cutting in the back yard (where its dog house is) the gate can stay closed.  When it has to go to the front yard I send it out in the middle of the night so it does not get run over as it has to cross the driveway to cut each side of the driveway.  I will have to figure a trigger for when it goes to the front yard only.  Alexa can send the mower out and Alexa can be bound to C4 so maybe there is way to tie it all together.  Problem I have is if I have some sort of sensor to trigger the gate, it will be opening and closing all the time when the mover is in the back yard as it cuts right up to the gate itself.  Maybe a sensor that is attached to the mower that is activated at dark only.   Hmmmm.....

  3. Hey, thats a great idea.  I have that exact issue.  I have a Husqvarna 430x and I had to raise the gate so that the mower could go under it but of course small animals can too.  Why don’t you have the mover live in the back yard so it does not have to go through the gate?  I have a front and back yard so mine leaves the fenced back yard (where it lives) and has to go to the boulevard in the middle of the night to cut it.  Let me know what you come up with.  Why have it hooked to the C4?

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