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Some people have been asking about the wiring for the relays and the outlets. Here's a quick photo I edited: Note: "N/O" is "Normally Open" and "N/C" is "Normally Closed" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!EDIT: Also, I have mine setup on the Normally Open side (opposite to what it shows on the...

Looking awesome as always. And way to push your 1000W to the max (like I know my current setup is going to do :D ) and it also looks like you leaning into the perpetual a little bit too. A+ bud'deh!

I ended up getting this:

It's just the fact that the capacitor has to load and unload fast to be able to smooth out the on/off switches of the dimmer, you're right though; usually with a capactior used to jump a motor into starting has to deal with there being no resitance at the start because there is no induction that...

Not too sure, this is what I've seen on different web pages, but others say it's okay. I don't think an inline fan is the same as a ceiling fan, either way I bought a cheap variable speed controller for an inline fan on ebay for $22. On a side note, I tried a lamp dimmer, and half or lower...

Free day - going to work on this all today. I have my voltage regulators to run the mega / lcd screen at the same time now ( more power ). I still haven't found much information on what type of dimmer would work for an inline fan (chops the AC wave) or if you'd have to lower the voltage...

Anybody have any suggestions for an AC dimmer controlled by the arduino? I was going to do a triac / transistor - but I think maybe I can modify a regular 120V wall dimmer switch. Anybody? Here's some info I've been looking at: http://arduino.cc/playground/Code/ACPhaseControl

Ahh, I see.

Dude, trying some Pineapple Kush right now - so tasty! What happened with yours anyways?

This was so helpful I have to post it now (for the sake of documenting): GnuPlot Multiplot Tutorial (Putting multiple graphs on one image) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upitol8A0yQ

I finally forked out a few bucks for a cool tube. Holy shit what a difference. I didn't want to fight with heat stress this time 'round. No more 27 to 32 degree temperatures; but I didn't think I'd be down to 23 steady now. I'm idiot for not buying one earlier - so if this is 'you' reading...

For the pH Sensor I use a phidgets pH/ORP Adapter: http://www.phidgets.com/products.php...duct_id=1130_0 I bought a cheap pH probe off eBay - connects up using the BNC connector. I found some good info on using the pi and how to make a webpage with graphs from the information received off the...

Hey, no problem; and no offense taken... Nerds can make some cool shit happen, and there's nothing nerdy about cool shit.

Here's some pics of some of the fittings I used and a basic wood frame (which still needs the 45 degree cross members). The drains/intakes all have a small rubber gasket that's in contact with the table (you can see them if you look close). They provide all the seal needed. The hose on the...

I got my Raspberry Pi from Element14. I have had some success using python to receive serial messages, but cannot get repeatable results; yet. I'm going to work on the programming tomorrow. I think I'm going to try your post above. I just got everything setup again, so I'll take some pics.

What are these called can't find them anywhere?

I'll test some shit out today, we'll see how it goes. I'm thinking the rasp pi would be a good asset. I'm going to start there. Maybe I'll have an answer to your question soon.

That's very possible. You could have bash output html code for you based on the settings of the arduino server if you really wanted to. There's lots of ways to do this. It's just how independent you want the unit to be (ie. fully running on the arduino). That's what I'm going for here; a...

I'm going to setup my stuff again, most likely later today. Maybe I'll take some pictures of it 'bare-bones' to give you an idea. I take pics of all the fittings I used and how I cut the holes in the table. I use a simple 60L rubbermaid container as my nute res. But you'll see in the pics...

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