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This is the coolest module, I think. There are 2 electrical outlets and they can be indapenditly controlled. I am going to be using one to control the water-top system and the other to control my lights over the tank. There are 2 solid state relays built into this 1-gang outlet that are used for the control. This gives 2 outlets that are under micro-processor control. The control is handled by a Parallax BasicStamp 2pe. I will try to get a page up later about how I am using the BasicStamp. This is just going to cover the Controlable Module. The above is a before and after of the side of the electrical box that the plugs are going into. I used a router to remove the extra plastic flanges on the face of it and then a dremel to cut out the holes. I have taken pieces from a broken computer supply and am using them for the power hookup. There is a hole for the power cable, the control cables and a on/off switch. Below is a shot of the side of the box after the plugs have been installed. The plug on the left and the switch on the right are the parts that I took out of the old broken computer supply. I thought that this was the best way to get the power into the box. I wanted to keep it sealed as much as possible. The white connector is a 4-wire molex connector. 2 wires are needed for each relay conrol. The second one below that is a inside shot of the box. As I said before, there are 2 solid state relays that are used for the control of the outlets. Here is a picture of the relays installed into the outlet box. I was saying a prayer of thanks here as these 2 relays where just the right size to fit into this box end to end and the fit was like it was designed that way. They are stuck to the side of the box with double sided tape. This holds them in place solid but I can still remove them if needed. I know cause I had to redo this box once. Here is a diagram of how this box is wired. Here are a couple shots of the finished box. This is actually the very first one that I created and not what is used now. This is due to the fact that I mounted the hookups on the side of the box that had the mount flange. This made it really hard for me to mount this and use it. I have redone it with the hookups on the other side of the box. The above is a shot of the unit being tested. The black cable is a standard computer power cable. The white one is a home made cable that connects the relays to the microprocessor for control. What can't be seen is the switch that can turn off the outltets. This allows me to work the program with out running the outlets. Here are a couple shots of the installed module.
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