So I’ve been pondering and idea in my head all this weekend. Friday night while I was at work I got a notification that my trident was out of reagent A. I get up the next morning and swap out the reagent A and it was still a quarter the way full. My thought was wtf I have to waste all this reagent!
So my thought is what if I can over ride the stock trident reagent fill programming by using a BOB, switches, and some virtual outlet programming.
So I have two ideas.
One I could use float switches and make custom acrylic reagent containers. That would be some what sealable, to eliminate evaporation out of the reagent container. Then use VO and programming to make the trident override the stock fill programming. So that the trident would still test even if the programming says the reagent is empty. But then when the float switch gets triggered it would notify my and turn off that test.
The second idea is to use pressure sensitive switches (like these)
And install them in the bottom on the stock trident tray. I’d have to instead a tiny spring and a plate and figure out the exact tension the spring would need when the reagent is about empty. So that when the reagent is just about empty it opens the switch. Then I’d use the same programming as the other idea.
Idk if many of you know this but the trident does have an advanced programming function like outlets. Did you know that if you really wanted to you could have the trident test once a day. Twice a day would be a better option so that you don’t waste a bottle of reagent A. If you did twice a day programming a 2 month refill kit would last 4 months. Shh don’t let Neptune find out they might get pissed by me sharing this secret.
I can prove it here’s my current trident programming.
Alk only testing
Full trident testing
All I would need to do is delete the 4th line and move the times around on both tests.
So my thought is what if I can over ride the stock trident reagent fill programming by using a BOB, switches, and some virtual outlet programming.
So I have two ideas.
One I could use float switches and make custom acrylic reagent containers. That would be some what sealable, to eliminate evaporation out of the reagent container. Then use VO and programming to make the trident override the stock fill programming. So that the trident would still test even if the programming says the reagent is empty. But then when the float switch gets triggered it would notify my and turn off that test.
The second idea is to use pressure sensitive switches (like these)
And install them in the bottom on the stock trident tray. I’d have to instead a tiny spring and a plate and figure out the exact tension the spring would need when the reagent is about empty. So that when the reagent is just about empty it opens the switch. Then I’d use the same programming as the other idea.
Idk if many of you know this but the trident does have an advanced programming function like outlets. Did you know that if you really wanted to you could have the trident test once a day. Twice a day would be a better option so that you don’t waste a bottle of reagent A. If you did twice a day programming a 2 month refill kit would last 4 months. Shh don’t let Neptune find out they might get pissed by me sharing this secret.
I can prove it here’s my current trident programming.
Alk only testing
Full trident testing
All I would need to do is delete the 4th line and move the times around on both tests.