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Oh, so this is also a programmable feeder where you are now using the startup movement to dispense food? Did you try the programming and it did not work for you
by onli 3y ago
Oh, so this is also a programmable feeder where you are now using the startup movement to dispense food? Did you try the programming and it did not work for you?
But thanks! Always good to have more options.
- twisteriffic 3y agoMine had no smarts in it at all. The programmability from the factory was a plug in timer similar to a block heater timer, but that wasn't with the unit when I bought it. If you supply power, the auger turns until the power is disconnected. As in the motor is wired directly to the power cord, with only a thermal cutout in line. The timer I use allows you to set interval in minutes and duration in seconds. They're commonly sold as "inching" timers, which I suspect is a translation error but it's descriptive enough.
- onli 3y agoAlright, that clears it up. The description I found was misleading. Thanks again!
- paradox460 3y agoSomething like this was actually my plan for a feeder if I couldn't get the one in the article to work. Except instead of a purpose built catfood dispenser, it was an old BBQ wood pellet feeder I found on the local craigslist-equivalent for $20. Basically a big metal bin with a powerful auger and chute out the side of it
- twisteriffic 3y agoIt's pretty much that, but in a more compact form. If I hadn't found this one I'd planned on using the auger system from a chocolate fondue fountain, just placed on its side.