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5 Unusual Home Automation Requests
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| Topic: | 5 Unusual Home Automation Requests This thread has 4 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday May 6, 2009 at 08:02 |
cmckenney Electronic House Magazine |
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5 Unusual Home Automation RequestsFrom a remote controlled toilet to a mailbox sensor, home systems installers share some of their strangest client requests.
A few weeks ago, I spoke with a custom electronics pro (CE Pro) about a project that involved automating a platform containing several disco lights and speakers to drop down from the ceiling. It was a first for his company, an outfit that has been around for more than 20 years, and he expects it to probably be their last. Not that devising the rigging was exceptionally difficult; it’s just unlikely that any future clients will ask for a drop-from-the-ceiling disco system ever again.
I decided to probe other CE Pros for stories about some of their more unusual automation requests. Most had plenty to share.
You’ve Got Mail (Eric Thies, DSI Entertainment Systems, West Hollywood, CA)
A client asked us to have a “You’ve Got Mail” message appear on all their touchpanels after the mail had been delivered. This was a little tricky to set up since a mail shipment could be as small as a single envelope or as big as a thick pile of catalogs. We had initially thought of using some sort of laser beam that would trigger a contact when broken. This worked fine with the pile of catalogs, but not so well with a single envelope. We also considered attaching some sort of sensor to the mailbox door. We figured this wouldn’t work either because sometimes the door can be accidentally left open by the mailman even the homeowner. The last idea, conceived by my genius partner Roy Glasner, was to put a floating plate on the bottom of the mailbox that would trip a contact any time something over 2 ounces was placed on it.
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| Post 2 made on Monday May 11, 2009 at 01:06 |
VSound Regular Member |
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Not a truly unusual request but a unique feature we are currently working on is a hidden bar that will reveal once a button is pressed hidden in a bust ala Batman from the 60's.
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| Post 3 made on Monday May 11, 2009 at 10:59 |
Strype Advanced Member |
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On May 11, 2009 at 01:06, VSound said...
Not a truly unusual request but a unique feature we are currently working on is a hidden bar that will reveal once a button is pressed hidden in a bust ala Batman from the 60's.
sooo cheesy yet soo fun
hinged head with a contact closure button/switch inside. Having a raised collar works great for hiding the hinge.
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| Post 4 made on Friday May 15, 2009 at 15:11 |
ImportAdvantage Junior Member |
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How about 2 TV lifts. One at each end of the Pool. Pop up out of a concrete bunker through the lawn!
Rob
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| Post 5 made on Saturday May 16, 2009 at 01:05 |
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On May 15, 2009 at 15:11, ImportAdvantage said...
Pop up out of a concrete bunker through the lawn!
That would be fun :).
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