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AAG rain gauge repaired

Posted on November 22, 2021 by james

Well, I hope so, at least. A new reed switch arrived and has duly replaced the old one. That turned out not to be too tricky. After unsoldering the original switch I bent the leads so the body of the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd November 2021

Posted on November 22, 2021 by james

I ran out of time yesterday so wasn’t able to swim and in fact I felt exceptionally tired too. I can’t claim that I felt that much better today, but off I went anyhow. It’s been the first really cold … Continue reading →

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AAG 1-wire rain gauge (TAI-8575) circuit diagram

Posted on November 18, 2021 by james

I’m not going to claim this is absolutely spot on as I’ve reverse-engineered it from the PCB traces which aren’t always easy to make out, but below is my best current idea of the circuit diagram for the PCB inside … Continue reading →

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The rain gauge dismantled

Posted on November 18, 2021 by james

I’ve now got the rain gauge down and taken it apart. Possibly I’ve posted photos before, but this is what the guts of it look like: After ungoo-ing the PCB, I’ve come up with a first approximation of the switching … Continue reading →

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My rain gauge died again :(

Posted on November 18, 2021 by james

A short while ago my AAG 1-wire rain gauge stopped telling me that rain had fallen at all. The 1-wire device still shows up in Linux and is readable, but the 1-wire counters never change. I’ve checked by dribbling water … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 18th November 2021

Posted on November 18, 2021 by james

I didn’t really feel entirely at the top of my game when I went to the pool this afternoon and that showed in my performance. My first four 50m reps were 43s before I got back on track and finished … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 17th November 2021

Posted on November 18, 2021 by james

Today couldn’t have been more different from the same session last week when there were six swimmers in the fast lane. At times today I had the lane to myself. I didn’t manage to make all the 50m reps in … Continue reading →

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Esther Dean’s Gardening Book: Growing Without Digging

Posted on November 15, 2021 by james

I mentioned this a couple of days ago. No-one appears to have it for sale, but I managed to find a PDF copy online. I’m now pleased I wasn’t able to buy it. The first couple of chapters are interesting, … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th November 2021

Posted on November 15, 2021 by james

These are my eight leaf radish plants in the polytunnel Or they would be, if one hadn’t gone missing last night. I found its remains about twelve feet away over the other side of the tunnel with the root mostly … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 15th November 2021

Posted on November 15, 2021 by james

I’d decided that as I had increased my interval time to allow myself to focus on changing my technique, if I can make all my 50m reps faster than 43s then I’ll reduce the interval time by 5s. As yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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