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here are some pictures of 3D print and fit into MM
Congratulations! This is really nifty. How about a picture of the unit wired and running with the case top off?
One thing to consider is how to waterproof the assembly as it is adjacent to the fan exhaust port. My own add-on assembly suffered from considerable corrosion, etc., and it was mounted far away in a relatively hot and dry area nea
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Mosquito Magnet...an alternative power plug...
The igniter draws significant current, however, the short length of #22 wire shouldn't be a problem. For future designs, the 18 gauge plug might be more robust and appropriate.
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Mosquito Magnet(Late reply)
...now I just blow cleaner through the Schrader valve with a 100psi compressor at the beginning of every season. Seems to do the job.
How is this done? In other words, how does one use an air hose from a compressor to blow cleaner through the Schrader valve to the nozzle? Some sort of "paint gun" attachment? Is there sufficient air flow to pick up the cleaner? Even whe
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Mosquito Magnet...How hot do those MOSFETs get? I'm considering how effective the cooling needs to be. I'm planning to use an aluminum heatsink from an old Nvidia card, which I'll cut to fit in place of the old motherboard.
They should not get very hot at all. The igniter FET switches the most current, but their on resistance and the resulting voltage drop across it is low, so not much power is
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Mosquito Magnet... I've replaced the connectors and 3D printed a new holder that precisely matches the original shell. However, upon plugging in the board and turning it on, there's no response from the device. There's no blinking light and the fan isn't running. Is there another method to verify if the board is faulty?
You can use a cheap voltmeter or oscilloscope to probe the board with
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Mosquito MagnetAfter waiting for several days for registration to happen, a new user somehow used a site support page to send a question to the admins:
Message:: Hello
I have old defender model. I accidentally cut my power cord(cutting grass) and lost the plug connector. I obtained a new waterproof connector, but on the motherboard, there are only markings for E1 and E2. Could you please confirm which one is
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Mosquito MagnetWhat machine do you have?
The Independence reportedly runs the TEG at about 200°C on the hot side, and a few high temperature modules are spec'd to 230°C (pretty close to 200°). This discussion of TEG modules may be helpful.
You might take a look at this site, which advertises "Thermal Interface Materials," which include graphite sheets a.k.a. "Graphite Thermal Interfac
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Mosquito Magnet... has taken me so long to get back on here ...
Same here. I disassembled my Liberty 2 years ago, removed the controller, and June 2021 made a list of steps for modifying the board to use an EPS32 NodeMCU instead of the PIC. The first step was "Lift Liberty U1 pin 28" to remove power from the PIC. This was not easy to do, those PICs are pretty tough! So much so that I stopped working
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Mosquito MagnetQuick connects are rarely "necessary" - one can always hack crap up - but convenience and modularity count in my world.
The female connector picture from mosquitomagnetrepair.com, is explained "Threads directly into the Commercial Pro (1000MM) model Mosquito Magnet." ... That looks like a standard thread on the MM side. If so, you might have some luck finding the right fitt
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Mosquito MagnetYou're assuming that I have "an existing". Not the case. Mine came (used, of course) without, so I need something to try to bring it up with.
Too bad. The "quick connect" fitting does not look like a standard, commonly available low pressure connector. I understand "low pressure" to mean 11 inWC, and 10 psi is ~25 times that. It seems you are stuck with the e
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Mosquito MagnetThe propane regulators seem to wear out, become clogged, or otherwise fail from time to time. (You don't cover or protect the regulator from the elements as recommended, do you?)
Instead of looking for a used device, you could explore replacing the assembly with new parts. This is all part of the fun, looking for new parts to repair old systems.
It seems that the Commercial Pro unit u
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Mosquito Magnet... The fan draws about 600-700ma continuously, so even a 17ah Gel cell would only run about 24 hours...
That, plus the demands of the igniter, would rule out a battery without an additional (solar?) source of power. The trap should continue to run especially on overcast or rainy days.
The power transformer sag, plus the low voltage zip cord resistance limit the inrush current to the ignite
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Mosquito MagnetIs this thread still getting visits?
So it would seem from the site statistics, but there were no new posts on any thread until yours, or (legitimate) new user requests. Of course the forum is pretty complete and has a lot of information already, and is a good resource. Your posts about the FET and attractant are unique as far as I can tell.
... it turns out the big 55 amp MOSFET for the ign
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Mosquito MagnetThat's quite a difference between this and the 134-031 board shown earlier in this topic. It makes the -031 board look positively retro. And this was all 11 years ago in 2010! I guess that makes sense, seeing as how we are all interested in keeping the old machines going. I wonder what a modern machine tear-down al la new iPhones, etc., would reveal.
The soldered wires suggest reliability
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Mosquito Magnet...The one day where I did try out the attractant, it DID catch a lot of pests, but so did plain octenol, so no conclusion there. I will continue to wait for a couple of good days to compare it further. ...
Regarding your Atrakta testing, do you have any conclusions? Might northern users achieve some benefit to run a trap for, say, a week using the Atrakta to "clean up" any bugs that
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Mosquito MagnetThis youtube video shows what you have to do.
A few things struck me about that video.
The first is that fiberglass scratch brush is pretty large for the small vias, leaves quite the mess of tiny broken fiberglass pieces behind, and might just rip up something nearby (maybe not), not to mention being a hazard to your fingers, etc. I just use the craft knife. It's ugly, but it works, as
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Mosquito Magnet... pcb did not even try to melt under 400C temperature...
Regarding the 400°C hot air failing to unsolder the chip, did you first remove the conformal coating and flux the pins? You should have observed the existing solder melt and re-flow. After some experimentation, I now use about 350°C.
The Chip Quick solder melts at about 85C and is designed specifically for removing SMD devices.
Wh
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Mosquito MagnetThis replacement looks pretty expensive for what it seems to be. I ended up with the same inexpensive IGT regulator used on the Patriot, which has worked well so far. I believe it needed an adapter to attach to the original hose. The $50 replacement might seems to come with the right length hose and fitting. I was having mysterious problems, and I didn't trust my original regulators because o
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Mosquito MagnetReferencing the Independence schematic (I hope similar to the Executive):
My unit has following problem - when 12V solenoid should actuate, only a 4,98V voltage is found...
This can be "fixed" with a boost converter that steps up the voltage from 5V to 10V...
Did you measure the 2700MT output voltage after the diode and across the output caps? How does this compare to the input vo
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Mosquito Magnet...catching THOUSANDS of mosquitoes...
I am happy to hear that this whine or howl is not affecting your catch rates. Come to think of it, your 299 Hz D 4 tone might act as a super mating call attractant. At least they are not being repelled. This frequency, however, is lower than that of a typical mosquito's wing beat. Perhaps the trap's horn is 'tuned' to this frequency by
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Mosquito MagnetI listened to your recording, and was struck by how regular the sound was, both in pitch, and amplitude modulation. It is far different from the irregular, turbulent "wind" sound produced by the Defender. Your sound reminds me of a rolling 'R' trill. The Bandmate app displays two pitches around concert D (but off tune).
I hear two separate frequencies, one for the high tone,
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Mosquito MagnetHow about a short posting containing a sound recording of howling vs not howling? The forum accepts mp3,mp3,m4a, and ogg.
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Mosquito MagnetThe external antenna works great.
Super idea. How much signal strength improvement are you getting compared to an unmodified Mini D1?
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Mosquito Magnet... these ingredients are listed under the ACTIVE section, despite not being identified....
I read this as the product has two distinct components, each with its own active and inactive ingredients. So the Lurex component has lactic acid as the active ingredient, and something else (corn starch) as the inactive ingredient to absorb and hold the lactic acid. According to the maker's project
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Mosquito MagnetAs I mentioned in another thread, this sort of thing happened to my Defender in 2019. See the blog entries. I changed the regulator and nozzle, which fixed the problem, so far.
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Mosquito MagnetHappy Fifth of July!
Midge Wrote:
With the ESP32 I've gotten further, but having uploaded def_lfs.img with Esplorer and run node.flashreload("def_lfs.img"), it hangs with an error of init.lua:27: attempt to call field '_init' (a nil value)
I have not been able to duplicate your issue. I erased a D1 Mini and programmed if with the .bin files, then uploaded and ran n
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Mosquito MagnetMidge Wrote:
... 2 different wemos d1 pro boards, both of which gave the same result. Went back and tried an ESP32 and it worked straight away...
I haven't tried it on the Wemos D1 Mini PRO board, just the Wemos D1 Mini (not PRO). AFAIK, the PRO board has no internal antenna, adds an external antenna connector, has 16 MB flash instead of 4 MB, and uses a CP210 instead of a CH340 USB int
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Mosquito MagnetIndependence Wrote:
No kidding! I know to avoid them then.
Actually, when they work, they are fierce defenders, more effective than the Liberty and, oddly, the Patriot. A couple of times, my catch basket (which is easy to remove and swap out with another clean one) was completely full, while the Patriot might have been <1/4 full (albeit twice as large).
Yes, nozzle replacement is a n
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Mosquito MagnetIn your blog, you talked about splitting the combustion chamber to change the nozzle? Is that necessary on the Defender? On the Liberty and Independence, you merely loosen the lock screw and the nozzle/solenoid assembly just slides out of the casting.
The Patriot also has a retaining bolt.
The Defender chamber must be opened to change the nozzle, a real nuisance. When opening the chamber, t
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