[FARC] Mounting Hardware

[m.e.whitmore at comcast.net]

Brian,

Use three PVC "T"s and some metal conduit that will fit through
the "T"s. One T slides along your horizontal pipe for the X axis
adjustment. This T has a pipe extending down toward the ground.
This is the Z axis and it has a second T which can slide up and
down. The second T has a third T joined to it at right angles with
a short piece of PVC pipe. A piece of metal pipe slides in this
third T to provide the Y axis. Your reader would mount on the end
of this piece of pipe.

The reason for the metal pipe is that the Ts have to be able to
slide. An alternative is to machine out the inside of the Ts so
that you can use PVC pipe. I can do this for you if you want to
try this solution.

To keep everything in place, you drill small holes in the Ts and
thread sheet metal screws into these holes. These will act as
set-screws to hold the position once you are happy with it.

I would love to be able to read my meter electronically. The letter
I get from PE occasionally says that of my 100 neighbors, I rank
number 100 and use three times as much as my "efficient" neighbors.

What is the basic principal you are using to read the meter?

Mark Whitmore (AB3KS)

P.S. My brother used to own the house at 5864 Winter Oaks Place.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian McEntire" <brian.mcentire at gmail.com>
To: "Maryland ARC Frederick" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 4:18:44 PM
Subject: [FARC] Mounting Hardware

I'm working on a DIY project to read my home electric meter in real time
and log the data. I've got a working prototype based off a Raspberry Pi
computer (neat little gadget!)

I'm looking to make it more robust and I need a mounting solution. I need
to be able to mount a square tube or round pole to a wooden front porch
support pole. It would run horizontal about 2'. That would be easy to do
except I'd like to be able to fine tune the placement of the reader, so
need to be able to adjust this mount/reader combo about 2 inches in each
axis (X, Y, Z.)

It seemed somewhat similar to mounting an antenna so I wanted to ask if
anyone here had suggestions for the name of the type of mount I would be
looking for or if you know a good store in the area where I might find such
a contraption.

Thank you!
Brian / KB3TCC
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