letter box alarm

[Matt Hare]

hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated

matt

 

[Ken Taylor]

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au> wrote in message
news:40f3573f$1@news.comindico.com.au...

hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a
cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated

matt


That sounds as good as any other way, maybe replacing the push-button switch

with a microswitch either on the floor of the box or possibly sensing
something going through the flap (although that wouldn't detect things put
in via the lid).

Ken

 

[eltan]

sure, bribe ur postie to tie ur letter to a brick and then chuck it through
ur window!


"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au> wrote in message
news:40f3573f$1@news.comindico.com.au...

hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a
cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated

matt

 

[Walter Plinge]

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au> wrote in message
news:40f3573f$1@news.comindico.com.au...

hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a
cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated

Must be an American. Doesn't know the difference between 'advise' and
'advice'. Has a broken shift key, too.

Cordless doorbell -- wouldn't work in Australia because it's so far from the
letterbox to the kitchen ;-)

 

[Phil Allison]

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au>

hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a
cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated

** This topic was discussed here in February last year under "letter box
delivery and vandal alarm" - do a Google Groups advanced search on the
exact phrase "letter box delivery" and put "aus.electronics" in the NG box.



............ Phil

 

[Matt Hare]

hi all,
well first of Walter i am not an american i am a true blue aussie!,
it was a typo pity the spell checker didnt pick it up, i am actually wanting
to do this for someone who cant get to the letter box alot.
By the way Phil i didnt have much luck with your help with what to do
could u email me the link or post it on this NG

thanks again all

Matt


"Phil Allison" <philallison@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:2lhitrFcn0lhU1@uni-berlin.de...

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au
hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there
is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a
cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated


** This topic was discussed here in February last year under "letter box
delivery and vandal alarm" - do a Google Groups advanced search on the
exact phrase "letter box delivery" and put "aus.electronics" in the NG
box.



........... Phil

 

[Phil Allison]

"Matt Hare"

By the way Phil i didnt have much luck with your help with what to do
could u email me the link or post it on this NG

** Try again - if you cannot work out how to use Google Groups then you
do not deserve help.




............ Phil

 

[David L. Jones]

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au> wrote in message news:<40f3c5ec$1@news.comindico.com.au>...

hi all,
well first of Walter i am not an american i am a true blue aussie!,
it was a typo pity the spell checker didnt pick it up, i am actually wanting
to do this for someone who cant get to the letter box alot.
By the way Phil i didnt have much luck with your help with what to do
could u email me the link or post it on this NG

thanks again all

Matt

http://www.google.com.au/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3e5684d7%40clear.net.nz&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dletter%2Bbox%2Bdelivery%2Bgroup:aus.electronics%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D3e5684d7%2540clear.net.nz%26rnum%3D1

Although I remeber it being much longer than this, must be more than
one thread...

Googles advanced group search is here:
http://www.google.com.au/advanced_group_search?

Regards
Dave

 

[Matt Hare]

thanks Dave and Phil

matt


"David L. Jones" <tronnort@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:894aa0b3.0407131839.53db61f5@posting.google.com...

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au> wrote in message
news:<40f3c5ec$1@news.comindico.com.au>...
hi all,
well first of Walter i am not an american i am a true blue
aussie!,
it was a typo pity the spell checker didnt pick it up, i am actually
wanting
to do this for someone who cant get to the letter box alot.
By the way Phil i didnt have much luck with your help with what to
do
could u email me the link or post it on this NG

thanks again all

Matt


http://www.google.com.au/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3e5684d7%40clear.net.nz&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dletter%2Bbox%2Bdelivery%2Bgroup:aus.electronics%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D3e5684d7%2540clear.net.nz%26rnum%3D1

Although I remeber it being much longer than this, must be more than
one thread...

Googles advanced group search is here:
http://www.google.com.au/advanced_group_search?

Regards
Dave

 

[Alex]

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:02:44 +1200, "Ken Taylor" <ken123@xtra.co.nz>
wrote:

"Matt Hare" <harey@ncable.com.au> wrote in message
news:40f3573f$1@news.comindico.com.au...
hi all,
i am seeking advise on making a letter box alarm so when there is
mail the alarm can go of i was toying with the idea of modifying a
cordless
doorbell any other ideas would be appreciated

matt


That sounds as good as any other way, maybe replacing the push-button switch
with a microswitch either on the floor of the box or possibly sensing
something going through the flap (although that wouldn't detect things put
in via the lid).

I did something just like this to make a gate alarm for my mum - two
microswitches (so it turns off when the gate is fully closed and fully
open), and a long range wireless doorbell that cost $25. It had the
added bonus of repeating the chime while the gate continued to be
ajar.

Cheers,

Alex.
Ernie and bert don't live in my email address.