Budybox?
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Green is ground.
Side note, I went and got the humidity sensor and connected it to the Rasp Pi. Just got to figure out how to hook up a fan and I should have a working box.
What material do you think would be the best to make i out of. I'm worried wood will leach moisture and release it as humidity changes. The OG one had plexiglass and wood but I dont think th plexiglass is necessary either.
evergreengardener
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Wood is fine prime it with some kills primer and paint it flat white and you'll be soild
thanks bro
kenobi
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Fucking ground, see I would have killed myself lol... dude link a post to your progress I'd love to follow you steps. I'm just not good with electricity and cables, they scare the crap out of me. I was going to ask the guys at home Depot how I would be able to connect the fan to the sensor with connection to a power source. They usually know shit around my area. But anywho, show us! Show us!
Okay, I'll post some shots tomorrow. Not much to look just yet but I would be nice to track the project.
Alright man, worked on it late so couldn't post till this morning. Here is what I got so far.
I linked the DHT11 sensor I got from MicroCenter to the RaspPi using a bit of modified code from uugear. http://www.uugear.com/portfolio/dht11-humidity-temperature-sensor-module/
Worked almost right out of the box. I bought usb wifi dongle so I could access the humidity feed over the network. Then i coded up some python to work with Plot.ly. I had it save the charts offline to my Apache server folder so now I can access the chart from any computer on my network.
Next I just need to get a fan that I can control with the Pi. Not sure if I want to use a relay switch or just a small 50mm fan powered by the GPIO pins. Then start designing the box.
If anyone wants a DIY let me know. From where the project is at now you could replicate a remote Humidity/Temp device less than $50.
EDIT: I took the pic 15 minutes into my lights being on, so you can see it works. Also if anyone knows any Python I would love some help with the code. Thanks!
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kenobi
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Dude I would kill for a DIY lol
Got the sensor working with the fan where should I make a post. Is there a subform for tech or DIYs?
BobCajun
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What I found works well is to not even dry the harvested buds at all, just trim off the non-resinous leaf and cut the stems to a convenient length and put them on a sheet of parchment on a heating pad inside a container at about 95-100 F. A heating pad with an auto-off defeat button is good for this, otherwise they'll only stay on for 2 hours. Then every time I see a fair amount of condensation on the lid I take it off and wipe it and the walls of the container. I do that for a few days, also rearranging the pile when I open the lid. Then after 2-3 days of that I manicure the buds and then put them back in the container and gradually turn the heat up to about 125 and leave it there until there's no more condensation and a humidty meter reads about 65%, at which point they are done. That drying part takes about a day. In the end, it's no longer green, has a nice cured weed smell, is much less harsh than regular air dried buds and is considerably more potent. Premium product quick and easy.
BTW if you leave it for 3 days there may be a few white spots of mold on a couple buds, so I would stick with 2 days to be on the safe side. They didn't yellow noticeably more with 3 days than they were at 2 days, so no benefit in going for 3 and risking mold. The whole thing can be wrapped up in 3 days total, which is as long as most people take just to dry weed. When you dry it before yellowing it you set the color to green permanently. They have to still be alive to yellow, unless you feel like waiting around for a few months. You dry it AFTER you cure it.
BTW if you leave it for 3 days there may be a few white spots of mold on a couple buds, so I would stick with 2 days to be on the safe side. They didn't yellow noticeably more with 3 days than they were at 2 days, so no benefit in going for 3 and risking mold. The whole thing can be wrapped up in 3 days total, which is as long as most people take just to dry weed. When you dry it before yellowing it you set the color to green permanently. They have to still be alive to yellow, unless you feel like waiting around for a few months. You dry it AFTER you cure it.
kenobi
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I not sure but make sure to post the link here! Lol
BobCajun
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Here you go. I assume you can build a box, or buy a storage container. You may need an AC fan because it's an AC relay, though I think relays work regardless of being AC or DC. You don't need a special box. Just any container you can cut a couple holes in. You wouldn't put that foam all around it as the air filter like they did in the videos, because obviously a simple hole with a filter on it makes more sense, preferably on the opposite side of the box from where the fan is.
Actually, you could probably hook a small thermoelectric dehumidifier to the box. That way you don't need fans and you won't be losing terps to the air. That type of dehumidifier is quite inexpensive and has no compressor. Something like this. Could just put it right in the box, hooked the the humidity relay. I don't know if it produces much heat or not. Doubtful. A little heat isn't a problem anyway, just a lot of heat.
Actually, you could probably hook a small thermoelectric dehumidifier to the box. That way you don't need fans and you won't be losing terps to the air. That type of dehumidifier is quite inexpensive and has no compressor. Something like this. Could just put it right in the box, hooked the the humidity relay. I don't know if it produces much heat or not. Doubtful. A little heat isn't a problem anyway, just a lot of heat.
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qwizoking
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BobCajun
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Find Cannabis curing funny huh? Weird sense of humor. Actually I should have just kept the speed curing method to myself. People like you are unworthy.
qwizoking
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BobCajun
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What is it then, basketball?
qwizoking
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BobCajun
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Why is that? Only things that take months are good huh? I think the heat actually makes the buds keep putting out THC even after they are cut and put in the quick cure box. They're still alive after all. Of course, they wouldn't be alive if you hung them up on a line and let them dry, so no benefit whatsoever.
qwizoking
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Learn why we cure how we do.
Learn how the plant is actually working
Then we can attemot an intelligent discussion.
Till then your ideas aren't based on science and botany
It's just rediculous