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Extra For Experts
Releasing a week ahead
: It is possible to save a one-off JOB (no repeat) that
skips the first week after setting, and
releases in the next week
. In this way
the maximum time delay before a release occurs becomes almost two weeks
if needed.
Go through Steps 1 to 3 in section 2.4 above, Setting a JOB.
Step 4: Press CLOCK and ENTER together, to get (for example)
[JOB3 WED
▲
2:30PM]
The new JOB will show the special character
▲
when reviewed, wait at least
1 week before releasing, and then automatically clears the JOB.
Use with care, and ensure stock have water at all times.
Holding stock on a feedpad:
You might need to hold stock on a feedpad or
crop break at some stage, to stop them wandering around the farm. The
classic but unusual example is a dairy herd being released to the feedpad by
the Batt-Latch in the early hours, but running out of feed before milking starts,
and deciding to return to the paddock! One of our customers suggests this
technique: stretch a bungy cord across the front of the feedpad (or down the
race a bit). Pull the middle of the cord upwards and hold it there with a pulley
and rope system attached to another Batt-Latch timer. The herd will move in
under this gateway, and when you are fairly certain they will all be there, the
timer releases and holds them in for you. This could be a semi-permanent
setup – a low cost boom gateway.
Split herds:
If you have split herds using a feedpad and/or dairy, you will find
uses for more than one Batt-Latch. You could number or name these so that
the release times follow the same herd, to make it easier for staff. Make sure
you have good “lead” cows in each herd.
Remote Control Release:
We have developed a remote control release for
the Batt-Latch, allowing you to activate a gateway release from up to
5 km
away. This means you can advance a release when required, helping with the
timing for the second herd. For fitting of receiver and aerial to a standard Batt-
Latch, a 4 channel transmitter and long distance aerial, the extra cost is just
over $600 ($430 for the transmitter and aerial system, $195 for the additional
receiver/aerial in the Batt-Latch).
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