Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Questions, questions and more questions

[Chris Horne <chris@chrishorne.com>]

Can you give more specifics on this component? I've looked around briefly but
didn't find anything that was simple to interface with the outside pressure- a
simple pressure transducer would be difficult to use as a depth gauge...

-chris

Jon Hylands wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:49:47 -0700 (PDT), Chris Nugent
> <dirkpitt77@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > When submerged, point the transducer of one upside
> > down(or up), n it'll reflect off the surface for a
> > good depth reading.
>
> What in the world for? For under $100, you can get a pressure gauge that
> gives a 0-5 volt analog signal that is directly proportional to depth.
>
> Translating that signal to something readable by humans is not trivial, but
> its certainly doable.
>
> Later,
> Jon
>
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