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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leak Alarm

Mark, 
 
Thanks for the posting.  They look like neat little packages and would probably fit in my pods.  Motor pods are especially cramped. 
 
I'm sure it would be better then what I have now but my detector is pretty much "one time use."  If I have any water leak in at all, I'll be disassembling the pod to correct the problem and can clean and inspect the detector I have now.  What I have will detect five pods for a total of a forty dollar investment. 
 
Thanks, Dan H.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Leak Alarm

Not sure if this will help,
 
 
There are laser sensors that could help. When water leaks in, it
disrupts the laser beam and sets off an alarm. Water can be crystal
clear, and it'll still change the laser beam (diffraction).
Carl


Dan H. wrote:

> Here's little unit I thought might be of interest to anyone building.
>
> I wanted to install something to detect any water leaking in to my
> K-350's battery pods and the three thruster pods before it creates
> a problem with operations.
>
> I fooled around with a few circuits but they were either to sensitive or
> not sensitive enough. I came across this little unit on the net and
> ordered it. It sells for around $30 including a nine volt battery and
> shipping.
> http://www.floodbusteronline.com/index.html
>
> I made my own sensors, which are no more ! then a piece of copper in each
> pod, and ran wires to the unit in the hull where I can switch to "All
> pods" or select each pod separately to determine where the leak is. The
> only things I needed to add to the unit were a on/off switch, a selector
> switch and a diode in the line from each pod.
>
> Cheap and it works well,
> Dan H.

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Mark Woodward

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