Re: Damned Projects!

Liz Tuddenham wrote:

Don wrote:
>

Electrolysis can cause the DC sensor to degrade over time. An analog
adaptation from resistance to capacitance can curb this effect. The
above sensor needs to be altered to detect a dielectric difference
instead of an ohmic resistance.

>
Perhaps spme sort of adaptation of my conductivity meter circuit would
do the job:
<http://www.poppyrecords.co.uk/other/ConductivityMeter14.gif>
>
It generates floating AC with prevents electrolysis at the sensor and
uses synchronous rectification to eliminate spurious responses.  For
simplicity, the range switch could be replaced by a pot and the meter
drivers arranged to switch a relay.

Do the five Schmidt triggers in parallel after the oscillator act as a
buffer? This guy follows your example:

<https://www.electroschematics.com/simple-water-detector-circuit/>

All things considered, Wanderer's refractive sensor looks like the best
bet so far.

And now some comic relief for the artistic, mad man mentality; a Fritzed
555 AC water sensor:

<https://www.instructables.com/Capacitive-Sensor-Reworked-Wemos-With-555-Timer-Ba/>

Danke,

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