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Old 13-11-03, 01:18 PM
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Quote[/b] (ianbaker @ Nov. 12 2003,20:56)]I like to see you sketches of the umbilical as I am making one at the moment , having trouble with the reed switch not being sensitive enough through the plastic and the bulb  (50W diachroic get v hot inside the case when not in water, I am having an aluminium lamp holder made to reduce heat build up
You might have to play around with a few different ones.

I got a selection from Maplin and found some had a better range than others.  I just used a reed switch, one relay and that was it.

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