Okay, since you mention it, Jim, now I don't feel so dumb admitting that this was the first idea I had. I wasn't sure of the exact size of the capacitor needed, but knew it would have to be pretty big, and thought, "that's crazy." So I figured there must be a more elegant solution and posted here. Thanks for weighing in. -Jarrett On Dec 21, 2013, at 11:57 AM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote: > The other option is a cap circuit, full analog, and "dumb" but acts as > a buffer so the float has to be full on for a second+ to light the > light. We worked one up once that functions but the capacitor needed > isn't small, about the size of a C battery. |
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