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Unread 11/22/2016, 11:14 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by dartier View Post
There are a ton of those same sensors available on ebay. Both with the sensor board and without. Just mind the cord length, as that seems to be the difference between the low cost ones ($3~) and the more expensive ones ($9~).

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good call on the cable length. There is one ebay listing for $6.58 with 1.8m cable. I don't think the extra cable is worth $3, just as I don't think the circuit board is worth an extra $10. I think these are still way overpriced. I think they will be more popular and widely used if the price comes down to $5 or less with the circuit board and 1.8m cable. The circuit board is not essential, but would make it easier to treat this just like a normal float switch, as the digital output will go high (or low, I can't remember which one) if water touches the sensor.


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