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 and a pot to give both an analogue and digital (threshold) output. and a pot to give both an analogue and digital (threshold) output.
  
-Various sensor configurations can be found which include an LDR, NTC thermistor, and +Various sensor configurations can be found which include an LDR, NTC thermistor,  
-two resistive water/moisture detectors.+two resistive water/moisture detectors and more besides.
  
 The water/moisture detectors utilise a 2 pin header which can allow us to reuse the The water/moisture detectors utilise a 2 pin header which can allow us to reuse the
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 ===Schematic=== ===Schematic===
  
-This is a reversed schematic, the capacitor values are unknown.+This is a reversed engineered schematic, the capacitor values are unknown.
  
 {{:interfaces:mh-sensor.png?200}} {{:interfaces:mh-sensor.png?200}}
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 +===Moisture detector===
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 +After 3 months of use all I can say is this probe is mostly unusable, the
 +resistance value appears to be make little sense until at least you notice that
 +the probe is corroding. I have placed a second probe in the soil but this time
 +I have insulated the probe header (the other rusted) and now have the probe
 +against the inside edge of the pot rather than anywhere near the middle, maybe it will last longer...
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 +Conclusion. The moisture probes are a waste of time.