On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, cdb wrote:

*>On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 11:22:38 +0200, Peter L. Peres wrote:
*>
*>
*>That is precisely what I did, and with the dip in the water yes the
*>capacitance changed from about 10pF to 20nF, however the 74LS132 refused
*>to oscillate and the 4093BE didn't do much better.

Were the electrodes *insulated* from the water ?

If you're happy with your solution, then I am happy too.

Peter

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