Tony, On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:49:06 +1000 (EST), Tony Smith wrote: >... > I was originally going to put a small magnet on a float inside the tube, > and have a few reed switches outside. That would work for a pond level > indicator (reed switches are easier to deal with than hall effects), but > you need to figure out how to stop the magnet spinning. Mount it vertically, then it won't matter if it spins... Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist