On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 16:02 -0400, John Gardner wrote: > > I'm not sure why everyone is looking for something else... > > Perceived high failure rate? I don't think I've ever had a speedo > reed switch last more than 6 months. The ones I've had have all been molded. Only thing that breaks is the wire to the sensor, and that would happy with pretty much any solution (other then wireless). I've pretty much only seen reed switch type sensors, they work so well I don't see the reason to go with another solution. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist