Re: CurrentCost external install

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,

Perhaps the simplest might be a secondary meter with a pulsed output,
e.g. one of these:
http://www.rwc.co.uk/Product.aspx?page=CAT7

Or a camera that "reads" the meter; either by OCR, or more simply
relays what the meter says?

HTH,

TimH.


On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Tim Ramsdale <tim@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> My big question is how do you do the same on a water
> meter? There are no reflective digits, and I have tried to
> sniff using a reed switch for magnetic effects. I suspect
> I need a hall effect switch which will be much more
> sensitive and pick up the underlying meter component.
>
> Tim.

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