Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered: > > Why use unreliable electronics?
Because they will do things I want. > just go to the diy store and buy an old fashioned electromechanical chime, > transformer and microswitch. use the "backdoor" coil. it chimes when the > switch closes and is quiet when the switch opens. or be fancy, use the > "frontdoor" coil, high chime when the switch closes and a low chime when > it opens. (a door open and a door closed chime, wow ;-) and only $12 total > parts. Most alarm switches are NC. (Some few are Form C.) I need the gonger to clang once when the contact opens. If I use a standard doorbell, it will start smoking after about the first 10-12 minutes pulled in. People will object..... And yes, Mr. Delmarva -- I can design something. Designing is FUN; it's the building that's often a PITA, not to mention the debugging...But I'm lazy and busy, so I look for an easy way first.... -- A host is a host from coast to [EMAIL PROTECTED] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt