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Water Level Controller-V1 - Spec

This 3 sentence summary provides the key details about the water level controlling circuit board: The circuit board uses two probes placed at different water levels to detect when the water level drops below the lower probe, which activates a 10A relay to turn on a pump or filling device. When the water reaches the upper probe, the relay opens to shut off the filling device. The board is designed to control water levels without a float switch by detecting the presence or absence of water conductivity at the probe tips.

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Water Level Controller-V1 - Spec

This 3 sentence summary provides the key details about the water level controlling circuit board: The circuit board uses two probes placed at different water levels to detect when the water level drops below the lower probe, which activates a 10A relay to turn on a pump or filling device. When the water reaches the upper probe, the relay opens to shut off the filling device. The board is designed to control water levels without a float switch by detecting the presence or absence of water conductivity at the probe tips.

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Water Level Controlling Board V1 8/13/2004

SimpleCircuitBoards.com
Water Level Controlling Board Control Only Version
This is a handy little board if you are interested in controlling the level of a liquid in a vessel. It works based on conductivity of the liquid so it does not require a moveable float switch (although they can be used with this design). It uses Darlington Transistors which enable this circuit to work with very clean (low conductivity) water. It detects the presence or absence of liquid at the tip of the probes. This version has 2 probes. One is placed at the low limit level and the other is placed at the upper limit level. When the liquid level in the vessel drops below the lower limit probe, the 10A relay is activated which turns on your filling device (pump, solenoid, etc.) and remains closed until the liquid level reaches the upper limit level probe at which time the relay opens and shuts off your filling device. The probes for this board can be moveable level switches or simply stainless steel screws screwed into the vessel at the desired levels. Miscellaneous Information: The relays on this circuit board are rated for 10 amps of current. The circuit board has not been tested at the maximum rated current. I have routinely used it to switch motors and solenoids that drew around 3 amps each for extended periods of time and have not seen any problems with the circuit handling those loads and expect it to perform well at higher currents. There is some back-EMF protection offered by the LED circuit and the circuit traces for the relay have been beefed-up with extra solder. Below is a diagram how this board might be hooked up. In this diagram, the probes are inserted directly into the side of the vessel. If the vessel is metal, the probes must be isolated from it. Regular switchclosing float switches can be used as well.

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SimpleCircuitBoards.com
Water Level Controlling Board V1
Pump Power (+) (-)

8/13/2004

Pump Full (Stop Filling) 12 VDC (+) (-) Start Fill Water Tank

N N CCO

Empty (Start Filling) Common Stop Fill

Specifications: Input Power: Number of Outputs: Output Control: Board Dimensions:

12 VDC 1 10 A max (see note above) 4 x 2.5 inches

Disclaimer: These boards are designed for educational use only. In no circumstances should these circuit boards be used in critical situations where failure could mean injury or property damage. For more information, contact us at: [email protected]

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