-=> Jasen Betts said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "FREEZER ALARM" on 09-10-04  09:57.....

 JB> yeah... maybe an old thermostat could be converted to operate a reed
 JB> switch instead of mains contacts. the sealed contacts in the reed
 JB> switch should last forever.

Yeah, that would be better. Now to find an old thermostat.

I still have to carry out the experiment on freezing salt water
to see whether it is conductor or insulator.

Somewhere I read that ice is an insulator due to the fact that
the ions can't migrate around in the stuff.

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