We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Rick Hughes"
saying something like:

I have found a link to one project
http://www.techlib.com/electronics/raindetectors.htm

Anybody anything better .... the key would seem to be the sensor ... large
enough surface are to catch first few drops of rain, stable enough not to
corrode in a couple of weeks.

Stainless steel probes - I've never tried soldering to stainless, it
might be ok.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House