On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 18:37:50 GMT, "Glen Wiley Wilson"
wrote:

That's very cool. My program can switch between the charting program on the PC
and the GPS as the steering command source. If the PC dies, I have to unplug
the GPS from the PC serial port and plug it into the serial port on my B&B NMEA
interface. Not quite as slick. Although some might consider your rotary switch
a single point of failure?

Glen

The switches I use are sealed rotary switches from www.mouser.com
designed to be washed down in a factory environment. The only part
that's exposed is the solder terminals which means nothing once the
wires are soldered to them behind the panels. I don't use open
switches in any marine application.



Larry W4CSC

Maybe we could get the power grid fixed if every politician
regulating the power companies wasn't on their payrolls.