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I put mine in the dishwasher and let it sit for a week. It worked but I agree. I wouldn't do much more. Decent keyboards are cheap. I won't look at those that aren't even if they're wireless. OOH! AHH! It's wireless! Most anything computer related that you buy is going to be cheaper in a year. I never buy bleeding edge unless it's a must have for the task at hand.

Basic 2 or 4-pole induction motor? Any idea of its resistance or inductance? I think the snubber is likely where it's at. What values did you use? You may have to use a larger one to limit 1000W of reactive load to 25 V/

A generic platinum RTD with get you a 100th of the way there for about $100. There are also precision thermistors that are about as accurate for about the same price. A metrology grade platinum RTD will get you a 10th of the way there for about $600. I assume you already have signal conditioning hardware that's every bit as accurate? Your pockets must be deeper than mine. I'd stop at $50 and 0.25

I'm not sure where to start with a PIC but I'm currently laying groundwork based on this: http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/X10 I already have a TW523 interface. The plan is to set up an X10 controller with a motion detector for the lights and the thermostat in the basement. Having a real time clock and an lcd display and X10 serial communications connected to the same controller will require some elbow grease.