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Design of the Series 3 probe was once again performed in house. The Series 3 was represented an evolution of the Series 2 rather than a new design. The Series 3 had probably the shortest life of any AquaSpy product, being replaced very quickly by the Series 4 probe.

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~~====AquaSpy Sensor and AquaBlu====~~

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The AquaSpy Sensor (also for a while called the AquaOne) marked Agrilink's first serious foray into the turf market and its release coincided with a shift in company strategy away from the agriculture market, towards the commercial and domestic turf markets. The original AquaSpy was a single level probe designed specifically for use in turf. The paddle design gives some clue to its internal layout: being a flattened version of the rolled up sensor design to be used in the Series 4 probe. The AquaSpy was sold with a partner product, the AquaBlu which together could be used to control irrigation based on soil moisture status. For some reason the first design of the AquaBlu relied on 12V DC power, whilst the majority of multi-station irrigation controllers used 24V AC power supplies. The product was put on hold while a quick 24V AC to 12V DC power adaptor was designed and built.

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The AquaSpy sensor was viewed favourably enough to win Best New Product Award at Irrigation Australia Ltd’s biennial Exhibition in 2006 and a People’s Choice Award on the ABC’s New Inventors programme <ref>[http://www.whebventures.co.uk/news/story_14.htm WHEB Ventures web site, 2006]</ref>. Staff were employed to build sales of the units through the major retail hardware outlets. Unfortunately volume sales remained elusive.

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