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Old 04-11-2011, 09:24 AM
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A dual fuel gauge similar to this:



that works with the float type sender I have on my RV-4. All the dual gauges I find on ACS work on 0 - 5 Vdc, which I believe requires a capacitive sender.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

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Old 04-11-2011, 09:51 AM
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A dual fuel gauge similar to this:



that works with the float type sender I have on my RV-4. All the dual gauges I find on ACS work on 0 - 5 Vdc, which I believe requires a capacitive sender.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
This gauge from Electronics International has worked flawlessly with the standard float senders and 12vdc in my RV-6 since 1999:

http://www.buy-ei.com/Pages/FL-2/FL-2_Overview.html

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Old 04-11-2011, 11:00 AM
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Thanks, Sam, that is a nice looking gauge. However, it is well beyond what I have to spend. Right now I have a single gauge with a toggle switch. It works OK, but I'd like a dual gauge like in the photo I posted. That gauge is $88, more in my budget. If I can't find anything in that price range that uses the float senders, I'll keep what I have.

Thanks again,
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Old 04-11-2011, 11:38 AM
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Check with one of the salvage companies, like Air Salvage of Dallas, or Wentworth - they have shelves full of gauges that might be what you are lookign for.

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