Robert M said:I was wanting to know more about the capacitive fuel senders from Vans.
Do they have any moving parts?
Do they wear out or fail?
Can they be replaced if they fail? (without tearing the tank apart?)
Robert
Robert M said:I was wanting to know more about the capacitive fuel senders from Vans.
Do they have any moving parts?
Do they wear out or fail?
Can they be replaced if they fail? (without tearing the tank apart?)
Robert
jcoloccia said:I got 'dem quick, software engineer fingers
Has anyone heard anything about the sensors that GRT sells? Princeton, I think. I remember reading somwhere that they work much better then Vans. It was a while ago, before I even decided to build the -7, so I just kinda' spaced and didn't pay much attention.
so, let's say I go capacitive...... what else am I going to need to put this all together. I believe I read something about a converter?
Davepar said:If you're going to use a fancy engine management system like the AF-2500 or GRT or Dynon units, you'll probably have a fuel flow sensor. You hit a button on the EMS when you fill up and that sensor gives you an accurate reading of fuel remaining down to the 0.1 gallon. The fuel senders (cap or float) are just a back-up. If you develop a leak in one tank, the sender will tell you something's wrong. Thus it's not worth going super fancy on the senders.
Robert M said:So, Dave, if I understand you correctly, the fuel flow tells the Unit (say - the Dynon) that my fuel flow is X number of gallons per minute/hour? Then it calculates how much fuel is left in the tank based on the "full tank" amount I programmed during instalation minus the amount of fuel that has passed the fuel flow sensor?
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Robert M said:I wish somebody would make up my mind
You answered your own question:painless said:...What can go wrong with two aluminum plates...
If you mix auto and 100LL on a regular basis things will really be messed up. I'm not trying to change the world. I just want to point out the downside of the cap plates.painless said:One word of caution. If you set up your guage for 100LL and then switch to auto fuel, you will get errors in quantity of fuel on board. You will need to recalibrate your guage if you decide to stay with a different grade of fuel after initially setting things up.