---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 11/11/03: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:20 AM - Floats or Capacitance gauges (Rob W M Shipley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:20:19 AM PST US From: "Rob W M Shipley" Subject: RV9-List: Floats or Capacitance gauges --> RV9-List message posted by: "Rob W M Shipley" This plus the errors occurring when different fuel additives are present (in Mogas) are exactly why my senders went back to Vans. My fuel management will use flow measurement with both a time @ x gph and float gauge back up. Rob Rob W M Shipley RV9A N919RV (res) Fuselage Subject: Re: RV9-List: Floats or Capacitance? --> RV9-List message posted by: "Dale Larsen" Harold, Van's dosen't make it clear that the capacitve tank plates will only work with the $400 EI gauge (or similar). You may be able to use the capacitive converters for the EI gauge ($45). They are just a 555 timer that converts capacitance to frequency. Filtered, it may work with the analog gauges, haven't tried it though. They will not be linear. Or, you could design your own capacitance to voltage converter. Dale