Hi Andrew
My tank is 12 years in use and you can still see through it.
Be very interested to see details of your design. I have a flow meter
and a tank float gauge but which would you believe if they disagreed?
Thanks
Pete
G-RMAC Classic #109
On 16/06/14 15:15, Andrew Sarangan wrote:
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> The fuel tank is translucent. One can clearly see the fuel level by
> eye. So, it occurred to me why not build a fuel level sensor that
> attaches to the outside of the tank? I recently built such a unit with
> LED illuminators and detectors, and it works like a charm. It even
> shows the waves when the fuel is sloshing around. Only question is,
> how does the translucency of the tank change with time? If it becomes
> totally opaque in a few years, then this won't work. I can post
> further details of the device if anyone is interested.
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