Very interesting! I would be very interested in the details.
As an alternative, could a small tube made of a suitably resistant material
(run against the outside of the tank) be used for the detector?
Cheers,
Pete
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Andrew Sarangan <asarangan@gmail.com>
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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