REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauges

[Brett Ferrell]

As I metioned in my orginal post, "The 12" light strips nestle into the
curve of the Atkinson gauges".... I never liked the look of the elbow style
gauge, and I worried about someone in the back damaging them, as Jim
rightly pointed out, "accidentally pulls the tubing off the fittings and
you have to get to them in a hurry only to find them buried"... with
Vance's guages I don't have that concern.


Here's a picture of them getting glassed onto the bulkhead, with purple
tape to mask the bubble and keep it clean.


Vance's gauges - [LINK:
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ccanedy/vafuelsites.html]
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ccanedy/vafuelsites.html


Brett


	-------Original Message-------
  From: John Dibble
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauges
  Sent: 08 Jun '11 19:08

  Tom,

  I don't know, but you're reading my mind.  Brett's look similar to mine
and I was
  going to ask if anyone had a more detail pic of the Atkinson.  Mine
appear to be
  rounded at the top and bottom.  What material are the Atkinson gauges
made of?

  John

  Tom Falls wrote:

  > John,
  >
  > This looks to me like the Atkinson gauge. Do you know if it is or not?
The
  > factory set up would have a brass elbow on top and bottom with clear
tubing
  > between.
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: [LINK: compose.php?to=reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
  > Behalf Of John Dibble
  > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:31 PM
  > To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
  > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauges
  >
  > Here's a pic of mine.  As I said before, it's 12 years old and still
clear
  > as a bell.  It's embedded into the strake baggage area and it looks
like the
  > builder never intended to be replacing it.  It feels like a hard
plastic.
  > The strip along the left side is an led strip for night viewing.
  >
  > Tom Falls wrote:
  >
  > > I guess I missed that. I do plan on using auto fuel, so it's the
  > > factory design for me. For those with the factory style sight gauges,
  > > could please send pictures of how you did the interior around them to
  > > make them more pleasing to the eye? Thanks much,Tom
  >
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