REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauges

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 11:04 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauges

there is absolutely NO way for somebody to accidentally pull the tygon tubing off the elbows.  Your making a problem out of nothing, and spreading a false rumor.

When I remove them I usually have to cut the tube and then pull and gyrate the tube with a lot of force!

It would also be extremely difficult to cut or puncture the tubing.  Its just not going to happen accidentally if  you use the correct tubing.

Use the sight gage of your choice, but don't implicate a tried and true system because of unfounded fears.

Scott

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel Sight Gauges
From: Brett Ferrell <reflector at velocityxl.com><mailto:reflector at velocityxl.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org><mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>, Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org><mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: 06/08/2011 08:37 PM

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.
[http://www.velocityxl.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=646&d=1277143359]


Vance's gauges - http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ccanedy/vafuelsites.htm! l<http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ccanedy/vafuelsites.html>
[http://pages.sbcglobal.net/ccanedy/vanceatkinsonsiteguages.gif]

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: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org<compose.php?to=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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