REFLECTOR: Low Fuel Warning Sensor - Header Tank

[Ron N VelocityXLFG]

My opinion is as long as the venting system is large enough there is no 
false positives.
Your mileage my vary .

Ron


On 3/8/2013 12:46 PM, Brett Ferrell wrote:
> If that's what it did, it would be great, but mostly they just give 
> you panic attacks when there's tons of fuel in your tanks... the float 
> switch is dreadful, the optical is OK....
> -- 
> Brett Ferrell
> reflector at velocityxl.com
> Brett Ferrell
> bferrell at fastmail.fm
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Ron N VelocityXLFG wrote:
>> Non  information ?? Last catch for not paying attention to fuel levels.
>> Seems like a good item to have
>> I have it installed in my plane.
>> Ron
>> On 3/8/2013 9:49 AM, Scott Derrick wrote:
>>
>>     I don't have a fuel level sensor in my sump. It seems like a
>>     useless,
>>     buggy item. One more thing to distract the pilot with
>>     non-information.
>>     Scott
>>     -------- Original Message --------
>>     Subject: REFLECTOR: Low Fuel Warning Sensor - Header Tank
>>     From: Scott Baker <scottb33333 at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:scottb33333 at gmail.com>>
>>     To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>>     <reflector at tvbf.org <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>>
>>     Date: 03/07/2013 03:16 PM
>>
>>         Filling the fuel tanks in anticipation of first engine start.
>>         The low-fuel warning float switch (located in the header
>>         tank) is giving
>>         false indications of 'low fuel' (it's an intermittent signal
>>         that is
>>         associated with the magnet switch; not the float).
>>         Two questions and an appeal to the group ...
>>         1) Does anyone have a float switch they are able sell/loan
>>         me? (Velocity
>>         factory has a 4 to 7-week order lead time) (will replace
>>         loaner with new
>>         switch when it arrives), and/or
>>         2) I believe some builders have installed fuel sensors that
>>         have no
>>         moving parts - Are these working well? - if so, can you
>>         please share
>>         manufacturer name and part number.
>>         Many Thanks!
>>         Scott B.
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