REFLECTOR: Vision Capacitive fuel probe

[Scott Derrick]

Rene,

do you remember how long the probe is?  I've never pulled them out?

I realize I can cut to length when I get it, but need to tell EI how 
long to make the replacement.

Scott

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Vision Capacitive fuel probe
From: Rene Dugas <dugasd at bellsouth.net>
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: 09/12/2011 09:16 AM

> 3/4 " aluminum. Will send pics off group.  Mine had three wires too.  I just
> forgot from a year ago.
> The corrosion is impressive always used 100LL and no water ever.
>
> Rene'
>
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> Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 9:28 AM
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Vision Capacitive fuel probe
>
> Rene,
>
> I was just looking at the EI probes. Those folks at EI are good people too.
>
> Did you use the 3/4 aluminum or 1/8 stainless EI probes?
>
> I'm hooking my VMS probes up to a Dynon EMS and have a Princeton
> converter between the probes and the Dynon, so I think I can handle just
> about any kind of output from the probe.
>
> My VMS probes have three wires...  GND, +5vdc, signal out
>
> Scott
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Vision Capacitive fuel probe
> From: Bellsouth Home<dugasd at bellsouth.net>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list<reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: 09/12/2011 08:00 AM
>
>> I got replacements that fit but they have three wires from Electronics
> International.  I could not get adequate support from J P when I tried to
> replace my shorted out VM1000 with the VM1000c.  Changed to the EI MVP-50
> and replaced the badly corroded fuel probes that could not be calibrated.
> Checking the fuel probes visually had not been part of my annuals.
>> Before I shorted the master controller the fuel probes were working fine
> even corroded.  EI asked for the probes to analyze to determine the possible
> cause.  No word back.  I sure did like the VM1000 before it was discontinued
> by J P.
>>
>> Sent from Rene's iPad.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Scott Derrick<scott at tnstaafl.net>   wrote:
>>
>>> I looking for a Vision Microsystems capacitive fuel probe.
>>>
>>> Anybody know of a source or have one laying around in a hanger?
>>>
>>> Scott
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