REFLECTOR: Low Fuel Warning Sensor - Header Tank

[Brett Ferrell]

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....



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Brett Ferrell
reflector at velocityxl.com

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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 <[1]scottb33333 at gmail.com>

To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <[2]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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