Fuel gauge inaccuracy

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Roger King
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccuracy

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peterc wrote:I have never noticed any fuel gauge surge on corners but then I am probably too busy driving.
Or, along with all your LEDs, you probably have a voltage regulator, which I don't.
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccuracy

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Peter, what type of sender do you use?
I use the "tube style" which i feel is a little bit more accurate than the one with the floater, especially in less baffled tanks...
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccuracy

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Paul Blore wrote:
Roger King wrote:
peterc wrote:I have never noticed any fuel gauge surge on corners but then I am probably too busy driving.
Or, along with all your LEDs, you probably have a voltage regulator, which I don't.
A voltage regulator isn't going to prevent fuel surge is it? :)
I think what I meant to say was a gauge with a damped needle, the slow-moving type. Usually seen in cars with VRs, hence my comment.
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccuracy

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My sender has the basic arm with a float and was adjusted in length to suit the depth of the tank. Obviously it can only accommodate a certain depth so it's possible that it runs out of downward movement and hence my query on lack of change in ohms near to the empty condition.
I don't fancy taking the tank out so the default condition will be to stay as current set up unless the little electronic box can offer an improvement.
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccuracy

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Hi
I haven't tried this but may be of some interest
https://sites.google.com/site/shannonpo ... fuel-gauge
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Mike
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