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I looked up Pillar Point's web site, and they have a "Smart Switch" designed for the Facet fuel pumps.  You hit the switch to turn on the pump, and it monitors the current.  When that changes, it means the tank is empty and it turns the pump off.  While it sounds like a good idea, it has limited utility for the LNC2 with header tank, since the wing tanks are bigger than the header tank.  The above part is fact.  The following part is interpretation, which may be incorrect.  I lost interest in the device after discovering the above, so I didn't pay too much attention to the rest, which follows here.  I was confused by the multi-fuctionality of the switch, which seems to have several modes (depending on how long you hold down the pushbutton) with no feedback as to which mode it's in.  I thought that was a bad thing.

Having said all that, it seems like a neat device for those with auxiliary tanks that are smaller than the main tank.  Check it out for yourself and see.  And if I'm wrong about my interpretation of how the thing works, don't be bashful.  Please let me know.

- Rob Wolf

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