X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:20:21 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.1) with SMTP id 4092925 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:50:33 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.202; envelope-from=gbfitz@swbell.net Received: (qmail 2592 invoked from network); 23 Jan 2010 06:49:57 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=swbell.net; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=fwDn9MbRg0H1jIleGHXRY1Pif9uO+M//36G1VXXSwTnEyY2cnwSd3C14yl7Ewxg6D8Z6p1VusSyJkZ9RqRzpVBMzQoUXskUe6dMISpjjlCyVH6i0z519hLAn4FEpGt1RLsE0+3bLmWBZMApehTYtHB7MDV/BKb0VAXDPgJ4DnjE= ; Received: from (gbfitz@99.144.114.61 with login) by smtp103.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 22 Jan 2010 22:49:57 -0800 PST X-Yahoo-SMTP: YDcEmEeswBCQ9VCECdJgJSdIOsUDlolGAbHYYIoo X-YMail-OSG: LKQZpewVM1kv7fgtPr1PYqviBsys2VtGM3iS9g6nJNWAppBnXgDituePKeYXyOhWzIucQDl2QwkO0Z3XnXekVQfTdRSYGTgc8jdW19CMYbKgkgEjVz6uRWBG8ePBqW6nCI7xlCdk07eqZkUcvCdUg4sydYYhw1VbltehArurWBmKT4OZmW0G3nlT2BEm1xhp.FWYG9Fya.GnHRiguv.gMuIY8gaR8vOFNlKL3si4eCv71DHvdGyjzzLDwfMls8S_SyVtsZYjqKOMdjNqe7rP9amK0tRHJzoHXLcQe5hQDvY4aei2rO0c5P3UfUXh8q8- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-ID: <002a01ca9bf8$44279580$4001a8c0@eaglenest61> From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Re: Automatic header tank feeder X-Original-Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:49:52 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0027_01CA9BC5.F92CDD10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1983 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1983 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CA9BC5.F92CDD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tom, Go to Marv's mail list home page = (http://www.lancaironline.net/maillist.html), then click on "Fuel = Related", and get Bob Jude's schematics. He uses the adjustable = setpoints on the switches in the fuel probe to switch the facet pumps. = Has a manual override in case the sensor craps out also. I believe Bob = had his set to come on at 50% and shut off at 90% of full scale = indication. The hard part is going to be finding the Skysports fuel probes he used. = The internal switches appear to have been a special order item. = Skysports has been sold to ACS, so you may want to call them and find = out if these switches are still available if you decide to explore this = route.. Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 extra-slow build ~70% engine: TBD St. Charles, MO ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom Anderson=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:53 PM Subject: [LML] Automatic header tank feeder My 360 is getting ready for some repairs that includes fixing = defective fuel gauges and recalibrating my totalizer. While I'm at it, = I'd like to add a switching device that would read the header tank level = and automatically activate the fuel transfer pumps when the header tank = level drops below, say, 4 gallons and then shuts it off at a header tank = reading of about 9 gallons. I saw a 2 =BC" display for such a unit on a = friend's Lancair, but he couldn't recall where he got if from and = doubted they were still available. Does anyone know if they are or what = other options might be available? Thanks for any thoughts on this.=20 =20 Tom, N360DB ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CA9BC5.F92CDD10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tom,
 
Go to Marv's mail list home page = (http://www.lancaironl= ine.net/maillist.html),=20 then click on "Fuel Related", and get Bob Jude's schematics.  He = uses the=20 adjustable setpoints on the switches in the fuel = probe to switch=20 the facet pumps.  Has a manual override in case the sensor craps = out=20 also.  I believe Bob had his set to come on at 50% and shut off at = 90% of=20 full scale indication.
 
The hard part is going to be finding = the=20 Skysports fuel probes he used.  The internal switches appear = to have=20 been a special order item.  Skysports has been sold to ACS, so = you may=20 want to call them and find out if these switches are still available if = you=20 decide to explore this route..
 
Gary Fitzgerald
LNC2 extra-slow = build=20 ~70%
engine: TBD
St. Charles, MO
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tom=20 Anderson
Sent: Thursday, January 21, = 2010 3:53=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Automatic header = tank=20 feeder

My 360 is getting ready for some repairs that = includes=20 fixing defective fuel gauges and recalibrating my totalizer. While = I=92m at it,=20 I=92d like to add a switching device that would read the header tank = level and=20 automatically activate the fuel transfer pumps when the header tank = level=20 drops below, say, 4 gallons and then shuts it off at a header tank = reading of=20 about 9 gallons. I saw a 2 =BC=94 display for such a unit on a = friend=92s Lancair,=20 but he couldn=92t recall where he got if from and doubted they were = still=20 available. Does anyone know if they are or what other options might be = available? Thanks for any thoughts on this.

 

Tom, = N360DB

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