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RE: Gas Gauge Oddities

To: "'Malcolm Walker'" <walker05@islandnet.com>, "'triumphs@autox. team. net' \(E-mail\)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Gas Gauge Oddities
From: "Jim Altman" <jaltman@altlaw.com>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 06:40:54 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
Importance: Normal
Just to complete the total confusion: If Y=Resistance needed for full
reading and its a parallel circuit:
          1
R1= --------------
    (1/Y) - (1/R2)


Jim Altman  jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html    69-TR6 76-TR7 80-TR8  W4UCK




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Malcolm Walker
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 2:37 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Gas Gauge Oddities



I'm trying to get my fuel gauge to work properly.  Before, it would
always read 1/4 tank if the level was > 1/2 in the tank, and read
properly below that (although sometimes it would read 3/8)

I've got a new(er) tank sending unit from a TR6.  Now, (just by putting
the sender into the circuit and holding the float at its limits) I get
correct readings for Empty but Full puts the needle pointer at just
below half.

Any suggestions?  When I pull the sender out of the circuit and short
the leads (~0 resistance), it reads just under 3/4 tank.  So either
something's too resistive or something's not getting enough power.
Where do I start?

Thanks in advance...
-Malcolm
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To know that which you do not know, is the best.
                                        --Confucious


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