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zsmith3rd(at)earthlink.ne
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 Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: Fuel sender placement |
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Gents,
My as yet unfinished 701 kit is five years old ("Yes, you can build one in only one weekend" with a lot of help).
At the time the "D-tank" was the standard and wing tanks, ten gallons each, were an option.
What I ran in to is that the sender, when mounted atop the tank, is taller than the top skin.
There are probably some who opted to end-mount their senders for this very reason.
After much handwringing I decided to top-mount for future access, and the fact that maybe it will leak less mounted on top.
The solution to the obvious "bulge" was to cut a hole in the top skin slightly larger than the sender then cover the hole with a "domed" cover and A4 rivets.
Yes, there is a "bubble" in one small area on top of the wing.
However, since I'll rarely exceed 0.5 Mach, and considering all the other draggy stuff hanging out there, not to worry. The local farm store had nice stainless steel food dishes for house pets that had a flat, smooth, well finished lip, just right for the A4 rivets.
Whatever turns your crank, but it works just fine. Two small holes properly placed allow for "zero" and "span" adjustments of the capacitive sender.
do not archive
patent pending
Zed/701/R912/etc/etc/.....
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bradfnp(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: Fuel sender placement |
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Zed,
have not yet tried a food dish, but that seems logical, Iwill try Petsmart tonight!
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