There are a couple of things that you should be aware of using capacitance
fuel indicators: only some can be bent to compensate for variations in tank
volume, so if you intend to do that, order the right one.
When "calbrating" it -setting the guage pointer to 0, empty, and 4/4's,
full, you must do so with either the engine running and the bus voltage
stabilised, or use a power supply that matches the stabilised bus voltage:
otherwise you won't get (relatively) accurate indications.
The sight guage? Well I might accept that if it was against the fuel tank
(or even better, you could see the fuel tank) but not elsewhere where small
changes in pitch can have large differences.
BTW -Europa are coming out with a removable aux tank -sits in one half of
the baggage bay, and will plug in with QD self sealing fittings. Rumoured to
extend the range (presumably @ best economy -if your bladder or
concentration can hold out) to a mind numbing 1000 miles. Well, perhaps the
CD player should go on the essential list after all.
All the best
Miles
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