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digital/aftermarket fuel gage

Started by giantkiller, May 05, 2013, 11:58:03 AM

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giantkiller

Does anyone know of a digital fuel gauge. I'm making a, custom dash/gauges on my fj. I'm using the original idiot lights. The digital gauge I'm using is digital speedo,bar gragh tach, temp. I would like to put a digital fuel gauge. Or a smaller analog one where the original gauge was. But I have no clue what would work with our sending units
Any help for an electrical idiot would be great

Thanks Dan
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FJmonkey

I would measure the power that feeds the gauge. Stuff like that at my work converts voltage or some kind of signal power to a reading. Our PH gauge has a range of 4 to 20, so the PH sensors put out 4 to read the lowest PH and 20 to read the highest. Once you know what the fuel level sender is putting out you can find a gauge that would work. 
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

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giantkiller

Thanks monkey. Remember your talking to an electrical idiot here. How do I go about measuring that. Or does anyone know what our sending units put out?
Thanks Dan
86 fj1350r
86 fj1380t turbo drag toy (soon)
87 fj1200 865 miles crashed for parts
89 fj1200 touring 2up
87 fzr1000 crashed
87 fzr750r Human Race teams world endurance champion
93 fzr600 Vance n hines ltd for sale
Custom chopper I built
Mini chopper I built for my daughter just like the big 1

FJmonkey

Quote from: giantkiller on May 05, 2013, 12:24:07 PM
Remember your talking to an electrical idiot here.

Dan, I know just enough about electrical stuff to make sparks and let the smoke out....then think to myself, that was bad right???
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

movenon

All I can add is full tank should read 7 ohms +-3, empty tank should read 95 ohms +-5.  Regulated voltage off regulator 13 -15 volts. It been a long time but I thought fuel gauges were sold by voltage and the ohm ranges. Could be wrong. The resistance numbers are from the 84 service manual.
George
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