airgu...@comcast.net wrote: > I have been using a short length of Tygon placed vertically on the instrument > panel for my fuel gauge. The Tygon is yellow (comes that way) and it makes it > difficult to see the height of the gas. Any ideas for a clear substitute? I > tested some vynal but it "hardens" if left in avgas. > > Paul OReilly > KR2 Stretched > N7970K > Derry, NH > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > If you place a piece of tape behind the tube, with lines drawn at a 45 degree slope, the gas will diffract those lines and cause the line to appear at a different angle where the gas level is, making it easier to see. That's what I have seen on other websites, anyhow. Draw some lines on an index card and slide it behind the tube to see how well it does, and let us know how it worked!
-- Glenn Martin KR2 N1333A "Guardian Angel" Biloxi, MS, 39532 rep...@martekmississippi.com
