As I learned it decades ago, with any fuel at all in the tank even if there is a spark, the fuel to oxygen ratio is so high that it would not ignite. Automobiles have had electrical resistance type gauges in the tank for a long time, and as Mark points out, have also had submerged electrical pumps more recently.
George ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 1/17/2015 10:12 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote: > I wouldn't let electrical connections in the tank worry me much, as > long as the connections are positive and not going to spark. I just > replaced the fuel pump in my wife's fuel tank, and the +/- 12V > connections that run the pump are right there in the tank, submerged > most of the time, but not when it's low on fuel. They are positively > screwed down to a terminal with a nut though. No spark, no worry... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
