KR> Calibrating fuel with Dynon and Capacitance probes

[Paul & Karen Smith]

Yes, first calibrate the probe in accordance with manufacturers instructions to 
get 0 -5v dc.

Then Select the capacitive type on the Dynon.

Then calibrate Dynon ... the D-180 manual P6.5
.
Begin with empty tanks and be ready to fill them to capacity with an accurate 
way of adding fuel
in defined increments (i.e. a standard gas pump gauge). Orient your plane into 
level flight
attitude, and repeat the following steps for each tank you wish to calibrate.
EMS Configuration 6-6 FlightDEK-D180 Installation Guide
Use the DOWN? or UP? buttons to select the tank that you wish to calibrate, and 
press SEL?.
Enter the approximate number of gallons or liters the tank can hold. It is not 
necessary to be
precise. This number is only used to determine reasonable fuel addition 
increments in the next
steps. Press NEXT. Once you have confirmed that the tank you are calibrating is 
empty, press
START. Follow the on-screen instructions until the completion of your fuel 
calibration.
At the completion of your fuel level calibration, the FlightDEK-D180 will 
present you with a
table of values in the format ?[pour #]: [mV] [gallons]?. Ensure that the mV 
values (just after the
colon) change throughout the range of pours.

Hope this helps

Paul Smith
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
pk.sm...@bigpond.net.au
http://kr2spacemodulator.blogspot.com/


-Original Message-
Dan Heath wrote:

Anyone know anything about calibrating the Dynon when you have Capacitance 
probes, which also must be calibrated?

KR> Calibrating fuel with Dynon and Capacitance probes

[Dan Heath]

Anyone know anything about calibrating the Dynon when you have Capacitance
probes, which also must be calibrated?



I am hoping that you don't have to calibrate the probe, remove the fuel, and
then calibrate the Dynon.



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