Frodgey
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My son is trying to use a fancy Drift fuel gauge for his classic mini.
It effectively is a volt meter - 100% at about 2 volts and 0% at zero.
The mini has a fuel sender that is a variable resistor - 400 ohms at full and 0 when empty - which means that the gauge is reading 100% when empty and about 40% when full.
I have never done any electronics (I taught physics as a missionary for 3 years in Africa, but that never got near anything electronic).
Do you have any suggestions that are relatively simple - and only use a +12V power supply.
He has lost the details of the gauge and we have had no reponse trying to get new ones.
Thanks in advance
It effectively is a volt meter - 100% at about 2 volts and 0% at zero.
The mini has a fuel sender that is a variable resistor - 400 ohms at full and 0 when empty - which means that the gauge is reading 100% when empty and about 40% when full.
I have never done any electronics (I taught physics as a missionary for 3 years in Africa, but that never got near anything electronic).
Do you have any suggestions that are relatively simple - and only use a +12V power supply.
He has lost the details of the gauge and we have had no reponse trying to get new ones.
Thanks in advance
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