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To: lml
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 23:18:49 -0500
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From: John Schroeder <jschroeder@perigee.net>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: fuel probes.
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>  who make the best probes?
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>  Vision Micro systems

I would recommend buying the probes from Electronics International. They have 
the electronic circuitry external to the probe and it can be changed easily. VM 
has theirs internally mounted in the hub. If it goes out, you have to ship the 
tube back to them for repairs. For most airplanes in the Lancair stable, that 
means taking the wing off. Furthermore, if you decide not to go with the full 
100 or 800 engine system, they'll soak you pretty heavily to buy just the fuel 
gauge because you have to buy 2 other expensive pieces of equipment - in 
addition to the gauge. If you decide to  buy the VM probes, they will work with 
the Electronics International fuel gauge and all you have to buy is their guage. 
Furthermore, if VM suspects that you are not going to use their systems, they 
will not be helpful in giving you the data to use the probes on another system - 
like a Blue Mountain EFIS/ONE.>
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>  PS - The VM fuel monitor and display allow for up to three tanks.

But the two extra probes are not included, as I recall and their probes are 
expensive. You can buy VM probes from Lancair, but they sell only 12 footers on 
the assumption that one can cut them down. This is true, they are easy to cut to 
length, but look out for the shipping costs!!! A lot of folks are using VM and 
like their engine monitoring system. I personally would look at other systems 
and this is especially true if you are looking only for the fuel quantity 
system.

Cheers,

John Schroeder