I just tried that with two different light probes, one from ILA, a little square key chain type and the other has a built-in color identifier, but neither one showed any significance using the measuring levels. The fuel level indicator is in a round, but not too long protuberance on top of each tank. I think I'll try something else since a good idea would be a dip stick which I believe can be managed.
Curtis Delzer ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny McHugh To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:04 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] tested light sensor heating oil fuel gage Earlier today my wife checked the gauge and it indicated half full. I just went and used my nfb light sensor and about half way down the tube there was a significant change in pitch. I don't think that this sensor is as good as the science products one was. That had a much narrower window since the sencer was inside a very narrow tube. This one can give me a close guess but not enough to totally rely upon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] heating oil fuel gage Tom, I have been pondering over that. Looking at mine my fill cap is outside. I think that possibly the science products light sensor on a probe may work. I no longer have one so I can't test the theory. On my tank the float is white in a clear tube. I would think that the light sensor on the probe would notice the difference when it passed over the float area I do have the NFB light sensor I will try that in the next day or so. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] heating oil fuel gage Is there a fill cap directly on top of the tanks? If so, make up a stick a bit longer than the depth of the tank with a small float like a pingpong ball on its bottom. Then open the fill cap and extend the stick down into the tank till the float hits the oil and you feel the resistance. You might need help marking the stick to coordinate witht the gauge but that should do it. If the fill cap is up on ground level, I'll have to puzzle about that a bit. Tom Fowle To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
