Gas cylinder level monitoring

[Sinbad]

How much and where did you buy it?

R350

I got hold of ze Germans and they directed me to a guy in Alberton who has imported a few of them. His wife works in the building next door to my office, so, easy peasy

 

[satanboy]

R350

I got hold of ze Germans and they directed me to a guy in Alberton who has imported a few of them. His wife works in the building next door to my office, so, easy peasy

So have you tested it?

 

[Sinbad]

Seems to work ok. Need to verify accuracy with a scale though which I'll do tomorrow

 

[Hemi300c]

Interesting, very interesting.

 

[bwana]

Seems to work ok. Need to verify accuracy with a scale though which I'll do tomorrow

So you spent R350 rand on it and you're still going to use a scale?

Don't get a hernia!

 

[Sinbad]

So you spent R350 rand on it and you're still going to use a scale?

Don't get a hernia!

Lol
got some 9s as well.
Main reason to check it for me is that according to the stick we seem to have used a large chunk of a 48 in two months which is way too quick. So just a double check before I recommend it to others is all.

 

[Sinbad]

So on the 9, it picked up a level at just under half, weighed at 4kg. Spot on.
It seems to battle to get a reading on 48s, it's quite sensitive to pressure and angle you use it at etc. I got a reading at I'd guess about 20-30cm above the bottom of the cylinder, and weighed it at 11kg.

 

[BigAl-sa]

So on the 9, it picked up a level at just under half, weighed at 4kg. Spot on.
It seems to battle to get a reading on 48s, it's quite sensitive to pressure and angle you use it at etc. I got a reading at I'd guess about 20-30cm above the bottom of the cylinder, and weighed it at 11kg.

It will battle with the big cylinders on a bathroom scale. It's all to do with the physics of the matter - if the cylinder leans slightly, you will have a totally different centre of gravity.

 

[Sinbad]

It will battle with the big cylinders on a bathroom scale. It's all to do with the physics of the matter - if the cylinder leans slightly, you will have a totally different centre of gravity.

Nothing to do with scales..... Just used them to verify the ultrasound reading.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Nothing to do with scales..... Just used them to verify the ultrasound reading.

I have no idea what you are trying to say...

 

[Sinbad]

I have no idea what you are trying to say...

I am reporting back on a gas lock level measure.
The scale was just for verification that the readings were realistic.

 

[satanboy]

So on the 9, it picked up a level at just under half, weighed at 4kg. Spot on.
It seems to battle to get a reading on 48s, it's quite sensitive to pressure and angle you use it at etc. I got a reading at I'd guess about 20-30cm above the bottom of the cylinder, and weighed it at 11kg.

Awesome!

Now to find a supplier.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Nothing to do with scales..... Just used them to verify the ultrasound reading.

Erm, how can you use a scale to verify readings if it has nothing to do with scales?

 

[Sinbad]

Erm, how can you use a scale to verify readings if it has nothing to do with scales?

Sigh.
The stick measures the gas level in the bottle. As a once off, I checked the value I got with the stick using a scale.

 

[themba990]

Our local fishery has gas cylinders which they keep shaking. Why do they do that?

This is what I do. You can feel the liquid swirling inside and you'll be able to tell whether you're at 50% 25% or 5%. This is for a 9kg bottle of course.