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MetroMPG · 11-27-2014, 09:16 PM

I assume you'd be going for a display with high resolution (eg. a % readout or 20 "bars" vs analog).

By "calibrate" I mean you could measure exactly how much fuel each bar represents. I don't think the float/resistor gives you a linear progression from full to empty.

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