Water meters

Todd:
Use is for my Nimbus 3 that has 4 separate tanks and some roll performance
and structure considerations when using the inner vs. outer tanks. For
eastern conditions I normally load 14 gallons (100 liters) in each inner
tank and 7 gallons in the outer tanks. More weight out west - more weight
outboard when ridge flying. I am looking for a meter that is reasonably
accurate (+/- 5%) but doesn't weigh a ton ( I also fly a different N3 in
South Africa and would like to bring it with me).

Roy

Earlier, Roy Bourgeois wrote:

> I am looking for an inexpensive and lightweight water
> meter to measure ballast. Any suggestions?

The last time I crewed a Nationals, we tried one of those cheapie
plastic hose meters like you get at a nursery or garden shop. It was
inaccurate to the point of uselessness. Then we bought a water utility
meter like the one between your house and the water main - basically
what Paul Remde sells. It was no cheaper than Paul's price and it took
us a couple days to find and obtain it. Were I to do it again I'd just
order whatever Paul or Tim sells and be done with it.

Bob K.

On 5 sep, 19:25, Bob Kuykendall <b...@hpaircraft.com> wrote:
> Earlier, Roy Bourgeois wrote:
> > I am looking for an inexpensive and lightweight water
> > meter to measure ballast. Any suggestions?
>
> The last time I crewed a Nationals, we tried one of those cheapie
> plastic hose meters like you get at a nursery or garden shop. It was
> inaccurate to the point of uselessness. Then we bought a water utility
> meter like the one between your house and the water main - basically
> what Paul Remde sells. It was no cheaper than Paul's price and it took
> us a couple days to find and obtain it. Were I to do it again I'd just
> order whatever Paul or Tim sells and be done with it.
>
> Bob K.

Simplest thing is to fill out of 25 ltr cans and put stripes or marks
at each 10 liter level
Easyest way to measure how much you put in each wing

jhvdl

Richard,

That's a good meter, and if I needed an accurate meter, I would get
one. I guess that I was curious how accurate the water measurement
needs to be. Within 1 pound, 10 pounds, 1/10 ?

For weight I think within 10 pounds total might be good enough, but I
wouldn't want one wing 10 pounds heavier than the other, so I guess
that within 1 pound error per wing would be OK ?

For me in my G102, I just fill the wing tanks full.
Todd

The digital meters that are available from your soaring supplier are
great.
Suggested mod: Put additional foam over the battery so it doesn't
slip away from the terminals if
- sorry -
WHEN you drop the meter.
Jim