smart craft/ fuel sender

[Top banana]

Connected the smart craft to the sender unit on the osprey viper, and started the process of calibrating all the sensors, went into calibration 2
fuel tank capacity and entered the value of the tank 150ltrs, finnished calibrating and now the gauges tell me ive 99% fuel remaining. that would be
ok if the tank was full, I havent filled it yet, any ideas as to what is wrong.

[Downhilldai]

Either you've got the tank sender cables the wrong way around, or the gauge is set for an American system and you have a Euopean sender.

[Top banana]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Either you've got the tank sender cables the wrong way around, or the gauge is set for an American system and you have a Euopean sender.

Just gone out and changed the wires over to the sender, Now showing 6% or10ltrs so that hopefully
is as far down the tank as the float reads, next step fill up and see if the gauge registers.

[Cookee]

Dai is right - the Smartcraft system needs US spec senders - these are available from Wema in the UK - there may be other suppliers, but that's who we use!

[Top banana]

Cheers for the info, new sender it is

[Hugh Jardon]

mike fits european or italian senders in the boats so it will be one of those, looks like you need to cx it out to a yankie model

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

.... european or italian.....

Did you have to change the sender in your tank to get the Smartcraft working Hugh?
If so, where did you get it from and how much did it cost?

[Hugh Jardon]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Did you have to change the sender in your tank to get the Smartcraft working Hugh?
If so, where did you get it from and how much did it cost?

i am not going to tell you......its a secret

[Downhilldai]

I reckon your original sender works ok, or you'd have started a thread:
"Osprey Tank Sender Change"

[Hugh Jardon]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

I reckon your original sender works ok, or you'd have started a thread:
"Osprey Tank Sender Change"

cheeky nobbur

[Downhilldai]

Top Banana: did you sort this out?

[Top banana]

yes hopefully, ive ordered a digital sender from mercury, should be here this week, will let you know when ive fitted it, I allso managed to connect the garmin plotter sounder to the smartcraft gauges, to give speedo,cog,fuel to waypoint etc, Even without fuel sender connected you still get a fuel used readout, so as long as you keep a record of fuel in the tank it gives a pretty accurate reading, Hows your viper progressing,here your going for the 150
opti,

[Top banana]

Just to update any body building there ospreys, and are using the smartcraft
gauges, ive changed the original senderunit for a quicksilversender unit part no 851052q. everything now works ok.

[Jeff]

Not sure who makes the Quicksilver part but these are good quality and easy to calibrate with Smartcraft :

http://www.wemausa.com/eshop/index.htm

and the price and service from here is very good.... especially with the $ as it is

http://www.greatdealsndiscounts.com/...SSL/Categories

Just swapped out the old cheap float-arm and resistor unit for one and its much better .... shame on you Dave Picton ! .... even though it worked

Jeff

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Top banana

Just to update any body building there ospreys, and are using the smartcraft
gauges, ive changed the original senderunit for a quicksilversender unit part no 851052q. everything now works ok.

Nice one
How much did it cost?

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Nice one
How much did it cost?

And where from ?

[Top banana]

bought it from a local company, marine tek, cost 42.00, it is the float and resistor type though, but seems pretty accurate