fuel tank question

[Growlerbearnz]

I think the mark on the dial means empty and the light means "have you not noticed? I'm really empty".

I guess I'm more pedantic. I prefer "Empty" to mean "Containing nothing" rather than "sort of low, maybe you should refuel soon" (which is what I think the fuel light should mean).

I appreciate that Mitsubishi wanted to avoid running the engine dry, but, to my thinking, making the gauge deliberately tell lies undermines that goal. If I know my gauge lies, I'm more likely to ignore it and drive beyond the "empty" mark. 150km beyond the mark, in this case.

Still, I have the technology to fix it. I'm either going to build a digital gauge corrector, or just make a new face for my gauge with the Empty mark in the correct place.

[FalcoColumbarius]

I guess one could look at it as the line is the logical boundary and the light is ~ "You crossed the line"!

I think this is planned to get the driver to understand the fuel consumption patterns of the vehicle, like reading a map ~ "E" is your azimuth, "F" would be the zenith and the needle your vector. The other lines are the "points of interest" and the light is the mark of the sunset. They're warnings. When you think about it the "E" is beyond the bottom line, the bottom line is leading to the "E" zone. The space of distant echoes, bereft of life in the fast lane. Let's face it, we really don't need a dial or light to tell us when the tank is empty, the motor does that by giving the silent treatment.

When are you thinking of building the digital gauge corrector?

Falco.

[Growlerbearnz]

Turns out there are already products that do exactly what I was intending. Gah! There goes my retirement plan.

This one http://www.technoversions.com/MeterMatchHome.html looks like what I was imagining- input levels mapped to output levels, with a couple of intermediate points to help correct for the oddly-shaped rear tank. At US$45 the price is reasonable too.