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Old 02-17-2017, 09:04 AM   #13
palallin
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Re: Could you blow yourself up this way?

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Originally Posted by davepl View Post
What if I used it to inject a FULL 12V into the sender wire? Couldn't that spark/arc internally at the fuel tank sender?

If it were submerged, you'd still likely be OK, but if the fuel level was low enough that the sender mechanism was above the fuel line, it'd be sitting there in vapor, and... boom?

I'll definitely put it on my "don't try it" list, but I'm surprised I've never heard of anyone accidentally hooked it up wrong or otherwise sending a full non-resistance 12V into it by mistake.

Or maybe it happens all the time and it's still safe for some reason I haven't thought of?

Dave
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