Thanks, Jim -- you saved me a trip to Camping World!

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR

On 5/16/2005 2:16 PM jimt wrote:

>On 5/16/05 5:58 AM, "Greg Potts" <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> wrote:
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>>Hi Mike,
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>>I have seen adhesive strips that attach to the tank and change color
>>according to temperature. When a BBQ is operating the filled portion
>>of the tank will be colder than the rest and the difference in color
>>will be noticeable. If you could find a way to attach one of those to
>>a westy tank it would help track your propane level.
>>.
>>Happy trails,
>>
>>Greg Potts
>>Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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>Tried them when I still had the westy tank.  The metal of the tank is way to
>thick.  These strips also only work if there is a flow of gas (the boiling
>effect in the tank). Tested them on my regular tanks and found the flow had
>to be pretty heavy.
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>Jimt
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