Tiltmeter

[Boondox]

Can someone tell me what fluid the tiltmeter advertised on the TBN homepage uses? My particular concern is freezing damage from the bitter cold of Vermont winters.

Pete
www.gatewaytovermont.com

 

[Bird]

Pete, I thought Rick might have posted somewhere on the forum what fluid he uses, but I haven't found it. I did find where he mentions "extreme temperature". I don't think you'd have a problem, but just call Rick and ask. He'll tell you what it can stand.

Bird

 

[DFB]

Rick talks about the working temperatures of his tiltmeters in this post.
He doesn't say what the fluid is though.

DFB

 

[Bird]

DFB, you must be better at searching than I am; that's what I didn't find, or overlooked./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Bird

 

[Boondox]

Bird and DFB -- Thanks for the input (and that link!). Now I've got to find a place to mount one...

Pete
www.gatewaytovermont.com

 

[DDT]

For what it's worth department, I have two tilt meters, been out pushing snow at 0 degrees (bouceing over curbs ect) They are still fine. I do live in Kansas, you do get colder than that.

 

[bpence]

I installed one last summer and have gone through the Michigan cold this year with no problems. Lots of overnight temps below 0 with a couple of weeks of the temp not moving above 20. Don't know what the fluid is, but it hasn't frozen.

Bob Pence

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Hi Pete,
The fluid we use is a super refined mineral spirits. NOT the
kind you buy off the shelf. Should go to at least -40/50 F.
If you get one and it freezes EVER on you, send it back for
refund or replacement. I will even pay return postage.
Sorry I havent been on site for awhile. Been at farm show, and
spent alot of time on bucket level laser. Saw numerous buckets styles at farm show. Had to go back and rethink
ways to do this. Too many variables in bucket designs. P.S.
I took alot of pictures of compacts, and sent to Muhammad.
Hope he can use some of them. Rick

 

[Rch]

Rick re bucket level, I ran into an EE engineer and he suggests an electrolytic tilt sensor. They look alot like your tiltmeters with a bubble instead of a ball. The fluid conducts electricity and there are sensors, say at level,tilted up and tilted down and the bubble changes the conductivity as it passes by these sensors. Some fairly primative circuitry such as a Wheatstone bridge could identify that critical "sweet" spot in and around level. Maybe a laser is like looking for a lump of coal in a jewelry store. Mounting the gizmo on a stalk behind the bucket would protect it and give it some visibility when the FEL is low.

RCH

 

[RBManufacturing]

Rch,
Sounds like a good idea to me. Working on a dual axis
switch for a small o.e.m. now. Hope to get back on level
soon. Truly appreciate your help and input. Thanks, Rick

Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing
http://www.tiltmeter.com
(816)587-9814