Date:         Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:44:54 +0200
Reply-To:     "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
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From:         "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Organization: RRZE (Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen)
Subject:      Re: Checking Propane level
Comments: To: Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
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In-Reply-To:  Msg <v04011700b1ef192938ea@[192.168.1.10]> of 1998- 8- 6 00:41:27
              -0800 from Otmar@EVCL.COM
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Hi Volks,

On Thu, 1998-08-06 00:41:27 -0800, Otmar Ebenhoech wrote:

> ...
> As far as I know the temperature drop of the evaporating propane has
> nothing to do with the measurment. Mine was used by splashing boiling water
> over the guage.

I guess  this  might well work,  though  I haven't  tried  it  yet.  The
operating instructions for the sticker I  bought here in Germany claimed
it  would work   the way I  described in   my earlier  posting,  though.
Anyway, before  I'd  take the  trouble of  boiling   water (that is,  of
wasting propane) just to  find out how much  propane is left, I'd rather
simply lift  the tank a few inches  with a  spring-balance.  At least in
Germany the weight of  the empty tank as well  as the maximum net weight
of the  propane  filling is punched  in  the tank  along  the lower rim.
Using these numbers and the current actual weight  of the tank gives you
immediately  a  rather exact  (well,  as  exact  as your spring-balance)
impression of what's cookin' :-)

Sincerely
 Rainer

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