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Title: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 30, 2019, 10:44:23 am
 Would anyone be able to tell me what those two components on this little circuitboard are resistor ,capacitor ? thank you still looking for used tank sensors .
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 30, 2019, 10:55:55 am
 The output power supply should be no more than 5.2 V unfortunately when designed has an output of 8.2v which is causing the sensors to burn out I was able to install an  external 5vdc power supply to one sensor and I have that functioning now properly . I was able to find and purchase new pressure sensors but I still need to know what those components are on the little circuitboard without those I cannot get the sensor to work properly .  I just can't give up on this system Yet! Thank you 😊 john
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: Michelle on August 30, 2019, 11:54:16 am
Which circuit board is that?

Steve did some work on creating replacement tank sensors years ago.  I can see if he has any technical info to share.
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 30, 2019, 12:14:12 pm
 On my original tank sensor which was made of brass I was able to turn it on the lathe until I was able to remove the  pieces .the small little sensor was soldered to that circuit board .  All encapsulated in  epoxy  and then dropped into a brass plug
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 30, 2019, 12:19:00 pm
 Similar to this picture
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: Michelle on August 30, 2019, 12:48:06 pm
OK, I thought that might be it (it's been a while).  I *think* we might have notes on a resource for a replacement circuit board.  Let me do some digging.
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 30, 2019, 12:54:17 pm
 Thank you 😊
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 31, 2019, 10:24:54 am
 Good morning and happy Labor Day 🎈looking for someone  to explain this simple circuit and what its function is ,thanks again John
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: Michelle on August 31, 2019, 10:29:07 am
What I was able to dig up is that the schematic for that circuit board is provided in the application note for the pressure transducer chip.  The app note includes those component values.  I couldn't find our files on the project so they're either in a box somewhere in the RV barn or we purged them.

If you need a new board, you'll have to design one up and send the design files to one of the small-batch/prototype PCB fab shops).  That's what we had done.
Title: Re: Audit 2U9
Post by: opelgt327 on August 31, 2019, 11:03:43 am
 Thank you for your reply . I was hoping that someone would have one of these old circuit boards laying around who could've actually take measurements and tell me it's 101 on resistor and so many microfarads of capacitor. I would just purchase those two components and wire them directly without even using a circuit board but I'll continue to play with this . thank you for your support , enjoy your weekend 🚍