Installed FloScan Accutroll FMG on Yamaha F115

[reelfine]

I just finished installing an FloScan Accutroll Fuel Management Gauge (Model 5410-20A-1) on my NR Scout. For the most part it was pretty easy, the only hard part really being that I had to have the gauge panel re-cut for me by NR. The existing panel had a Yamaha speedometer (really, who needs a speedometer when you have a GPS?) that I replaced, but the existing cutout was too big for the FloScan gauge.

Anyhow, I took a bunch of pictures and everything and I thought maybe some people might be interested in the process of installing the sensor, running wires, using a multimeter to test connections and voltages, etc... but, it would be a pretty long post so I'm testing the waters to see if there would be any interest. If there is, I'll start posting pictures tonight.

Here's a link to the gauge if you are interested:
FloScan Accutroll (http://www.floscan.com/html/AccuTroll.asp)

[El-Kabong]

I would like to see it!

EK

[overfitty]

Same here...what was the cost of the unit??

[mtpar]

I would be interested as well in seeing a couple pics.

Im curious did you consider the Yamaha fuel management system and what contributed to your choosing FloScan vs Yamaha.

Thanks

mtpar

[reelfine]

Cool, I will post some pictures and commentary tonight when I get home then...:)

The unit itself is about $250. I did not choose the Yamaha unit primarily because all of my gauges (as you'll see) are white-faced analog gauges and it would not have matched the rest of my instrument cluster. I'm kind of obsessive compulsive like that on certain things.

[reelfine]

Ok, some of my pictures did not turn out well. Apparently, its hard to focus on one thing amid a tangle of wires, but here we go:


The first thing I did was figure out what tools and supplies I would need. Since I'm doing marine wiring, I figured I would need to use heat shrink wire terminals, and snap-plugs are great. Ancor makes them for marine application and you can get them pretty much anywhere. I bought mine from McMaster-Carr (that is the greatest supply site EVER).

http://24.17.195.32/pics/gauge/1.jpg
http://24.17.195.32/pics/gauge/2.jpg

I also figured out that a heat gun is *essential*. I tried to use a kitchen torch, but the heat from the torch was too hard to control and I couldn't get a good seal on the terminals.

[reelfine]

Er, to be continued...