Liquid flow meter



This is a front view of the flowmeter with the insides taken out and flipped such that the LED and setscrew face forward. The insides consist of a little PC board (lower big circle, which should be mounted on 2 posts. The wires between the paddlewheel and the PC board allow for a distance of 0-1" between them.

The postscript file prints out on a 1:1 scale (at least on the printer in 218). To make sure, there is a 1" scale marker. You can use the ps printout as a template to drill the 2 post holes (0.15" diam) and the 2 LED/setscrew holes(0.2" diam).

On the PC board I tried to locate a point that would deliver an analog signal. Point a and b go down from 8.4V to 2.9V as flow speed goes up from 0. Point e goes from 0V to 5.8V as flow speed goes up. Points c and d switches in concert with the LED going on/off.

The signal on point e is a square wave with 5ms top, and a low which varies from 2-30ms and more. If you integrate this, you get a DC voltage proportional to the flow speed.

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Last update 21 Nov 2000 - HvH
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