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| Davon322:
Hi Folks, I have a problem, I am trying to find the distance of a ball inside a steel pipe. see attached picture. currently using a piece of string with a ball on either end, manually checking the silos is an inconvenience and would like to remotely know the level of the silo. radio side of this project isnt an issue. thanks Davon |
| coromonadalix:
laser range finder ??? but it must hit a reflective surface ??? well aligned in the pipe an a mirror at the other end worked for me for 30 ft 6 inch diameter pipe ??? @davon322 i dont see any attached picture ??? |
| Davon322:
sorry new to the forum 3" diameter pipe 30ft silo |
| KrudyZ:
I would look into an ultrasound range finder right inside the tank. This would allow you to get rid of the pipe system altogether. |
| ice595:
is the liquid in the tank conductive? if so you can insert 2 conductive rods at a fixed distance from each other measure the resistance between them |
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