> Don't hack electric stuff inside your fuel tank. This is done by the pros, > with VERY CAREFUL design and testing, limited energy wiring, special > coatings, materials and so on. Yes, we are all pros, but this is something > to avoid. Doh! I was just thinking you could use the difference in breakdown voltage between air and gasoline to do the test. ******************************************************************** Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.