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+12V
P0R102

A A
R1 +12V +12V
75R VCC
P0V102P0R101

P0C101
L1 L2
P0L101 P0L201

C1 P0L102 P0L202
P0C102

V1 50V 12V 3W 12V 3W

ZY15 1µF
P0V101

+12V +12V +12V +12V

P0R502

P0R702

P0R602

P0R802
Current Limit Adjust

Current Limit Adjust

R5 R7 R6 R8
5R6 18R 5R6 18R

P0R501

P0R701

P0R601

P0R801
Clamps @ 13.8 to 15.8V R15 R16

P0C301

P0C401
P0R1502 P0R1501 P0R1602 P0R1601

C3 180K C4 180K

95mA

95mA
P0R301

P0C302

P0R401

P0C402
50V 50V
+12V 1µF +12V 1µF
P0R303
R3 VCC P0R403
R4 VCC
P0V501

P0V601
47R 47R
P0V703P0R302

P0V803P0R402
P0IC1A08

P0IC1B08
8

P0V1001
P0V901
V5 IC1A V6 IC1B
B B
P0R902P0V502

P0R1002P0V602
2 LM2904N 6 LM2904N

P0R1102

P0R1202
P0IC1A02 P0IC1B06

V7 P0IC1A01 R13 V9 V8 P0IC1B07 R14 V10

1 P0R1301 7 P0R1401
P0V702
BD240A 1 P0R1302P0V902
BD877
P0V802
BD240A 2 P0R1402
P0V1002
BD877
R11 3
P0IC1A03 1K6 R12 5
P0IC1B05 1K6
P0V701

P0V801
R9 P0T101P0R1101
1K R10 1K

P0T201P0R1201
P0IC1A04

P0IC1B04

P0V1003
P0V903
2K 2K

P0R1001
P0R901

4
T1 T2
t°

t°
600R @ 25° 600R @ 25°
P0T102

P0T202
VCC
P0R202

R2
1K8 4.7 volt reference
P0V201P0R201

4.7V Ref
P0C202 P0C201

C C2 C
50V
V2 1µF
P0V301 P0V202

2.71V

V3
P0V302

0.669V
P0V401

Operation
V4 There are two thermistors housed in the fuel sender unit which is located in the fuel tank. The thermistors are positioned at
P0V402

two different levels corresponding to 7 and 4 litres. When the thermistor is exposed to the air in the tank the appropriate light
is illuminated.

Each thermistor is supplied with 12 volts that is current limited to 95mA, this current limit is controlled by the BD240A's and
there accompanying circuitry. With the applied voltage the thermistors self heat, when they are immersed in fuel the heat is
dissipated and the resistance is approximately 600 ohms. While the thermistor is immersed in fuel the inverting input of the Title
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op-amp has 12 volts applied to it. This voltage level is above the 4.7 volt reference applied to the non-inverting input of the BMW K100 (early) Fuel Light Switch Unit
op-amp and thus the output of the op-amp is below the 0.7 volts needed to turn on the NPN transistor (BD877) which controls Size Number Revision
the lamp. When the thermistor is above the fuel level and in air, the self heating causes its resistance to drop below 53 ohms,
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the voltage at the inverting input of the op-amp drops with it to below the 4.7 volt reference level applied to the non-inverting
input of the op-amp. This causes the output of the op-amp to swing to its maximum positive level (+12V) and switch on the Date: 13/11/2006 Sheet of
NPN transistor which allows current to flow through the fuel level indicating lamp illuminating it. File: E:\DXP\..\FuelLightUnit.SCHDOC Drawn By:
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