Albers and fuel valve sensor

[Ciro Pabón]

I repeat a question made a long time ago:

Why fuel valves don't have a sensor that locks the clutch?

That question was made the last time someone (Button) almost ripped the fuel hose by lack of team coordination.

This gadget, easy to imagine, could stop a fire some day or, at least, a couple of embarrassments to drivers.

You could take a look at what Tom said about the task of a "fuel-hose mechanic" at the (short) discussion we had on that.

It goes without saying that, as is the case with all my ideas, I think is great, revolutionary, imaginative and brilliant, and therefore I modestly propose to name it "Ciro's sensor". (mmmm.... I think I better go into Patents On Line to see if that is a premature baptism: don't say anything to anyone outside "the Internets" or this forum, while I figure that out ).

Seriously: has someone ever heard of this kind of gadget, maybe at other series?

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[zac510]

Maybe they don't like to hold the cluch 'open' while at a pitstop? But that wouldn't solely rule it out. They could simply disable the gear shift mechanism or some other buttons electronically.

[manchild]

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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006

Now this:

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FIA will listen AFTER someone gets killed

http://f1manchild.googlepages.com/refueling.htm

[hatchet man]

A slight modification to manchild's design (http://f1manchild.googlepages.com/refueling.htm)

If you have a Macbook, have used one, or seen one, you'll know that the power cord socket is secured to the computer with a magnet. If you trip on the cord, the magnet is pulled away before you bring down the computer.

I think that a similar method could be used instead of a pin. It could activate the safety relay switch not allowing the car to move until the switch is deactivated. It would have the benefit of avoiding potential delays if the pin is not aligned correctly when inserting the fuel hose.

Just a thought

[Ray]

That's one thing I absolutely loved about the Xbox. The cord wouldn't rip your box off the tv stand if you tripped over it and it would immediately pause the game. Simple but extremely effective idea Ciro has. Wake up FIA!