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Re:How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981) by RedShift1 on Sunday October 11, 2020 @12:01PM (#24746681)
Yes, but can having the nozzle not 100% open influence the metering?
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Re:How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981) by userbinator on Monday October 12, 2020 @12:12AM (#24751319)
No, because that would become widely known and people would take advantage of it. I believe they use a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_displacement_meter
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