O2 Volts

Bruce Plecan nacelp at bright.net
Thu May 20 00:56:28 GMT 1999



> >>> Bruce, I don't know why you say this, if you douse the o2 sensor
> >>> with butane, you block out the o2, so it will read high, as in a
> >>> rich fuel mixture. (No o2 present).
> >>> All of your above sounds correct, and with all respect, the
> >>> exception of your conclusion...
> >>> BobR.
> >>Is butane not a Hydro Carbon?.
> >>Bruce
> >(I'm chuckle'ing to myself), you've a point there. I have
> >to head out to the garage, I have, lets see; propane, argon,
> >acytelene (sp!), I'll see about butane. I have to try some
> >things out here... (as Arnie would say, in that low, deep
> >voice, 'I'll be back').
>     So go out, try the argon, and see how it compares to any of the HC
gases
> and the pure O2 that Bruce tried earlier.  If the argon/O2 readings are
the
> same, it is a HC sensor.  If the argon/HC readings are the same, it is an
O2
> sensor.  Either way, it seems to me as if whichever gas actually produces
> voltage is the one it is sensing.
> Soren

That's the whole purpose of my testing.  I've read so many versions of
reported facts, I'm leery of them all about now.  If someone has access to
more gases, and can shed more light on this, then either errors in my
methodology, will be exposed, or verified.  Either way, I/we win.
Bruce




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