WB Instruments

[rr]

Unfortunate. Leaving them in the exhaust & engine running w/o the heater
powered up will ruin them. Maybe your friend would be willing to go halfers
on a new sensor?

BobR.

Jack wrote:

> Brand new, the unit heats up and is operational in about 30-45 sec. Now the
> unit won't come on unit I drive around for a few minute. I've gotten Bosch
> WB sensor for about $150 each. So it's not too bad even though the unit was
> $1200. (was about 1100 when I got mine a year or two ago)
> My idiot friend borrow the unit to tune a Honda. Left the sensor on there
> and drove around for a few weeks (without hooking up the box). I'm assuming
> that all the particles in the exhaust might have accumlated on the sensor.
> This is why I want to get calibration gas for it.
>
> Jack
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian L Massey" <blocklm at juno.com>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: WB Instruments
>
> > On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 11:45:08 -0700 "Jack" <yoshi at hotpop.com> writes:
> >
> > > The sensor is going bad on mine, but I think my friend left it on
> > > the car and drove around with it on too much.
> >
> > How do you tell that the sensor is "going bad"? I mean, what are the
> > symptoms? And how long is too much driving around?
> >
> > > Anyone got any idea on checking accuracy on this thing? Probably
> > > calibration
> > > gas? but I'm not too familiar with calibration gas, is there archive
> > > on the
> > > list that I can look up?
> >
> > Wow, at $1200+ a pop, I hope you would be able to return the sensor + box
> > for checking and calibration, can't you? Isn't this the one that Bruce
> > was recommending (same name Bailey)?
> >
> > I'm from the mechanical side, not electrical, and have been trying to
> > study up on these devices, and still have some questions for those in the
> > know...
> >
>

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