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Re: oxygen sensors

Date : 30 Aug 2003 12:27:33 -0400
To : virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From : Dave Cramer <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: oxygen sensors
this is basically a non starter for me, I have the circuit from another
person on the list. It's about 20 dollars worth of parts plus the O2
sensor.

http://www.markvanderkwaak.com/dbbp/tech-tips/mm.html

the reason this is a non starter is that oxygen sensors have to be
placed in the exhaust manifold so this would require drilling the
manifold.


Dave


On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 22:41, Gerald Van Arsdall wrote:
> Dave
> 
>   I searched the web for oxygen sensors and found many sites. Search for
> 
> +oxygen +measure +sensor +circuit
> 
> Here's some interesting sites, one with your 10 LED's:
> 
> http://www.students.tut.fi/~eppu/dev/EGO-bar.html
> 
> http://www.forparts.com/BoswidebandO2.htm
> 
> http://www.customsensorsolutions.com/zn-air.htm
> 
> http://www.flash.net/~lorint/lorin/fuel/lambda.htm
> 
> The local auto parts house can probably sell you a cheap sensor, but you may
> want to find the circuit you want to build first.  Bosch has a good article
> on the newer wideband sensors.
> 
> Good luck, let me know what you finally build,
> Gery
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Hatten" <alhatten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: oxygen sensors
> 
> 
> >    Interesting reading:
> >
> >    http://www.st1100.org/steinborn/< /FONT>
> >
> >    ht  tp://www.morrowmarsh.ca/concours/techpages/exhaustgasanalyzer.htm<
> >    /div>
> >
> >    I  haven't  check  to  see  if harbor freight might have one.  They do
> >    carry some cheap light duty tools.
> >
> >    On 29 Aug 2003 06:37:26 -0400, Dave Cramer wrote:
> >    >I was perusing K&N's site and I see they are selling an exhaust gas
> >    >analyzer ;) for tuning your engine.
> >    >
> >    >This is nothing more than an oxygen sensor from a car, a battery,
> >    >and a
> >    >bunch of led's.
> >    >
> >    >Does anyone know the least expensive oxygen sensor for cars? This is
> >    >easy to build.
> >    >
> >    >
> >    >Dave
> >
> >    Al Hatten
> >    '93 Virago XV-1100
> >    VOC #7745
> >    Napa,CA - Wine Country
> >
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