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Old 12th September 2006, 22:47   #31 (permalink)
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Re: Rudimentry sensor mV monitoring

Quote: (Originally Posted by silent running) View Original Post
Hello sabagia, in my experince with the Prism reading in air higher than .21 means you don't have 100% O2, maybe more like 97%. 100% O2 is sometimes hard to get and fill whips which have not been purged of air, can bring the % down further. Which of course makes me wonder what's in that other 3%...

And another thing, aren't O2 sensors for use in the high humidity, high PO2 environment of a CCR supposed to be able to cope with this? I have not found any difference in my sensor readings before a dive-dry-, during or after, with high humidity in the loop. -Andy.
Unlikely a fill whip issue as the cell mV behave as expected (i.e. always 0.99/0.21 x mV(air)).

Perhaps the colder conditions you're in results in a lower vapor saturation in your loop? What is your loop temp? and what type of cells do you use?
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