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Put in under nitrogen and seal it or put in the refrigerator. The chemical reaction of the sensors is merely slowed down by these techniques not stopped. Once the sensor comes in contact with O2 the process starts and will exssentially never stop until chemical components are depleted. Rod On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Tim Taylor wrote: > I've always been told that the way to make the sensing element of an O2 > sensor last is to seal it away to minimize contact with air. > > This is third hand, so I don't know the source, but... > A friend of mine just came back from DEMA and said that he was told that the > proper method was to keep the sensor in a humid environment (a dive bag for > example). Don't bother sealing the sensor away. Supposedly the moisture > keeps the sensor head from drying out and oxidizing. This same person told > my friend that his sensors typically lasted 3 years with this treatment. > > Anybody have any thoughts to offer on proper care and feeding of O2 sensors? > Is this a valid method or is this a good way to ruin an expensive sensor? > What is the best way to make a sensor last? > > Tim Taylor > > taylor@ru*.ne* > > Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival coming up 2/24/96. For more info or to find > out about the Ford Seahorses Underwater Photo Contest and Underwater Video > Contest, take a look at the web page below: > > http://www.rust.net/~taylor > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >
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