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From: "Robertson, Iain" <ROBERTSONI@ol*.ag*.bt*.co*.uk*>
To: "techdiver.msg" <techdiver@terra.net>
Subject: RE: Miniox O2 sensor accuracy...
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 95 13:58:00 GMT


>Went to Ginnie this weekend and dove 36%O2. We got refills at a local
>shop and the fellow calibrated the Miniox sensor by running "100%" O2
>across the sensor. We were shown in the ANDI class to calibrate to
>readings all the way from 1% to 100% and he gave me that..."youre a
>dumbass look". Obviously filler boy has never pondered the question...


When I did my course (IANTD Advanced) we were told to calibrate the sensors 
against air, but then to check that it was reading correctly at the higher 
O2 %ages by running 100% across it.

This may shorten the life of the sensor though.

                                                               
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