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From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [SCUBA-SE] Portable Oxygen Analyzer


> I don't know if it really helps, but I try to extend the life of my sensor
> by putting the unit in a sealed plastic bag and getting as much air out as
> possible.  I figure that the sensor is a catalytic battery and that the
less
> oxygen I feed it, the longer it may last.

That is definitely NOT the thing to do; I'll see if I can find the email
about that, but that will actually shorten the life of the sensor (as
someone found out, then asking the manufacturer about it). Apparently they
are made to be stored at ambient 21% O2.

Cheers,
Poe Lim
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