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Subject:RE: Where can I rent a CO meter in East Bay (CA)
From:Beth Young
Date:Thu, 21 Nov 1996 18:41:15 -0800 (PST)

On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, David Bayer wrote:
> 
> 	I remember reading somewhere that the voltage out of an O2 sensor
> is directly related to the % CO coming out at the tail pipe
> [snip]

I've read that too; I think it was a recent posting on this list.  I'm
sceptical, however.

I understand that the O2 sensor measures oxygen in the exhaust vs. oxygen
in the air, and this differential results in a potential (voltage) which
is sensed by the ECU.  How does this O2 ratio translate into CO?

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