X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3889952 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:40:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20091018153926494.GKBY13254@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:39:26 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Attn: George (Down Under) O2 sensor and function Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:39:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01CA4FE7.A8B34100" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcpQCS8ZHMmejTLjSuuwoYmltfiXfg== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Message-Id: <20091018153926494.GKBY13254@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01CA4FE7.A8B34100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit George, Below is a link to a reference (see page 8 of pdf) as to how the O2 sensor and the cars CPU interact and the important of the reaction time of the O2 sensor for controlling Air/Fuel ratio in the automobile. It states that as the O2 sensor becomes more "sluggish" the function suffers. So for auto use leaded fuel will limit the like (according to Bosch) to about 200hours. But, since there is no indication it affects voltage output (only the response time), my take is that the wide band O2 is still viable as an A/F ratio gadget even in the presence of leaded gasoline. The article talks about a device that would supposedly improve the process, but that it also describes how the O2 sensor acts in the car. You might find it interesting http://www.panaceauniversity.org/PWM_FCM_Guide_rev-3.pdf Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01CA4FE7.A8B34100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

George,

 

Below is a link to a reference (see page 8 of pdf) as = to how the O2 sensor and the cars CPU interact and the important of the = reaction time of the O2 sensor for controlling Air/Fuel ratio in the automobile.  = It states that as the O2 sensor becomes more “sluggish” the function suffers.  So for auto use leaded fuel will limit the like = (according to Bosch) to about 200hours.  But, since there is no indication it affects = voltage output (only the response time), my take is that the wide band O2 is still = viable as an A/F ratio gadget even in the presence of leaded = gasoline.

 

The article talks about a device that would = supposedly improve the process, but that it also describes how the O2 sensor acts = in the car.  You might find it interesting

 

http://= www.panaceauniversity.org/PWM_FCM_Guide_rev-3.pdf

 

 

Ed

 

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.r= otaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

 



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