dimanche 27 avril 2014

Why Oxygen Sensor Recycling Is Important

By Eloise Hewitt


One can measure the proportion of oxygen present while analyzing a liquid or a gas using specially designed sensors. Oxygen sensor recycling has been done by many since the gadget was first designed in the late 1960s under the supervision of Gunter Bauman who was a doctor by profession. This has mainly happened because the device is likely to malfunction or under-perform due to some fixable reasons that do not necessarily mean that one has to buy a new one.

They are found in the exhaust of cars whereby they face the possibility of getting contaminated by the many fuels and gases passing along there such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen among other wastes. If the toxins contaminate the gadget, they hinder it from performing as well as it should and therefore affect performance. Oil and fuel contaminants may also cause damage to this gadget. Excessive soot building up on the ceramic points of the gadget reduces its ability to detect oxygen.

If a vehicle is refilled with poor quality gasoline, such gasoline could contain lead. Lead normally reduces the durability of the sensors making them last a shorter period of time. Silicon and silicates also have a bad effect on the devices and will mainly affect how they function. With such contaminants in place, the combustion engine gets affected and the mileage of the vehicle is reduced.

The sensor has to be kept in good condition so that the fuel consumption level is kept to a minimum or as it should be. If the condition is poor, consumption could easily rise. Recycling of this gadgets helps to reduce costs that could otherwise be incurred as one is purchasing new items. It is not in all instances that one has to replace old sensors with new ones.

The cleaning of sensors does not always guarantee that the device will work once more or will be as good as new. This however is worth giving a shot instead of having to replace the old or damaged item with a new one. This is done mainly to cut costs and it could as well work.

One can also make use of propane to get rid of residue that forms on the sensor thereby inhibiting performance. On the exhaust, it comes into contact with large amounts of heat and some contaminants will also pass along it. A coating of carbon may form with time and this is very hard to dissolve with solvents.

The blow torch is therefore used to heat the tip of the device and this is done till it has turned red. Once it is red, it is immediately dipped in water and then compressed air is blown into the tip so as to clean it. Any deposits that had been formed break up and one can do this again.

There are also electronic cleaners that help in elimination of toxic wastes. Electric cleaners cleanse using the spraying method and once dry, all the residues are gone. With this method, the nozzle must be kept at a safe distance from the sensor to avoid damage.




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