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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1979
Frank Kitzinger, Montreal, CA;
Noranda Mines Limited, Toronto, CA;
Abstract
An oxygen monitoring circuit is disclosed. The circuit comprises a high impedance follow and hold circuit adapted for connection to an oxygen probe, a readout unit connected to the high impedance follow and hold circuit, a programmer normally connecting the oxygen probe to the high impedance follow and hold circuit but momentarily disconnecting the oxygen probe from the high impedance follow and hold circuit for a relatively short time interval and loading it with a resistor having an impedance relatively higher than the normal impedance of the probe, and a probe failure indicator connected to the outputs of the oxygen probe and of the high impedance follow and hold circuit for detecting any significant change in impedance of the probe and resistor combination as a result of loading and for operating an alarm when the impedance of the probe exceeds a predetermined value.