Timeline for How can I bench test a Flame Sensor (Flame Rectification)
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| Jul 7, 2016 at 17:02 | comment | added | Transistor | Nice answer. "The asymmetric conduction (between the rod and the burner, which is grounded) is used ...". Can you explain this bit? What causes the asymmetry and how is it used? | |
| Jul 2, 2016 at 3:20 | comment | added | WDVinAZ | I certainly don't want to do that to my neighborhood. All I want to do is prove the sensor is good or bad outside of the heater. I'm hoping someone can suggest a simple test setup since none of the safety requirements of actual operation will be needed. | |
| Jul 1, 2016 at 18:32 | history | edited | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 1, 2016 at 18:03 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @MaMba The title specifically says "flame rectification". Many industrial types are solar-blind UV-sensing. | |
| Jul 1, 2016 at 18:01 | comment | added | MaMba | depends on the type of sensor, some are based on ionization of the air due to thermal radiation, and some measure the IR radiation. | |
| Jul 1, 2016 at 17:54 | history | answered | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 3.0 |