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I’m fond of the CO2 Gadget too, but the autocalibration function takes 7 days to kick in, during which it must be plugged in continuously. This makes it impract
by quinncom 4y ago
I’m fond of the CO2 Gadget too, but the autocalibration function takes 7 days to kick in, during which it must be plugged in continuously. This makes it impractical for use as a travel CO2 sensor when moving between two locations at different elevations. E.G., I had my Gadget calibrated for CDMX (2050m), then travelled to SF (50m) where the Gadget read 800ppm outdoors. I left the Gadget plugged in outside for four days, but it never calibrated before I left. I corresponded with an engineer at Sensirion who said it may be possible to add manual calibration via software update, and created a ticket for their product team. I hope they implement that.
- rogers18445 4y agoThat's interesting. For regular use however this may not be a big deal, auto calibration has a secondary mechanism by which it will recalibrate in just a few minutes if ppm < 400. So after 8 days plugged in, the sensor is sure to be calibrated incorrectly to inside air, then you take it outside and it recalibrates again to correct values within a few minutes?