Oxygen Sensor Simulator

The oxygen sensor simulator as built on a protoboard. Note the cigarette lighter plug used
for power source. The adjustment knob is at the left, and the switch is on the right. The red
indicator LED is in the middle. Only use red, because the voltage drop of the LED is part of
the circuit!

The schematic diagram for the simulator. Closing the switch engages the simulator.
Turning the knob clockwise simulates a lean condition, turns the LED off, and the car
should start running rich to compensate. The big "V" is a digital voltmeter(not shown in the
pictures). Using a smaller value for C1, perhaps 4.7 uF, will make the circuit oscillate faster
and might be more like a real oxygen sensor(a new sensor switches more often than an old
one).v
The adapter cable. Note the connector recycled from an old oxygen sensor. Hard to see
under the black tape: 100K resistor.

The schematic diagram of the adapter cable and oxygen sensor. Note the heater is shown as
a resistor, mine measured about 7 ohms