kankeel Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) I am using data loggers for my EE to test the amount of carbon dioxide produced in germination. I have four carbon dioxide sensor. When I have all four on, three of it says that the carbon dioxide concentration in ppm is 322718 whereas one of the carbon dioxide states that the ppm is 2000. Which one should I believe and why are they different? is the setting wrong. Please help very urgent.Please help me resolve this problem. I have tried a lot of things Edited August 7, 2009 by kankeel Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetnsimple786 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I don't have too much experience with them, but I remember when we were working in groups, one of the groups' results was quite off. We think it was contamination of the solution that the group had. There is a possibility that the last sensor is malfunctioning, but perhaps something unique was introduced to the last plant/soil [i think that's what you're putting it in...?] If it's possible, try removing one data logger from its plant/solution and placing it into the 2000ppm one. If this isn't possible due to possible contamination, and you can't remove the 2000ppm data logger either, then mark it off as machine error or remove it from the experiment completely. Oh I should have asked this earlier--is there not supposed to be a lower ppm for it? I assume you're manipulating a variable which could have side effects and cause this. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soadquake981 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Well, assuming that you're measuring the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the same germination process... have you checked the setting on that last sensor? Sensors often have a "range" setting. It looks like your fourth sensor is maxed out at its range of 0-2000 ppm, maybe? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 This may be kinda obvious and I apologise if you've already done it, but have you checked the models and settings of all the data logs are the same? Generally if you're getting an additional 0 added into your number, it may well be that you have it on a wider range setting (for instance if you were doing electricity that one gave you Watts and the other Kilowatts, that kind of thing). I know when I did my Bio coursework we had a light intensity measure which was way off, and it turned out we had it set to a totally different representation of the range.The other options would be recalibrating the sensor or swapping it for one which works (if you have that option). Can you not just ask your teacher? He/she ought to know how the sensors operate, one would hope. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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