Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In previous videos we have examined a variety of vintage heat and smoke-activated home fire alarms. However, fires also produce another, more insidious combustion product: carbon monoxide. Starting in the 1980s, a number of different sensor technologies have been developed to detect this invisible killer, including electrochemical, biomimetic, infrared, and semiconductor types.
Fire Alarm Videos:
youtu.be/CGeS9WI1tmY
youtu.be/xt5fC1CApe8
youtu.be/I6Nl_PX9WQ8
youtu.be/Ss2kCafHRsY
Mining Safety Videos:
youtu.be/kuHeqCp0bWM
youtu.be/izpP51DFjFE
youtu.be/i8XHV3CaBII
SOURCES
patents.google.com/patent/US2569895A/en
patents.google.com/patent/US1644014A/en
ehow.com/about_6679022_history-carbon-monoxide-detector.html
insights.globalspec.com/article/7626/the-evolution-of-your-carbon-monoxide-detector
spectrum.ieee.org/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-brk-first-alert-smoke-alarm
patents.google.com/patent/US5331310A/en
coleparmer.ca/tech-article/the-theory-behind-carbon-monoxide-electrochemical-sensors
patents.google.com/patent/US5063164A/en
home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-safety/carbon-monoxide-detector.htm#:~:text=Biomimetic sensor technology reproduces CO's,processor to sound the alarm.
cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/pdfs/COAlarmConformanceReportPhaseI.pdf
patents.google.com/patent/EP1832873A1/en?q=(carbon+monoxide)&assignee=kidde&oq=kidde+carbon+monoxide&page=2
In previous videos we have examined a variety of vintage heat and smoke-activated home fire alarms. However, fires also produce another, more insidious combustion product: carbon monoxide. Starting in the 1980s, a number of different sensor technologies have been developed to detect this invisible killer, including electrochemical, biomimetic, infrared, and semiconductor types.
Fire Alarm Videos:
youtu.be/CGeS9WI1tmY
youtu.be/xt5fC1CApe8
youtu.be/I6Nl_PX9WQ8
youtu.be/Ss2kCafHRsY
Mining Safety Videos:
youtu.be/kuHeqCp0bWM
youtu.be/izpP51DFjFE
youtu.be/i8XHV3CaBII
SOURCES
patents.google.com/patent/US2569895A/en
patents.google.com/patent/US1644014A/en
ehow.com/about_6679022_history-carbon-monoxide-detector.html
insights.globalspec.com/article/7626/the-evolution-of-your-carbon-monoxide-detector
spectrum.ieee.org/the-consumer-electronics-hall-of-fame-brk-first-alert-smoke-alarm
patents.google.com/patent/US5331310A/en
coleparmer.ca/tech-article/the-theory-behind-carbon-monoxide-electrochemical-sensors
patents.google.com/patent/US5063164A/en
home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/household-safety/carbon-monoxide-detector.htm#:~:text=Biomimetic sensor technology reproduces CO's,processor to sound the alarm.
cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/pdfs/COAlarmConformanceReportPhaseI.pdf
patents.google.com/patent/EP1832873A1/en?q=(carbon+monoxide)&assignee=kidde&oq=kidde+carbon+monoxide&page=2
