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Horiba Model MEXA-200 Infrared CO Analyzer

  • ca. 1970
  • Manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.
    Made in Kyoto
  • 8.5 in. H x 8 in. W x 13 in. D
    Metal, plastic
  • On display in Making Modernity
  • Gift of Horiba Ltd.
  • 2007.028.002

Description

This infrared carbon dioxide analyzer was developed to measure the CO% contained in vehicle exhaust. Horiba Ltd. is one of the most successful companies to make analyzers specializing in air-pollution and vehicle-exhaust monitoring. Their instruments are used in Japan, the United States, and around the world. This bench-top model would include a sample probe to be placed in the exhaust tailpipe of the vehicle.

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