I believe the PurpleAir is a Plantower PMS5003 (PurpleAir states that they use 
PMS5003 and PMS1003 sensors).

The Davis looks like it could be a Plantower PMS7003.  I’m guessing from 
shining a flashlight to look at the Davis and comparing to images of the 
PMS7003).

If I guessed right as to the Davis sensor, there is a comparison here:
https://aqicn.org/sensor/pms5003-7003/

I don’t know reliable the above source is.  I note that two sensors are way off 
(both are PMS5003 if I got the colors right).

> On Oct 2, 2020, at 3:06 PM, Tom Keffer <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Amazing how close they are tracking. I wonder what's inside them. Do they use 
> the same laser sensor?
> 
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 9:15 AM [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Earlier, when I posted my AirLink to PurpleAir graphs, I said I would 
>> follow-up if the air worsened.
>> 
>> The air has worsened, and the graph shows the AirLink very closely following 
>> the A sensor of the PurpleAir (even more so than the PurpleAir B sensor).
>> 
>> Although one shouldn’t reach conclusions about the AirLink from a couple of 
>> comparison charts, I am personally skeptical of Davis’ claim:
>> 
>> “ACCURATE: Measures particulates as small as 0.3 micrometers with an 
>> accuracy of +/-10 micrograms per cubic meter in concentrations.“
>> 
>> I say this because there are ample studies that show, where air particles 
>> are dominated by those produced from wood smoke, PurpleAir concentrations 
>> read about double the true concentration.
>> 
>> Again, I’m not stating Davis got this wrong.  I’m just more skeptical of the 
>> claim than before these observations.
>> 
>> —John
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