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GAS DETECTOR

Gas Detectors

Area and Activity portable gas detectors supplied by Crowcon:

• Detective+ (Rig rats) : Area monitors

• Triple+ IR : Activity monitors for Nitrogen environment

• Triple+ : Activity monitors

Gas Detectors

Personal gas detectors supplied by BW technology:  

GASALERT Max XT : Activity monitors for O2, CO, H2S & LEL

GASALERTMICRO Clip : Personal monitor for O2, CO, H2S & LEL

GASALERT Clip Extreme  : H2S personal monitors (36 months life) disposable type

GASALERT Clip Extreme     : O2 personal monitors

GASALERT Clip Extreme      : Ammonia (NH3) personal monitors

GASALERT Clip Extreme      : Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) personal

monitors GASALERT Clip Extreme      : Carbon Monoxide (CO)

personal monitors

BW – Gas Detectors

• Single Gas BW Technology make Gas Alert Clip Extreme

• 3 years life

BW – Gas Detectors

• Multi Gas Detector – BW Technology GasAlert MaxXT

•Gas Alarm : Audible, visual, vibrator

Crowcon

                                                                                                 Package

Triple plus no IR.pdfPackage

To turn on, press

Alarm sounds and alarm LED flashes

Instrument displays model and serial number

Serial number displayed

Start-up

Display “Testing System”

Battery charge level is displayed. (Above 5.8V - good, below 5.0V - flat)

When due for calibration a message is incorporated into the startup routine

Alarm sounds and LED flashes if calibration date is passed

The instrument should be calibrated every six months by an authorised calibration outlet

Press CAL key to continue (labelled on display)

Calibration due

Backlight operation

To operate the backlight press

The backlight remains on for 30 minutes

To turn it off pressagain

Backlight comes on when in alarm

Alarms

The alarm LED flashes and the alarm sounds

Word alarm flashes next to gas name

Backlight comes on

3 instantaneous alarms per channel

Frequency of LED and alarm sound increases with change in alarm level

Exposure Limit Alarms

Short term exposure limit is average of gas over 15 minutes normally in UK

Long term exposure limit is average of gas over 8 hours

Short term time is configurable via Set Portable

When one of these alarms is reached, siren will sound and whole display will flash the alarm message

Reset

To reset the alarmpress

only when GAS LEVEL has returned to safe levels

Display returns to normal

Low battery warning

Power LED flashes more quickly and bleeps anddisplay shows warning.

Fully charged unit gives over 12 hrs use.

Takes 4-6 hrs to charge from flat

Push unit into chargerensuring springs ‘click’

Unit should be left in charger between use.

Normal operation

Instrument displays gas levels for each channel.

Power LED flashes and sounder beeps to indicate battery healthy.

Use of the aspirator

1. Tuck aspiratorunder lip of unit

2. Tighten screws

3. Squeeze bulb regularly and repeat for at least 2 minutes

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To turn off, simultaneouslypress and

Keep both buttonspressed until instrumentshuts down and display is blank

Shut-down