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SENSIT® IRED

INSTRUCTION MANUALR E A D A N D U N D E R S TA N D I N S T R U C T I O N S B E F O R E U S E

851 Transport DriveValparaiso, IN 46383-8432

Phone: 888 473 6748 219 465 2700Fax: 219 465 2701

Email: info@gasleaksensors.comWeb: www.gasleaksensors.com

Warnings:

• Topreventignitionofflammableorcombustibleatmospheresdisconnectpowerbeforeservicinginanarea knowntobefreeofcombustiblegases.

• Chargebatterypackinanareaknowntobefreeofcombustiblegases.

• UseonlySensitTechnologiesbatterypack.

• Servicemayonlybeperformedbyfactoryauthorizedservicetechnicians

• Notforuseinenvironmentsgreaterthan21%oxygen.

Safety Precautions:

• Readandunderstandinstructionspriortouse.

• AlwaysstarttheIREDinanareaknowntobegasfree.

• Tamperingwiththisproductmayvoidthewarranty.

• UseonlySensitTechnologiesapprovedpartsandaccessories.

• Neveruseaninstrumentknowntobedamaged,operatingunusually,oroutofcalibration.

Tips:

• Besurebatteryischargedbeforeeachdaysuse.

• Checkprobefordamagebeforeeachuse.

• Checkfiltersbeforeeachdaysuse.

For further information contact Sensit Technologies.

SensitTechnologies851TransportDriveValparaiso,Indiana46383USA

Tel:219/465-2700Fax:219/465-2701

Email:info@gasleaksensors.comWeb:www.gasleaksensors.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page

GeneralDescription......................................................4

PartsandAccessories..................................................5

ProductSpecifications..................................................6

ProductFeatures..........................................................6

ElectronicFeatures......................................................7

DisplayFeatures...........................................................7

HousingFeatures.........................................................8

Inlets,Filters.................................................................9

OperationandFieldUse...............................................10-11

BumpTest.....................................................................12

Calibration....................................................................13

UserMenu....................................................................14

ExpertMenu.................................................................15

Ethane(C2H6)toMethane(CH4)RatioProcedure....16-17

Methane/EthaneRatioChart.......................................18

Warranty.......................................................................BackCover

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General Description

TheSENSIT®InfraredEthaneDectector,referredtoas“IRED”,isdesignedtodetectthepresenceofethanegasinamethanegassample.TheIREDcandetect250partsperbillion(ppb)upto500ppmethane.TheIREDisusedtodetermineifmethanedetectedintherangeof50-2000ppmisofsimilarmake-uptothatofpipelinegas(whichcontainsethane)orisnaturallyoccurringmethanefromothersourcessuchasorganicdecay.TheIREDisnotdesignedforhighconcentrationsordeterminingactualethanecontentfromwithinapipeline.

TheIREDsensesgasusingInfrared(IR)AbsorptionSpectroscopyincombinationwithanelectronicnarrowband-passfilter.Thistechnologyutilizesaninfraredlightsourcewithanoutputthatischangedwhen certain gasesabsorb the light output. The filter only allows specific lightwavelengths to bemonitoredandmeasured.TheconcentrationofgasisproportionaltotheamountofspecificIRlightabsorbedandisdisplayedinPPBorPPM.

TheIREDhasa largedisplay indicatingbothsustainedandpeakreadingconcentrationsandotherinstrumentfunctions.Aninternalpumpprovidesrapidsamplingintothedetectionchamber.Bluetoothdata transmission provides communication of real time and stored data. Optional GPS with DataLoggingallowforfurtherrecordingoftime,dateandlocationdata.

Patented 1. Press Power2. Wait for Automatic Zeroing3. Begin to Use

TO OPERATE:

ERRORLED

INFRAREDCOMMUNICATIONS

GRAPHIC DISPLAY

SOUNDER

FILTER

OPERATIONBUTTONS

BACKLIGHTSENSOR

“D”RING

TELESCOPICSURVEY BOOTand PROBE ROD

READYLED

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Parts and Accessories

Standard Accessories

CompactCarryingCase Part#872-00021TelescopicSurveyProbe Part#883-00029InstrumentHandleStrap Part#360-00464HotSwapVehicleBattery Part#871-00030UniversalWallCharger Part#871-00025BatteryDoorRemovalTool Part#360-00249HydrophobicFilterRingAssembly(10Pack) Part#873-00033SurveyProbeFilter(Blue)(1Filter) Part#360-00064InstructionManual Part#750-00061

ForIREDw/GPS:SmartLinkLogViewerSoftware Part#870-00040SmartLinkInstallationGuide Part#750-00051

SENSIT® IRED Calibration Kit

IRED Calibration Kit Part # 881-00100

Kit includes:(1) Regulator, (1) Cal Adapter(1) 100pm Ethane/Nitrogen 58L

SENSIT® IRED Replacement Cylinders

100ppm Ethane/Nitrogen 58L Part # 315-1200102.5% Methane/Air 103 Liter

SENSIT® IRED Bump Test Kit

IRED Bump Test Kit Part # 881-00101

Kit includes:(1) Regulator, (1) Cal Adapter, (1) 1000ppm CH4/10ppm Ethane 58L

SENSIT® IRED Replacement Cylinder for Bump Test

1000ppm CH4/10ppm Ethane 58L Part # 315-1200052.5% Methane/Air 10

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Product Specifications

Operational Specifications

Temperature: -4°Fto122°F(-20°Cto50°C)DutyCycle: 6hoursTesttime: 40seconds(Afterwarmupandzeroing)Display: Visual–Backlightdisplay Visual–Concentration,TestStatus,InstructionalPrompts Visual–FailureindicatorsPower: LithiumIonRechargeablebatterypack OptionalVehiclechargeradapterPumpFlow: 1.0lpmSampleSizeRange: 50-2000ppmMethane

Physical Specifications

Size: 11.625”x5.25”x8.375”(Approximate)(11.6cmx13.3cmx21.3cm)Weight: 7.41Lbs(7.41kg)Construction: Aluminum/ABSPlastic

Sensor Specifications

IRSensor: Method:AdvancedInfraredAbsorptionSpectroscopy DetectionRange250ppb–500ppm Warmup<30min Calibrationrequired-3months

Product Features• TheIREDisconstructedofdurableABSPlastic• ThehousingisdesignedtomeetIP54protection• Batterypackisdesignedforeasyfieldreplacement• FieldorSmartCalcalibrationiseasilyperformed• Externalfiltersareinexpensiveeasytochange• TheLCDdisplayiseasytoread• TheIREDusesasimple“SensitStyle”userinterface• CommunicationwithotherdevicesiseasywithBluetoothinterface• RealtimeGPSisoptional• Dataloggingofresultsfordownloadtoprinterorcomputer• Bluetoothandinfraredcommunication

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Electronic Features

User Interface

Theuserinterfaceincludesthefollowingfeatures:• Threebuttonoperation• LEDStatusindicators• Sounder• Photocell(automaticbacklighting)• IRcommunicationport• LCD

Button Operation

TheSensitIREDisoperatedwiththeuseofthreebuttonsbelowthedisplay.

TheyarelabeledA,B,C.

The“A”button:• Activates/Deactivatestheinstrument• AcknowledgeTestFuction• AccessSmart-CalCalibrationFunctions

The“B”button:• StartsOperationFunctions

The“C”button:• AccessMenu• PrintResults• Activates/DeactivatePump

Display Features

Thedisplayprovidesallinformationincluding:• EthaneconcentrationinPPBandPPM• FlowBlockedIndicator• GPSactivationandcoordinates• WarningMenu

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Housing Features

Battery Pack

Thebatterypackislocatedonthebacksideoftheinstrumenthousing.ThebatteriesareLithiumIonrechargeableandonlyavailablefromSensitTechnologies.

Toremovethebatterypackturntheretainingscrews¼turn.Pullthebottomofthepackawayfromthemainhousing.Thebatterypackmaybechargedwhilestillinthemainhousing,buttheinstrumentwillnotbeabletobeusedduringthistime.

Toreplace,slidethetoptabsofthebatterypackintotheretainersatthetopofthemainhousing.Pushthebottomintoplaceandturnandlocktheretainingscrews.

ChargerConnectionOnOtherSide

ChargeComplete

(Green)

Charging

(Red)

Status

(Yellow)

ThebatterypackhasLEDstoindicatechargestatus.Chargingshouldonlybeperformedinanareaknowntobefreeofcombustiblegases.

Thebatterypackmayalsobechargedwhileoperatinginavehicle.Connectthe12vDCadapterintothevehiclepoweroutletandtheexternalportonthebatteryhousing.ThiscanbeconnectedanddisconnectedwhiletheIREDisoperating.

Whenthechargerisdisconnected,thewords“WARMUP”,“PLEASEWAIT”(flashing)aredisplayedanda180secondcountdownisstarted/displayed.Theusercannotperformameasurmentuntilthecountdownexpires.Theinstrumentwillonlyoperatewhenonbatterypower.

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Gas Inlet and Outlet

Locatedonthefrontofthemainhousingisthegasinletandoutlet.Botharefittedwithluer-styleconnectionsforeasyconnectiontoprobeaccessories.

Thecenterconnectionisthegasinlet.Totherightistheoutlet.Donotblockgasoutlet.

Handle Strap / Shoulder Strap attachment

“D”ringsarelocatedoneachsideofthemainhousingforhandlestrap/shoulderstrapattachments.Clipsonthestrapwillattachsecurely.

Hydrophobic Filter Assembly

WARNING:Donotoperatewithoutproperfilter.Damagemayoccurtothepumpandotherinternalparts.Onlychangefilterwithpumporinstrumentoff.

Thegasinletisprotectedbyahydrophobicfilter.

Toreplacethefilter:1. Detachanyprobeassembly2. Twistandremovefiltercap3. Removeandreplacefilterdisc4. Check“O”ringinsidecap5. Replacefiltercap6. Performflowblocktest

Additionalfiltersarelocatedineachoftheaccessoryprobeassemblies.

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Operation and Field Use1. ToactivatetheinstrumentpressandholdthePOWER(A)buttonuntilthedisplayilluminates. Thefollowingwarmupsequencewilloccuronthedisplay(a-g): a. SensitLogowillappear b. SystemCheck i. Failureswillbelisted,ifanyoccur 1. PressingtheAbuttonwillturnofftheinstrument 2. PressingtheBbuttonwilldisplaythenexterrorifmorethanonehasoccurred 3. PressingtheCbuttonwillskippasttheerrortocontinuewarmup.Apassword isrequiredtoskiptheerrormessage.Wrongpasswordwillcausetheerror messagescreentobedisplayed. ii. UsetheBand/orCbuttontoadjustthepassword. iii. PresstheAbuttontoaccepttheentry. c. Serialnumber,SoftwareRevision,DateandTime.

d. FlowCheck i. IftheFlowCheckissuccessful,PASSEDwillbedisplayed. ii. IftheFlowCheckisunsuccessful,ensurethatnothingisobstructingtheinletor exhaust,andchecktheintegrityofthehydrophobicfilter.

e. Warmupisindicated“PLEASEWAIT”witha600secondcountdowntimer.Thecountdown timerwillbeginafteraninitialwarmupof5-10minutes.

f. CellCheck i. Thisisa5stepprocessthatteststheintegrityoftheinternalcell. ii. Theprocesstakesapproximately7.5minutestocomplete. 1. CleanAir 2. MethaneCellIn 3. TemperatureAdjustment 4. MethaneCellIn 5. CleanAir iii. IftheCellCheckfails,restarttheinstrument. Iftheprocessisunabletosuccessfullycomplete,serviceisrequired. g. CalibrationduedateindicatingwhencalibrationwillneedtobedoneorPASTDUE indicatingcalibrationdatehasbeenexceeded.Ifcalibrationisrequired: i. PressingtheAbuttonwillturnofftheinstrument ii. PressingtheBbuttonwillbeginthecalibrationprocess iii. PressingtheCbuttonwillskippastthecalibrationrequiredmessagetocontinuewarmup.

h AutoBumptestfunctiontovalidatesensitivitytoethane(ifoptionisactivated) i. PressingtheAbuttonwillturnofftheinstrument. ii. PressingtheBbuttonwillbeginthebumptestprocess. iii. PressingtheCbuttonwillskippastthebumptestrequirementtocontinuewarmup. i. Workingmodedisplayindicatedby“READYFORMEASUREMENT”onthedisplay andreadyLEDillunimated.

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Operation and Field Use (Continued)2. FromtheIRED”,“READYFORMEASUREMENT”displaypressandreleasetheBbuttonto“START”a measurement.

a. Theinstrumentwillperformazeroingprocess i. Applyairknowntobefreeofmethaneorethanegas.Pumpmustbe“ON”.Donotturnoff. ii. PresstheBbutton“OK”toaccept iii. “SAMPLINGCLEANAIR”willbedisplayedwithinformationshowingtheoutputs formodulator(M)andlightlevel(L)sensors.Astablereadingmustoccurbeforethe processautomaticallycontinues. iv. Acellcontainingmethaneisintroducedtothelightpathinternallyasdisplayedby “METHANECELL-IN”.Alsodisplayedisinformationshowingtheoutputsfor modulator(M)andlightlevel(L)sensors.Astablereadingmustoccurbeforethe processautomaticallycontinues. v. Ifthereadingisnotstablethezeroingprocesswillautomaticallyre-initiateindicated bya“RE-ZEROING”message.Thisprocessrequiresandaddition120-180seconds asindicatedbyacountdowntimer. vi. Astablereadingisindicatedbyadisplayedmessage“PLEASEBEGINSAMPLING”

b. Attachtheprobe(TelescopicProbeorBarHoleProbe)andplacetheprobeintheareatobetested. PresstheBbutton“START”withinthetimeindicatedonthecountdowntimer(120seconds). c. Themeasuringofethaneisindicatedbythe“MEASUREMENT”headingandtheppb/ppm readings.Duringameasurement,4consecutive10secondreadingsaretaken.Thedisplaywill beupdatedwiththereadingevery10secondsuntilthe40secondperiodhaselapsed.The finalreadingisindicatedwhenthe“RESULT”headingisdisplayed.Real-timereadingsareonthe left.Peakreadingsareontheright.PressAbuttontoexitorCbuttontoprint.

i. Ifthemethaneconcentrationistoohighamessagewillbedisplayed(backgroundtoohigh), indicatingtheneedtore-zeroandattemptmeasuringagain. ii. Forhighreadingsmovetheprobeslightlyawayfromtheprevioussource.Foraccurate resultsmethaneconcentrationsof50-2000ppmarerequired.

d. Ethaneconcentrationisindicatedonthedisplayshowing“RESULT”andthereading.The informationisalsostoredinthe“MEASUREMENTLOG”forlaterdownloadand/orreview.

e. PressingtheAbutton“EXIT”willreturntothemainscreendisplaying”IRED”,“READYFOR MEASUREMENT”.

3. PressingandholdingtheAbuttonwillactivatethestandbymodeorshutdownsequence.Thedisplaywill show“SHUTDOWN”ontheleftsideand“STANDBY”ontheright.PresstheAbuttontoturnthe instrumentoff.PresstheCbuttontoplaceintostandbymodetoreducebatteryconsumption.Thiswill alsoreducethewarmuptimetoafewminutes.Standbymodeshouldonlybeusedforuptotwohours.

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Bump Test

Fromtheworkdisplay(READYFORMEASUREMENT)pressandreleasetheCButtonuntilBUMPTESTisdisplayed.PresstheBButtontoSTARTthebumptest.Theinstrumentwillperformthezeroingprocess.

1. Applyairknowntobefreeofmethanegas

2. PresstheBbutton“OK”toaccept

3. “SAMPLINGCLEANAIR”willbedisplayedwithinformationshowingtheoutputsformodulator (M)andlightlevel(L)sensors.Astablereadingmustoccurbeforetheprocessautomatically continues.

4. Acellcontainingmethaneisintroducedtothelightpathinternallyasdisplayedby“METHANE CELL-IN”.Alsodisplayedisinformationshowingtheoutputsformodulator(M)andlightlevel(L) sensors.Astablereadingmustoccurbeforetheprocessautomaticallycontinues.

5. Ifthereadingisnotstablethezeroingprocesswillautomaticallyre-initiateindicatedbya “RE-ZEROING”message.Thisprocessrequiresanadditional120-180secondsasindicated byacountdowntimer.

6. Astablereadingisindicatedbyadisplayedmessage“BUMPTEST”,10PPMETHANE,30 SECONDS.

7. Attachthebumptestgasof10ppmethane/1000ppmmethane/balanceair 8. PresstheBbuttontostartthemeasurement

9. Ifsuccessful,theresultwilldisplay“PASSED”.PresstheAbuttontoreturntotheUSERMENU ortheBButtontoprint.

10.Bumptestresultsareloggedforlaterviewingand/ordownload. 11.Ifunsuccessful,presstheAbuttontoexittoUSERMENUorpresstheCbuttontoRETAKE.

12.Severalfailedbumptestsindicatescalibrationorrepairmaybenecessary.Seecalibration portionofthismanualnext.

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Calibration

Fromtheworkdisplay(READYFORMEASUREMENT)pressandreleasethe“C”ButtonuntilCALIBRATIONisdisplayed.Pressthe“B”ButtontoSTARTtheCALIBRATION.Theinstrumentwillperformthezeroingprocess.

1. Applyairknowntobefreeofmethanegas

2. Pressthe“B”button“OK”toaccept

3. “SAMPLINGCLEANAIR”willbedisplayedwithinformationshowingtheoutputsformethane (M)andlightlevel(L)sensors.Astablereadingmustoccurbeforetheprocessautomatically continues.

4. Acellcontainingmethaneisintroducedtothelightpathinternallyasdisplayedby“METHANE CELL-IN”.Alsodisplayedisinformationshowingtheoutputsformethane(M)andlightlevel(L) sensors.Astablereadingmustoccurbeforetheprocessautomaticallycontinues.

5. Ifthereadingisnotstablethezeroingprocesswillautomaticallyre-initiateindicatedbya “RE-ZEROING”message.Thisprocessrequiresandaddition120-180secondsasindicated byacountdowntimer.

6. Astablereadingisindicatedbyadisplayedmessage“CALIBRATING”, PLEASEAPPLY100PPMETHANE,30SECONDS.

7. Attachthecalibrationgasof100ppmethane/balancenitrogen

8. PresstheBbuttontostartthemeasurement

9. Ifsuccessful,theresultwilldisplay“PASSED”.PresstheAbuttontoreturntotheUSERMENU.

10.Calibrationresultsareloggedforlaterviewingand/ordownload.

11.Ifunsuccessful,presstheAbuttontoexittoUSERMENU.Atttempttore-calibrate.

12.Severalfailedcalibrationsindicateserviceorrepairmaybenecessary. ContactSensitTechnologiesforassistance.

SMART-CAL Calibration

Fromtheworkdisplay,pressandholdthe“A”buttonfor1to2seconds.SMART-CALwillbedisplayed.

1. Placeunitinthecradlebatterysidedownwiththedisplayfacingthecalibrationstation. 2. AttachtheinstrumenthosetotheinletoftheIRED. 3. Forcalibration,pressandreleasetheleft(calibrate)buttononthestation. 4. Forbumptest,pressandreleasetherightbutton(bumptest)buttononthestation.

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USER MENU

Toaccessthemenupressandreleasethe“C”button.Fromthismenuthefollowingfeaturescanbeviewedbypressingthe“C”buttontoscrollthroughtheoptions.Entertheselectionbypressingthe“B”buttonandadjustingbyusingthe“C”buttonortheonscreenprompts.Pressingthe“A”buttonrepeatedlywillreturnyoutotheworkingdisplay.

No. Name Description

1 WARNINGS 1.SDCardnotinserted

2.BlueToothnotcommunicating

3.GPSnotcommunicating

4.BUMPTestskipped

5.CalibrationSkipped

2. BUMPTEST AllowusertoperformBumpTest

3. CALIBRATION AllowusertoperformCalibration

4. VIEWBUMPLOG Allowusertoscrollandviewbumplogincludingautobumplog.

5. VIEWCALLOG Allowusertoscrollandviewcalibrationlogincludingskippedlog.

6. VIEWMEASLOG Allowusertoviewmeasurementlog

7. ERASEMEASLOG Allowusertoerasemeasurementlog.Thiswilleraseallmeasurementlogs.

8. ACTIVATEGPS ThisoptionisonlyavailableifGPSfailedactivationinitially.

9. SETTIME Allowusertosettime.

10. SETDATE Allowusertosetdate.

11. VIEWSETTINGS Allowusertoviewsettingsofdevice.itlistsallsettingsincludingexpertandfactorylevelsettings.

12. EXPERTMENU Provideaccesstoexpertmenu

13. FACOTRYMENU Provideaccesstofactorymenu

14. TESTMENU Provideaccesstotestmenu

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EXPERT MENU

Toaccesstheexpertmenufromtheworkdisplay(READYFORMEASURENT)pressthereleasethe“C”buttonuntilEXPERTMENUisdisplayed.Pressandreleasethe“B”buttontoenter.Thismenuispasswordprotected.Enterthepasswordusingthe“C”Buttontoincreaseand“B”Buttontodecreasethepasswordnumber.Oncepasswordissetpress“A”Buttontoenterthemenu.

Fromthismenuthefollowingfeaturescanbeviewedbypressingthe“C”buttontoscrollthroughtheoptions.Entertheselectionbypressingthe“B”buttonandadjustingbyusingthe“C”buttonortheonscreenprompts.Pressingthe“A”buttonrepeatedwillreturnyoutotheworkingdisplay.

No. Name Default Description

1 CONTRAST 36 Setcontrastofdisplay

2. LANGUAGE English Allowsyoutoselectlanguageofthesystem

3. CALFLOW

4. ADVANCECALIBRATION

5. CALPPM 100 AllowsyoutoselectPPMusedforcalibration.

6. CALINTERVAL 90 Sethowoftencalibrationshouldbeperformed.

7. BUMPINTERVAL 0 Sethowoftenbumptestshouldbeperformed.

8. BUMPPPM 10 AllowsyoutosetPPMusedformanualbumptest.

9. BUMPLOLIMIT 80 Thisisin%.Defineminimumbumptestresponserequiredtopasstest.

10. BUMPHILIMIT 120 Thisisin%.Definemaximumbumptestresponserequiredtopasstest.

11. PURGETIME 10 TimeinSecunitshouldpurgesystembeforeshuttingdown.

12. ERASEBUMPLOG Allowsyoutoerasebumplogs.

13. ERASECALLOG Allowsyoutoerasecalibrationlogs.

14. ERASEMEASLOG Allowsyoutoerasemeasurementlogs.

15. CELLCHECK Beginprocesstodetectifcellisleaking.

16. SCALPUMPCH4 Disable SettoturnpumponoroffduringbumptestwhenusingCal-Station.

17. SCALPUMPC2H6 Disable SettoturnpumponoroffduringcalibrationwhenusingCal-Station.

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Ethane (C2H6) to Methane (CH4) Ratio

WiththeuseofaSensitIREDandPMDyoucanaccuratelyandefficientlydeterminethepercentageofethaneinamethanesamplebetween50-2400ppm.Therearetwomethodstoachievethedesiredresultswhichareoutlinedbelow.Thepicturebelowdepictsthetelescopicprobe(barholeprobemayalsobeused)attachedtotheinletoftheIRED(withpumpon)andthePMD(withpumpoff)inletattachedtotheexhaustoftheIRED.Thisallowsbothdevicestoosimultaneouslyanalyzethesamesample.

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Method 1 - Procedure for IRED/PMD Paired Sample Analysis to Simultaneously Analyze the Same Sample

1. WiththeprobeofchoiceattachedtotheinletofthePMD(PumpOn),searchforanacceptablestablesamplesizerangingfrom50-2400ppmCH4.

2. DisconnecttheprobetubingfromthePMD(leavetheprobeinplace).TurnthePMDpumpoffandattachthepairinghosetotheIREDexhaustandthePMDinlet.

3. StartthezeroingprocessontheIRED.Uponthecompletionofthezeroprocess,theIREDwillbeepanda120secondscountdowntimerwillbedisplayed.

4. Attachtheprobeofchoicethatisstillinplacefromstep2totheinletoftheIREDandpressthe“B”buttontostartthetest.Thetestwilllast40seconds.

5. Duringthetest,monitorthePMDmethanereadings.Notethepeakmethanereadingduringthe40secondtest.Thiswillberequiredtoestablisharatio.

6. Attheendofthetest,theIREDwilldisplay“RESULT”andbeep.Thepeakethanereadingwillbedisplayed.

7. Basedonthepeakmethaneandethanereadings,referencethemethane/ethaneratiochartprovidedinthissection.

8. Repeatsteps1through7toperformanotheranalysis.

Method 2 - Procedure IRED/PMD Independent Sample Analysis

1. WiththeprobeofchoiceattachedtotheinletofthePMD,searchforanacceptablestablesamplesizerangingfrom50-2400ppmCH4.

2. StartthezeroingprocessontheIRED.Uponthecompletionofthezeroprocess,theIREDwillbeepanda120secondcountdowntimerwillbedisplayed.

3. NotethemethanereadingonthePMD.Thiswillberequiredtoestablisharatio.DisconnecttheprobetubingfromthePMD(leavetheprobeinplace)andattachtheprobetotheinletoftheIRED.Pressthe“B”buttonontheIREDtobeginthe40secondmeasurement.

4. Attheendofthetest,theIREDwilldisplay“RESULT”andbeep.Thepeakethanereadingwillbedisplayed.

5. Referencethemethane/ethaneratiochartprovidedinthissection.6. Repeatsteps1through5toperformanotheranalysis.

Methane PPM  1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% Methane PPM  1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%50 500ppb 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 1250 12.5 25 37.5 50 62.5 75100 1 2 3 4 5 6 1300 13 26 39 52 65 78150 1.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 1350 13.5 27 40.5 54 67.5 81200 2 4 6 8 10 12 1400 14 28 42 56 70 84250 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 1450 14.5 29 43.5 58 72.5 87300 3 6 9 12 15 18 1500 15 30 45 60 75 90350 3.5 7 10.5 14 17.5 21 1550 15.5 31 46.5 62 77.5 93400 4 8 12 16 20 24 1600 16 32 48 64 80 96450 4.5 9 13.5 18 22.5 27 1650 16.5 33 49.5 66 82.5 99500 5 10 15 20 25 30 1700 17 34 51 68 85 102550 5.5 11 16.5 22 27.5 33 1750 17.5 35 52.5 70 87.5 105600 6 12 18 24 30 36 1800 18 36 54 72 90 108

Methane PPM  1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% Methane PPM  1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%650 6.5 13 19.5 26 32.5 39 1850 18.5 37 55.5 74 92.5 111700 7 14 21 28 35 42 1900 19 38 57 76 95 114750 7.5 15 22.5 30 37.5 45 1950 19.5 39 58.5 78 97.5 117800 8 16 24 32 40 48 2000 20 40 60 80 100 120850 8.5 17 25.5 34 42.5 51 2050 20.5 41 61.5 82 102.5 123900 9 18 27 36 45 54 2100 21 42 63 84 105 126950 9.5 19 28.5 38 47.5 57 2150 21.5 43 64.5 86 107.5 1291000 10 20 30 40 50 60 2200 22 44 66 88 110 1321050 10.5 21 31.5 42 52.5 63 2250 22.5 45 67.5 90 112.5 1351100 11 22 33 44 55 66 2300 23 46 69 92 115 1381150 11.5 23 34.5 46 57.5 69 2350 23.5 47 70.5 94 117.5 1411200 12 24 36 48 60 72 2400 24 48 72 96 120 144

Pipeline Ethane content Pipeline Ethane content

Pipeline Ethane content Pipeline Ethane content

Methane/Ethane Ratio Chart

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NOTES

WarrantyYourSensitIREDiswarrantedtobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodoftwoyearsafterpurchase(excludingcalibration).Ifwithinthewarrantyperiodtheinstrumentshouldbecomeinoperativefromsuchdefectstheinstrumentwillberepairedorreplacedatouroption. Thiswarrantycoversnormaluseanddoesnotcoverdamagewhichoccurs inshipmentorfailurewhichresultsfromalteration,tampering,accident,misuse,abuse,neglectorimpropermaintenance.Proofofpurchasemayberequiredbeforewarrantyisrendered.Unitsoutofwarrantywillberepairedforaservicecharge.InternalrepairormaintenancemustbeperformedbyaSensitTechnologiesauthorizedtechnician.Violationwillvoidthewarranty.Unitsmustbereturnedpostpaid,insuredandtotheattentionoftheservicedepartmentforwarrantyorrepair.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrightsandyoumayhaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

SensitTechnologies851TransportDriveValparaiso,Indiana46383USA

Tel:219/465-2700Fax:219/465-2701

Email:info@gasleaksensors.comWeb:www.gasleaksensors.com

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