Limitations Of Use - Oldham OLCT 80 User Manual

be held responsible for any damage to the equipment or for any physical injury
or death resulting from any product modification.
The threaded joints on the OLCT 80 may be lubricated to ensure protection
against explosions. Only non-hardening lubricants or non-corrosive agents
without volatile solvents may be used. Warning: silicone-based lubricants are
strictly prohibited since they contaminate some of the gas sensing elements
used in the OLCT 80.

Limitations of use

Gas detection cells have certain limitations that shall be known and understood
by the user.
Overange and exposition to specific components
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A bump test and/or a calibration is recommended each time the detector has
been exposed to high gas concentration and moreover if the detector went
to overange condition.
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Vapors from silicone or sulfur compounds can affect the catalytic sensor and
thereby distort the measurements. If the sensors have been exposed to
these types of compounds, an inspection or calibration must be performed.
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High concentration of organic solvents (e.g. alcohols, aromatic solvents,
etc.) or exposure to gas concentration above the measuring range can
damage electrochemical sensors. If sensors have been exposed to such
condition, a bump test or calibration must be then performed.
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In the event of high levels of Carbon Dioxide (CO2 > 1% vol.),
electrochemical Oxygen (O2) sensors can slightly overestimate the actual
concentration of oxygen by 0.1 to 0.5% volume.
Operation under low oxygen levels
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If an electrochemical detector sensor is used in an atmosphere comprising
less than 1% oxygen for over one hour, the measurement may be an
underestimate.
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If a thermocatalytic detector sensor is used in an atmosphere comprising
less than 10% oxygen, the measurement may be an underestimate.
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If a semiconductor detector sensor is used in an atmosphere comprising less
than 18% oxygen, the measurement may be an underestimate.
Installation and calibration
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The detector will be installed with the sensor cell pointing downwards
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The detector should be calibrated with the gas to be measured. With respect
to combustible gases only, and in the event it is impossible to calibrate with
the targeted gas, see tables on pages 80 and further for recommended
calibration gas and cross gas interference.
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fonctional safety