Sampling - SKC GS-3 Cyclone Operating Instructions Manual

Sampling

1. Ensure the fl ow rate has been set properly (see Calibration).
Leave grit pot in place during calibration and sampling.
2. Ensure a fresh cassett e has been installed on the cyclone and the cyclone/cassett e
assembly has been inserted into the cassett e holder (see Inserting Cyclone/Cassett e
Assembly in Cassett e Holder).
3. Connect the Tygon tubing att ached to the cassett e holder to the inlet of a
constant fl ow personal sampling pump.
4. Clip the holder with the cyclone/cassett e assembly onto a worker's collar or
pocket as close to the breathing zone as possible.
5. Clip the pump onto the worker's belt or place it in a protective pouch. Start the
pump and record pertinent details.
6. At the end of the sampling period, stop the pump and record pertinent details.
7. Remove the cyclone/cassett e assembly from the cassett e holder and immediately
cap cassett e outlet.
8. Separate cassett e from cyclone. Immediately replace the inlet section of the
cassett e, and cap inlet with provided plug.
9. Package cassett e and send it with all data to a laboratory for analysis.
Discard particles that were collected in the cyclone's grit pot.
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