AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor 2 PRODUCT INFORMATION Monitor Part Number ……………….…….……………. Monitor Serial Number ……………..………………….. Sensor Warranty Period ………………….……..…….. 1 year Power Supply Requirement: • 9 VDC, ALKALINE Internal Battery (see note) ……………………. • 500 hours Typical Battery Life (non-alarm) ………………...
3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The AMC-1100 series gas monitor is a portable hand-held instrument designed to continuously or intermittently monitor surrounding air for traces of hazardous gases (see section 2, Product Information). The unit comes with the following features, as shown in Figure 1.
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AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor FIGURE 1: AMC-1100 series, portable trace gas Monitor.
AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor 4 OPERATION AND CALIBRATION 4.1 OPERATION When the unit is switched-on, a reading can be taken after a warm up period of about one minute. Gas concentrations are indicated in PPM on the digital display.
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AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor FIGURE 2: Operation, calibration set-up and adjustments.
AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor 5 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 5.1 GENERAL The portable monitor unit should be brushed or wiped clean once a year or more, depending on the accumulation rate of dust or dirt. To avoid sensor damage, the unit MUST NOT be submerged in any liquid.