AMC 1100 Instructions Manual

Portable trace gas monitor

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Operation of the AMC-1100 Portable Monitor
IMPORTANT:
Please read these operating instructions completely and carefully
before starting.
Filename: Manual_amc1100(csa)_portable for trace gases.doc
215 Colonnade Road South, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2E 7K3
Tel: (613) 225-9531 • Fax: (613) 225-6965 • Canada & U.S. Toll Free: 1-800-465-5777
E-mail: gas@armstrongmonitoring.com • Internet: www.armstrongmonitoring.com/gas/
1100
Portable Trace Gas Monitor
INSTRUCTIONS
For Trace Gases.
The Armstrong Monitoring Corporation
(CSA)
Revised 7/19/2004
Copyright ©, April 1990, AMC

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  • Page 1 1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor INSTRUCTIONS Operation of the AMC-1100 Portable Monitor For Trace Gases. (CSA) IMPORTANT: Please read these operating instructions completely and carefully before starting. Revised 7/19/2004 Filename: Manual_amc1100(csa)_portable for trace gases.doc Copyright ©, April 1990, AMC The Armstrong Monitoring Corporation 215 Colonnade Road South, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2E 7K3 Tel: (613) 225-9531 •...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page WARRANTY..........................3 LIABILITY ........................3 MODIFICATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS..............3 PRODUCT RETURN ......................3 PRODUCT INFORMATION....................4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ....................5 GENERAL DESCRIPTION .....................5 3.1.1 MONITOR SPECIFICATIONS ................5 OPERATION AND CALIBRATION ..................7 OPERATION ........................7 CALIBRATION........................7 4.2.1 ADJUSTMENTS......................7...
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  • Page 5: Warranty

    AMC shall have no liability for labour or freight costs, or any other costs or charges in excess of the amount of the invoice for the products.
  • Page 6: Product Information

    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) ………………...
  • Page 7: Product Description

    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.
  • Page 8 AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor FIGURE 1: AMC-1100 series, portable trace gas Monitor.
  • Page 9: Operation And Calibration

    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.
  • Page 10 AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor FIGURE 2: Operation, calibration set-up and adjustments.
  • Page 11: Preventive Maintenance

    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.
  • Page 12 AMC-1100 Portable Trace Gas Monitor FIGURE 3: Sensor replacement procedure.

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