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- Page 1 Portable Monitor Portable Area Gas Monitor (PAGM) with Infrared Sensor for SF Instruction 3015-5150 Operation & Maintenance Rev. 5 – February 2013 Patent 6,590,690 Product Leadership • Training • Service • Reliability...
- Page 2 Bacharach, Inc. warrants to Buyer that it will convey good title to this Product. Bacharach's liability and Buyer's remedy under this warranty of title are limited to the removal of any title defects or, at the election of Bacharach, to the replacement of this Product or parts thereof that are defective in title.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Portable Monitor Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................5 1.1 How to Use This Manual ......................... 5 1.2 Warning Statements ........................5 1.3 Caution Statements ......................... 5 1.4 Hazard Symbols on Monitor ......................5 1.5 Safety Precautions ........................... 6 1.5.1 Explosive Atmosphere ....................... 6 1.5.2 Misuse and Modifications to Monitor ................ - Page 4 Portable Monitor 3.15 Print/Plot Logged Gas Levels ......................23 3.16 Downloading Stored Data to a Personal Computer ..............24 3.17 Importing Saved Data Into a Spreadsheet ................... 25 4 MAINTENANCE ............................26 4.1 Disassembly............................ 26 4.2 Internal Particulate / Hydrophobic Filter Replacement ............. 27 4.3 Updating Firmware ........................
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Page 5: Introduction
Portable Monitor 1 Introduction 1.1 How to Use This Manual This manual provides important information on how to operate and service Bacharach’s Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF ) Portable Monitor. To assure operator safety and the proper use of the monitor, please read, understand, and follow the contents of this manual. -
Page 6: Safety Precautions
0003-6182 If damage was found, immediately file a claim with the carrier. If an item is missing, please contact Bacharach’s Service Department for assistance (refer to Section 5.2 Service Centers). 1.7 Shipping Precaution When shipping the instrument by air, deflate the purge-air bag to prevent it from bursting due to changes in air pressure. -
Page 7: Features And Capabilities
Battery powered, providing 8–12 hours of operation • 1.9 Functional Overview The Bacharach Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF ) Portable Monitor is designed to detect, measure, and display the concentration of SF gas in the area being monitored. To ensure accurate gas measurements, the monitor self-zeros every 4 minutes using its internal supply of fresh air. -
Page 8: Specifications
Portable Monitor 2 Specifications Product Type ......Portable SF Gas Monitor Measuring Range ....0 to 1,000 ppm Warm-Up Time ....15 minutes Detector Type ....... Infrared, Non-Dispersive Sensitivity ......1 ppm Accuracy ....... ±1 ppm Response Time ..... 90% of response within 3 seconds; 100% in 5 seconds Temperature Drift .... -
Page 9: Operation
Portable Monitor 3 Operation 3.1 Front Panel Display and Controls 3.2 Connecting Gas-Sample & Exhaust Lines 3.2.1 Overview A single gas-sample line needs to be run from the SF Monitor to the area to be monitored. If desired, an optional exhaust line can be installed to vent SF gas away from the monitor. -
Page 10: Connecting The Exhaust Line (Optional)
Portable Monitor 3.2.3 Connecting the Exhaust Line (optional) The optional exhaust line carries the exhausted gas sample away from the monitor. The exhaust line can be up to 50 ft (15.2 m) in length. Ideally this line should terminate outdoors in a location that is not exposed to the elements. -
Page 11: Gas Detector Operation
Tilting the monitor to a vertical position while in operation may cause inaccurate measurements to occur. Turn ON the monitor as follows: BACHARACH 1. Lift up the shield located in front of the handle VERSION x.xx 2. Press the red power ON/OFF toggle switch. -
Page 12: Time Weighted Average Operation
Portable Monitor 3.4 Time Weighted Average Operation 3.4.1 Overview In addition to displaying the current SF level, the monitor can also calculate and display a Time Weighted Average ppm value. This value is available in two formats (8 Hour or Continuous). This provides users with the most appropriate data on their average ppm SF exposure in the working environment. -
Page 13: Peak Reading Operation
Portable Monitor 3.5 Peak Reading Operation In addition to displaying the current SF level, the monitor can also be set up to display its peak ppm measurement. The peak reading display is selected by using the 2ndUNIT function (page 17). PURGE 500pk 100ppm SF6... -
Page 14: Battery - Charging And Using
When the monitor is first powered ON, all front panel lights turn ON and a splash screen appears showing the monitor’s current firmware revision level. After a brief moment the Warm Up screen is displayed along with the front panel ON light (green) blinking. BACHARACH WARM UP VERSION x.xx The monitor requires 15 minutes to warm up from a cold start;... -
Page 15: Function Screens
Portable Monitor MEASURE indicates that the monitor is actively measuring gas. In the screen shown above the monitor is currently detecting 100 ppm of SF gas. The 2ndUNIT value (Blank, Peak PPM, Continuous TWA, or 8 Hr TWA) is user-selected (refer to 2ndUNIT function on page 17). The measurement cycle runs for 4 minutes. PURGE is displayed when the monitor is resetting its infrared detector to a baseline of 0 ppm using the fresh air in the monitor’s internal purge-air bag. - Page 16 Portable Monitor • TWA ALARM – Audible alarm sounds when the TWA or twa, whichever is selected by the 2ndUNIT Function, exceeds the ALARMLVL value. The audible alarm can be temporarily silenced by pressing the SILENCE button (page 16). – Contains records of the last 200 measurements. Each PPM LOG record shows the measurement’s date, time, and ppm level.
- Page 17 Portable Monitor – Displays Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF ) as the gas being monitored. No SELECT GAS TYPE other gas types are available for selection. – Sets the monitor’s date and time. Use the Keypad to enter CLOCK SET DATE & TIME the correct date and time, and then press ENTER to save those values and return to the previous screen.
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Page 18: Working With System Faults
Portable Monitor 3.10 Working with System Faults 3.10.1 Functional Overview If a system malfunction occurs (see Fault Code list, page 19), the front panel FAULT light will flash and the audible alarm, if activated (refer to AUDALRM function page 15), will start beeping. 3.10.2 Clearing / Silencing a Fault Alarm The FAULT light and audible alarm will automatically turn OFF after the cause of the fault has been eliminated. -
Page 19: Fault Codes
Portable Monitor 3.11.4 Fault Codes FAULT CODES ARE ADDITIVE. For example: <0200> Gain Set Fault: The digipot autotune A fault code of <0003> indicates that both a Box sequence has failed. This fault will only occur on Temperature Fault <0001> and a Bench Temper- first boot up or after a firmware upgrade. -
Page 20: Working With The Gas Alarm
Portable Monitor 3.11 Working with the Gas Alarm 3.11.1 Gas-Alarm Light If the detected gas level reaches the gas-alarm level as set by the ALRMLVL function, the front panel ALARM (red) light will flash and the audible alarm, if activated (refer to AUDALRM function on page 15), will start beeping. -
Page 21: First Diagnostic Screen
Portable Monitor 3.13.3 First Diagnostic Screen 4.20885v <0000> Bench Voltage Fault Code Detector Temperature °C ∗ Pressure Reading 29.05cD 14.58psi 0.00075n <0000> Noise Fault Code ∗ 35.40cB 14.59psi Box Temperature °C Pressure Reading In the First Diagnostic screen, the user can toggle between displaying Bench Voltage / Detector Temperature, and Noise / Box Temperature by pressing the Keypad Right button. -
Page 22: Working With The P-Chk Function
Portable Monitor 3.14 Working with the P-CHK Function 3.14.1 Overview The P-CHK function (Pressure Check function) (page 16) is useful to a service technician for troubleshooting a flow-fault problem. The monitor will trigger a flow fault if the pressure drop from ambient is less than 0.2 psi during a purge cycle, and 0.5 psi during a measurement cycle. -
Page 23: Print/Plot Logged Gas Levels
A printout or plot of the last 200 SF ppm measurements can be made by connecting the optional Bacharach printer and printer cable to the monitor as follows (refer to Section 5.1 for printer and cable part numbers): 1. For a printout or plot to be made, the monitor must have been set up to record gas measurements using the LOG INT function (page 16). -
Page 24: Downloading Stored Data To A Personal Computer
Portable Monitor 3.16 Downloading Stored Data to a Personal Computer Using the monitor’s PC DUMP feature (page 17), the last 200 SF gas readings that were stored in memory can be downloaded to a personal computer in ASCII text, comma-delimited format, which can then be imported into most spreadsheet programs for analysis. -
Page 25: Importing Saved Data Into A Spreadsheet
Portable Monitor 4. From the Data Display screen, press both the Keypad Left and Right buttons at the same time to display the first Function Menu screen. Next, use the Keypad buttons to move the arrow (>) until it points to PC-DUMP, and then press the ENTER button to begin the download process. 2ndUNIT PRINT 5. -
Page 26: Maintenance
Portable Monitor 4 Maintenance 4.1 Disassembly When servicing the parts inside the SF Monitor, disassemble the monitor’s metal chassis as follows: Items Required: Medium Phillips head screwdriver • Procedure: 1. Remove monitor and its battery pack from the soft carrying case. 2. -
Page 27: Internal Particulate / Hydrophobic Filter Replacement
Portable Monitor 4.2 Internal Particulate / Hydrophobic Filter Replacement Items Required: Replacement filter (P/N 0007-1654) • Medium Phillips head screwdriver • Procedure: 1. Disassemble the monitor’s metal chassis per Section 4.1. 2. See illustration below and locate the internal particulate / hydrophobic filter. 3. -
Page 28: Updating Firmware
Portable Monitor 4.3 Updating Firmware An RS-232 connector, located on the top panel, is used to update the monitor’s firmware. This flash memory programming connector is for factory and service technician use only. Instruction 3015-5150... -
Page 29: Parts And Service
Portable Monitor 5 Parts and Service 5.1 Replacement Parts & Optional Items Replacement Parts Item Description Part Number Monitor 3015-5148 Replacement Battery Kit 3015-5739 Soft Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap 3015-5700 Bladder Bag Kit 3015-5325 Stainless Steel Probe 3015-5326 Filters: External Filter 3015-2906 Hydrophobic Filter... -
Page 30: Service Centers
United States Bacharach, Inc. 621 Hunt Valley Circle New Kensington, PA 15068 Phone: 724-334-5051 Fax: 724-334-5723 Email: help@mybacharach.com Canada Bacharach of Canada, Inc. 20 Amber St. Unit #7 Markham, Ontario L3R SP4 Canada Phone: 905-470-8985 FAX: 905-470-8963 E-mail: bachcan@idirect.com Instruction 3015-5150... -
Page 31: Declaration Of Conformity
Portable Monitor 6 Declaration of Conformity Instruction 3015-5150... - Page 32 Headquarters: 621 Hunt Valley Circle, New Kensington, PA 15068-7074 Toll Free: 800-736-4666 • Tel: +1-724-334-5000 • FAX: +1-724-334-5001 Website: www.MyBacharach.com • E-mail: help@MyBacharach.com Printed in U.S.A. ® Registered Trademark of Bacharach Inc.