Portable Oxygen Analyzer

Service Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adapter to prevent back filling.

 

 

O2 flow rate should not

 

 

exceed 5 l/min.

 

 

C) Oxygen concentration at the

 

 

sensor is significantly higher

 

 

than 21%. Take the

 

 

instrument to a well-

 

 

ventilated area and check

 

 

the reading again.

 

 

E) Try calibrating with a known

 

 

good sensor; if this fails, see

 

 

symptom "Reading drifts

 

 

over 2–3%..."

The sensor does not

Water is condensing

A) Remove the sensor from tee

react to changes in

on the sensing

adapter and unscrew the

oxygen concentration,

surface.

plastic flow diverter. Using

or the readings are

Electrical interference

absorbent tissue or cotton

unstable and drifting.

swab, gently wipe off sensing

is disrupting the

 

surface inside threaded

 

electronics

 

portion of sensor assembly.

 

 

 

 

B) Relocate unit away from

 

 

sources of electrical noise

 

 

such as cauterizing equipment

 

 

and two-way radios.

 

 

 

The display is flashing

The unit has detected

A) Check sensor cable

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a fault in the signal

connections and make sure

from the sensor.

they are completely

 

 

Sensor has expired.

inserted into the mating

 

connector and the capture

 

 

 

The sensor has been

nut is firmly in place.

 

exposed to a gas

B) Expose the sensor in 100%

 

containing little or no

 

O2 and check calibration.

 

oxygen.

 

C) The sensor output has

 

 

 

 

fallen to a level where it is

 

 

no longer usable. Replace

 

 

sensor.

The oxygen reading

Like all O2 sensors,

A) During calibration, make

fluctuates or appears to

the R17MED detects

sure there is no restrictions

be incorrect.

the changes in the

on exhaust side of sensor. If

 

partial pressure of

the reading changes with

 

O2.

flow, the sensor is

 

 

pressurized or there may be

 

 

a leak in the system.

 

 

B) If a high degree of accuracy

 

 

is desired, or the

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