MSA Altair 5x PID Flashcards
A PID uses a ____ to ionize the compound of interest.
Ultraviolet lamp
____ is a reference gas used during calibration to zero the device.
Zero gas
___ is a reference gas used during calibration to determine the slope of the calibrated response curve.
Span gas
For the 0-2000 ppm PID sensor the only allowable calibration gas is ____ppm isobutylene
100
What gas is used to calibrate the Altair 5x PID as the span gas?
Isobutylene
The ALTAIR 5x PID is available with a max of five sensors which can display ___ gases
Six
What side is the arrow down?
Left
What side is the arrow up
Right
Where is the power button?
Middle
The device monitors gases in ___ and in the work place
Ambient air
Color and number of LEDs for alarm
2 red
1 green LED means
Safe
1 yellow LED
Fault
Charging status LED is where?
Bottom left
The safe LED flashes once every _____
15 seconds
What does the acronym STEL stand for?
Short term exposure limit
What does the acronym TWA stand for
Time weighted average
The fault LED will activate if?
A pump fault
A sensor is missing or inoperable
A device memory error
A heart symbol means what
End of life cycle for meter
What color is the heart symbol is for an end of life warning?
Orange
The operating beep activates every ____
30 seconds
Where is the battery level indicator located?
Top right corner
Where is the LEL indicator located
Top left
What does VOC stand for?
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
What does So2 stand for
Sulfur dioxide -a colorless gas or liquid with strong choking odor. Produced from burning fossil fuels
What colorless gas or liquid produces a choking odor from burning fossil fuels?
Sulfur dioxide
The VOC indicator is located where on the meter
Bottom left
The CO indicator is located in the ____ of the meter
Middle left
What is H2S
Hydrogen sulfide
Where is the bump option located
Bottom left below VOC
Normal run time of the meter under normal conditions
12 hours actual run time may vary depending on conditions and ambient air
The device goes into battery shutdown mode _____ seconds before final shutdown
60
Use of any charge besides the charger supplied for the device will
Damage the device
Minimum ambient temperature to charge the device is
10 c or 50 f
Maximum ambient air to charge the device is
35 degrees c or 95 degrees f
The STEL page shows average exposure over a _____ minute limit
15
The TWA alarm is calculated over ____ period
8 hour
TWA calculation over 8hours
1 hr of exposure of 50 ppm
4hr of exposure of 50ppm and 4hr exposure of 100ppm
12 hour exposure of 100ppm
6.25ppm
75ppm
150ppm
Hr x ppm plus 7hrs x0ppm over 8hrs
The date display is in what format
Mm-DD-YY
The motion alert feature goes into pre alarm after ____ of no motion detected and full alarm after ____ of no motion detected
20seconds and 30 seconds
What is the symbol for the motion alert feature?
A plus symbol
What arrow button do you have to press in order to clear the motion alert alarm?
The arrow up
Deficient o2 level is
<19.5
Enriched o2 level is
> 20.8
The device can detect up to 30% o2 but is only approved for use at ___
21%
This device can be equipped with _____ that detects a variety of combustible gases up to 100% LEL
Catalytic combustible sensor
A catalytic combustible has reading of XXX indicates what?
The atmosphere could be above 100% LEL or 5.00% Vol CH4
False VOC alarms can occur from
Changes in barometric pressure (altitude) humidity or extreme changes in ambient air temperatures
What does FAS stand for
Fresh air set up
Don’t perform unless in a clean environment
Hands on the clock pointed left indicate
TWA
Hands on the clock pointed right indicate
STEL page
Each page contains how many gas names?
14
Turn on device and the user should verify
Alarm LED flashes
Horn sounds briefly
Vibrating alarm triggers briefly
When should user perform bump test?
Before every use
If the heart symbol is flashing the sensor has
Reached its end of life cycle
Battery warning repeats will flash every ______ seconds
30
Users can check operation of sampling system any time during operation by____
Blocking the sampling system to generate a pump alarm
Press the arrow _____ to reset the pump alarm and restart the pump
Arrow up
The meters uses how many and what type of battery
3 AA
To clear the pump the user should
Correct any flow blockage and press the arrow up the pump will then restart
Before handling the mother board be sure you are properly
Grounded
Clean the device with a
Damp cloth
The weight of the device is ___lbs with battery clip
1lbs
What kind of alarms does this device have
LED
Vibrating
Audible
What is the charge time?
Less than 6 hrs
Maximum safe charging voltage
6.7 volts
What is the battery type
Rechargeable lithium ion
What sensor measures combustible gasses
Catalytic sensor
What sensor measures oxygen and toxic gases
Electrochemical
What sensor measures VOC
PID
Do not use what kind of tubing with this meter?
Silicon
Sampling lines are made from 0.125inch(3mm) inner diameter tubing must be limited to____ ft
100ft
Sampling lines made from 0.062inch(1.57mm) inner diameter tubing provide fast transport times to the device but is limited to _____ ft in length
50ft
STEL formula
Q x Q divided by c= x
You will see an orange heart sensor for what…
Warning of end of life for the sensor
You will see an orange heart sensor for what…
Warning of end of life for the sensor
You will see blinking red heart for…
The end of life for the sensor
When the meter reads XXX the percent of LEL is….
ABOVE the LEL
