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April 16, 2003
Technology
Applications
Advantage: VX500
Sensing
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UV Lamp
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UV Lamp
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UV Lamp
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UV Lamp
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UV Lamp
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UV Lamp-+
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Negative electrode
Positive electrode
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Negative electrode
Positive electrode
57.2 ppm
Lamp Choice
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Technology• Power of lamp measured in electron volts (eV)
• eV rating of lamp must be higher than eV potential of compound (found in NIOSH guide) for compound to be detected
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Chemical Name IP (eV) Detected with a 10.6 eV lamp
Detected with a 11.7 eV lamp
Benzene 9.25 YES YES
Toluene 8.82 YES YES
m-Xylene 8.56 YES YES
Ethylbenzene 8.77 YES YES
Ammonia 10.20 YES YES
Methylene Chloride 11.32 NO YES
Carbon monoxide 14.01 NO NO
Oxygen 12.08 NO NO
Water 12.60 NO NO
Selectivity
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Technology• PID’s are not selective in which compounds they
detect
• Apply the correct response factor to the reading
• Need to consider:– What VOC’s am I likely to see?– What of these has the lowest Permissible Exposure
Limit?
Applications
• Benzene monitoring
• Personnel hygiene monitoring
• Safety monitoring applications
Applications
Petrochemical
• Arson investigation
• Site assessment
• Perimeter monitoring
• Spill tracking
• Leak detection
Applications
Fire Service/Hazmat
• Fuel cell entry
• Safety monitoring
Applications
Military & Commercial Aviation
• Remediation
• Soil sampling
Applications
Environmental
• Drug raid teams
• First responder
• Domestic preparedness
Applications
Law Enforcement
Advantage: VX500
The VX500 is completely compatible with the DS1000 Docking Station
Advantage: VX500
DockabilityDockability
The VX500 can be connected to the iTX or any non-aspirated Industrial Scientific instrument for real-
time multigas monitoring with ppm VOC, or can be used
in stand-alone
Advantage: VX500
FlexibilityFlexibility
• Accessible lamp• Easy lamp cleaning
• Lamp conditioning module• Duckbill pump filter
• Simple faceplate replacement• Easy ionization chamber cleaning
Advantage: VX500
Easy to ServiceEasy to Service
Advantage: VX500
Benzene Benzene MonitoringMonitoring
• Continuous monitoring of benzene• Cost effective
• Simple – same instrument
Lithium ion battery delivers 18 hours of runtime
Advantage: VX500
RuntimeRuntime
Rotating Dot Matrix Rotating Dot Matrix DisplayDisplay
Easy-to-read dot matrix display can be rotated 180 degrees
for easy reading while hanging during perimeter
monitoring
• Field input with iButton
• Snapshot Mode
• Expanded capacity • (7500 data points or 1800
snapshots)
Advantage: VX500
Datalogging Datalogging FlexibilityFlexibility
Flow technology and compensation programming minimizes the effect of humidity and temperature extremes on the VX500s performance
Advantage: VX500
Humidity & Temperature Humidity & Temperature PerformancePerformance
Advantage: VX500
Lamp 10.6eV
Sample draw range 100 feet
Range 0 – 5000 ppm
Resolution 0.1 ppm @ 0-99.9 ppm1 ppm @ 100 – 5000 ppm
Preprogrammed response factors
100 total with area for 5 favorites
Approvals UL, cUL, CENELEC (ATEX) and Australia – EEx ia IIC T4
Weight 25.6 ounces (726g)
Size 10.0” x 3.0” x 2.1”(253mm x 75mm x 53mm)
Resources• VX500 Launch CD
• VX500 manual
• Catalog
• 1-800-DETECTS (1-800-338-3287)
• Local ISC District Manager