{"id":1028,"date":"2012-06-19T08:54:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gasdetection.com\/?page_id=1028"},"modified":"2014-09-25T06:22:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T13:22:37","slug":"calibration-procedure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gasdetection.com\/the-tech-center\/more-on-the-gases-we-detect\/ethylene-oxide\/calibration-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Calibration Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"left\">CALIBRATION KIT<\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\">An ethylene oxide calibration kit can be obtained from:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.specair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> SPEC AIR SPECIALTY GASES<\/a><br \/> 22 Albiston Way<br \/> Auburn, ME 04210<br \/>Phone:\u00a0 1-800-292-6218<\/p>\n<h3>The &#8220;Interscan One&#8221; calibration kit includes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"blue\">A specially treated aluminum cylinder, containing 160 liters of 4 ppm ethylene oxide (balance nitrogen) span gas. Cylinder is provided with flow gauge adjustable from 0.5 to 5 liters per minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"blue\">A 5 liter Tedlar<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> sample bag, provided with a stainless steel shut-off valve<\/li>\n<li class=\"blue\">A 12 inch (305 mm) length of \u00bc inch (6.35 mm) OD type FEP Teflon<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> tubing<\/li>\n<li class=\"blue\">Hard Plastic Carrying Case is optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>The &#8220;Interscan Two&#8221; calibration kit includes all the above, and adds a hard plastic carrying case.<\/h3>\n<p>One of the advantages of these kits, besides the care used in blending the standards, is that the empty gas cylinders can be refilled, rather than thrown away.<\/p>\n<h2>CALIBRATION PROCEDURE<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Zero the monitor, using the zeroing procedure described in section 4.0 of the instruction manual.<\/li>\n<li>Fill sample bag with gas from cylinder of EtO.<\/li>\n<li>Connect sample bag to the INLET of monitor.<\/li>\n<li>After 8 to 9 minutes, adjust the SPAN until panel meter or concentration display indicates the ppm concentration printed on the gas cylinder.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the sample bag. Allow reading to return to zero on its own. Instrument is now calibrated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Refer to section 5.0 of the instruction manual for more details on instrument calibration.<!-- An instructional video is available, which covers maintenance, operation, and calibration of EtO monitors.--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>ALTERNATIVE CALIBRATION METHOD<\/h4>\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasdetection.com\/knowledge-base\/calibration-issues\/permeation-devices\/\">permeation devices<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0 For further information, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:&#x73;&#x65;&#x72;&#x76;&#x69;&#x63;&#x65;&#x40;&#x67;&#x61;&#x73;&#x64;&#x65;&#x74;&#x65;&#x63;&#x74;&#x69;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;?subject=Perm%20tube calibration for EtO\">factory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Contact our <a href=\"mailto:&#x73;&#x65;&#x72;&#x76;&#x69;&#x63;&#x65;&#x40;&#x67;&#x61;&#x73;&#x64;&#x65;&#x74;&#x65;&#x63;&#x74;&#x69;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\">Service Department<\/a>\u00a0to order the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALIBRATION KIT An ethylene oxide calibration kit can be obtained from: SPEC AIR SPECIALTY GASES 22 Albiston Way Auburn, ME 04210Phone:\u00a0 1-800-292-6218 The &#8220;Interscan One&#8221; calibration kit includes: A specially treated aluminum cylinder, containing 160 liters of 4 ppm ethylene oxide (balance nitrogen) span gas. 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