Chapter 9. The Qualification Study
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9.1 Introduction (cont.)
Note: In the event of power glitches or short-term drops in supply voltage (“brownouts”), there
is a remote chance that the Kaye Validator AVS will fail to fall back to its backup battery. In this
case, the Validator could reset and potentially lose any study data stored in internal memory. To
prevent this from occurring, Kaye recommends connecting the Validator AVS to an Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS) in areas likely to experience brownouts.
When the qualification study is complete, reports can be generated to document the specifics of
the study using the Kaye Validator AVS report generator. (See Chapter 10.)
Before beginning the qualification study:
• Place the Kaye Validator AVS in a location with stable and even temperature, not
exposed to any local heat sources (i.e., close directly to a sterilizer, an open door causing a
draft, etc.). Temperature variations and/or exposure to external heat sources during
qualification studies may cause temporary temperature measurement errors.
• To provide maximum accuracy during the qualification study, power up the Validator
AVS and let it run for approximately 30 minutes in the operating environment where
qualification is to be performed in order for the Validator AVS to acclimate to the ambient
temperature.
• Position the sensors in the vessel or chamber (the asset) being tested.
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