A5/A3™ Operating Instructions 046-003777-00 4 - 23
Preoperative Tests Vaporizer Tests
3. Connect one end of the breathing circuit to the bag arm, one end to the inspiratory port and
the Y-piece to the test port:
4. Mount and lock the vaporizer onto the vaporizer mount. (Certain vaporizers need to be set
to at least 1% for correct testing. See the vaporizer manufacturer’s manual for details.)
5. Set the fresh gas flow to 200 ml/min.
6. Set the APL valve to 75 and verify that the pressure on the airway pressure gauge increases
above 30 cmH
2
O within 2 minutes.
7. Turn off the vaporizer.
8. Repeat Steps 4, 5, 6, and 7 for the other vaporizer.
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