CalibrationWarnings-ReadbeforeCalibrating
AlthoughULTIMAX5000sensorsarefactorycalibrated,anothercalibrationisrecommendedoncetheunitisinstalledinits
finalenvironmentaldestination.
WARNING!
UsezerogaswhenzeroingtheULTIMAX5000transmitterifthereisanypossibilityofbackgroundgas.Otherwise,improper
calibrationcouldoccur.
Foroptimalsensorperformance,allowsensortoacclimatetoapplicationconditionsfor24hoursbeforeperforminganinitial
calibration.
Performcalibrations24hoursafterinitialstartupandatafrequencyidentifiedinsection5.2CalibrationFrequencyand
5.3.1CalibrationFrequencyforXCellSensorswithTruCalandDiffusionSupervision(H2S&COonly).
XCellSensorswithTruCal(CO%H
2
S)withCalibrationAlertenabledprovideanindicationfor"CalibrationRecommended"
and"CalibrationRequired".Wheneitherindicationisprovidedbythedevice,calibratethesensor.
Failuretofollowthiswarningcanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
5.1 CalibrationEquipment
Agascylinderwithaknownconcentrationofgasappropriatefortherangeofmeasurementisneeded.Sensorscomewith
presetspangasvaluesappropriateforthemeasurementrange.SeeTable14forDefaultSpanValuesbySensorType.
CalibrationkitsareavailablefromMSAforcalibrationoftheULTIMAX5000.Thekitscomehousedinaconvenientcarrying
caseandcontainallitemsnecessaryforacompleteandaccuratecalibration,includingaregulator,tubing,andcalibration
caps.SeeTable16toselecttheappropriatekitforthesensortype.Thecalibrationkitcanalsobeorderedwithoutagas
cylinder.
Table 16 Calibration Kits
GasType Range Concentration CylinderPart
Number
P/Nwith
CalibrationKit
Calibration
KitOnly
(NoCylinder)
Carbon
Monoxide
0-100
PPM
60PPM
1
710882 710882-KIT1 CALKIT1
0-500
PPM
300PPM
1
10027938 10027938-KIT1 CALKIT1
0-1000
PPM
400PPM
1
10028048 10028048-KIT1 CALKIT1
Hydrogen 0-1000
PPM
500PPM
2
10022386 19922386-KIT1 CALKIT1
Hydrogen
Sulfide
0-10PPM 5PPM
2
10028084 10028084-KIT1 CALKIT1
0-50PPM
40PPM
2
10028062 10028062-KIT1 CALKIT1
0-100
PPM
0-20PPM
10PPM
1
1400255-1 1400250-1
N/A
0-50PPM 25PPM
1
1400255-3 1400250-3
60 Ultima X5000 Gas Monitor US
5 Calibration