MSA ULTIMA X5000 - Appendix: Calibration Guide for Additional Gases

9 Appendix:CalibrationGuideforAdditionalGases
TheULTIMAXIRPLUSsensorcanbecalibratedforawidevarietyofcombustiblegascompounds.
ThisinformationisonlyapplicableforcombustibleXIRPLUSsensorsanddoesnotapplytoCO
2
andacetylene
sensors.
TheXIRPLUSsensorisonlyperformanceapprovedforMethaneandPropane.
TochangetheXIRPLUScalibration,
1. ScrollandselectSettings.
2. SelectSensor.
3. ScrollandselectGasTable.
4. Selectthegastableforthetargetcompound.
5. SelectSave.
6. ScrolltoSpanValueandselect(shouldalreadybeincorrectmenuaftersavingGasTable).
7. EnterthespanvalueforthetargetcompoundasdescribedinTable21.
8. SelectSave.
9. Gotothehomescreen.
10.Runafullcalibration(Spanandzero)usingthecalibrationgasindicatedinTable21.
YoucannowcalibratetheXIRPLUSsensorusingthecalibrationgasforthetargetcompoundinTable21.
WARNING!
YoumustcalibratetheXIRPLUSsensorwiththecalibrationgasindicatedinTable21forthesensortobeaccurateforthe
targetgas.
Failuretofollowthiswarningcanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Table 21 XIR PLUS Calibration Guide for Additional Gases
Compound Vol%
forNA
LEL
Vol%
forEN
LEL
Linearity
Curve/Table
CalGas NA
Span
Value
EN
Span
Value
Acetaldehyde 4.0 4.0 8 0.1%Propane 29% 29%
AceticAcid 4.0 4.0 3 0.6%Propane 12% 12%
Acetone 2.5 2.5 8 0.1%Propane 20% 20%
Acrolein 2.8 2.8 8 0.1%Propane 59% 59%
AcrylicAcid 2.4 2.4 2 0.6%Propane 10% 10%
AllylAlcohol 2.5 2.5 1 2.5%Methane 85% 85%
Allylamine 2.2 2.2 8 0.1%Propane 18% 18%
AmylAcetate 1.1 1.0 1 2.5%Methane 80% 88%
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9 Appendix: Calibration Guide for Additional Gases