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forcesonthewindowoftheIR-sensor.AcontaminatedIR-sensorleadstolonger
measurementmesbutnottowrongmeasurements.
13.4 Periodic Vericaon and calibraon with Humidity Standards
Likeallprecisionmeasurementinstruments,theLabMaster-awneomustbe
checked periodically and if necessary recalibrated. Please head back to chapter
6tolearnmoreaboutvericaonandcalibraon.TheNovasinaSAL-Thumidity
standardsaresuitableforthisprocedure.Ifrequired,thestandardscanbeprovi-
dedwithancercateissuedbyinternaonalaccreditedlab.
13.5 Replacing Protecve Filters
Alwaysuseatleasttheprovidedmechanicalproteconltertoprotectthe
measuringsensorfromcontaminaonbyoverlledsamplecups.Inaddion,it
mightbenecessarytouseachemicalproteconltertoprotectsensorfrom
volalecomponents.Variousltersareavailablefordierenttypeofvolales.
PleaseconsultthelterselecondatasheetorcontactyourlocalNovasinaagent
if you need help.
Astheltersarexedbymagnet,usetheservicetoolwhichislocatedinthesalt
standardcasetotakeexhaustedltersawayandmountfreshonesback.
Suchchemicalproteconltershavetobereplacedperiodicallyduetothefact
thattheygetsaturated.AsltersdonotcovertheIR-sensor,measurementme
will not be elongated nor disturb the temperature measurement of the sample.
NovasinaprovidesthefollowingchemicalproteconltersfortheLabMaster-aw
neo:
eVC-18 lter:
Protectsagainstshort-chainedorganicacidsasacecandformicacidandother
carboxylicacids(butyricacidetc)andoxidizingagentsashydrogenperoxideand
chlorine and as well againts diluted sulfur dioxide.
eVC-18 / eVALC combinaon:
Protectsagainstessenaloilorotherstrongaroma.WorksbestwithawSens-
ELS.
Redox lter:
Protectsagainstvolalescontainingprimaryandsecondaryalcohols(aenon,
ethanolisanexcepon,gylcerin,glycols,PEG,perfumes,avoursetc.
Inaddion,thefollowingsensorsareavailable:
awSens-ENS
Standardsensorformostapplicaonexceptformeasurementsamplescontai-
ningethanoland/oressenaloils
awSens-ELS
Specialsensor,resilientagainstalcoholandcertainpolyalcohols.Mustbeused
forsamplescontainingalcoholand/oressenaloils/strongaroma
13.6 How to Check Chemical Protecon Filters for Saturaon
Allltersareapsorpon-type,thustheywillbecomesaturatedaersomeme
andloosetheirfunconality.Itisofcrucialimportancetocheckthelterfor
saturaon.Pleaseproceedasfollows: