Bacharach The Informant2, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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The Informant™ 2
0019-9211 Rev 9 3
1.3. Technical Characteristics
Specification Description
Power Four ‘AA’ Alkaline Batteries
Warm-Up Time
10 seconds
Gases
Detected Refrigerants: All CFC, HCFC and HFC refrigerants
including: R-12, R-22, R-123, R-134a and blends
R-404A, R-408A, R-409A, and R-410A (i.e., any
refrigerant containing Chlorine, Fluorine or Bromine
gas).
Combustibles:
Response Time
All combustible gases and vapors.
0.2 seconds
Sensitivity Refrigerants: 0.5 oz/year (14 g/yr) of R-134a
(hardest to detect refrigerant) as detected by
moving probe tip at 2" (50 mm) per second,
0.1" (3 mm) above leak source. A leak rate of less
than 0.25 oz/year (7 g/yr) can be detected when
probe tip is held steady over leak source for at
least 5 seconds.
Combustibles:
Sensitivity
Adjustment
50 ppm Methane, minimum.
Automatic
Battery Life 4–5 hours, under typical intermittent operation
Sensors Combustibles: Semiconductor type with a typical
5 year life span, plug-in replacement.
Refrigerant:
Probe
Heated Diode type with a typical life
span of 150 hours or 1 year of normal use, plug-in
replacement.
Flexible gooseneck, 20 inch (508 mm) maximum
length [reduces to 3 inches (76 mm) when wrapped
around instrument], includes integral sensor, filter,
and LED
Sampling
System Flow
Rate 40 to 50 cc/min with sensor installed
Weight 0.86 lb (0.39 kg) w/ batteries