Description
Lasair II Particle Counter Operations Manual
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The Lasair II particle counter can be controlled and operated in the following ways:
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As a stand-alone unit
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Connected to Particle Measuring Systems facility monitoring software, Facility
Net or Pharmaceutical Net
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From the web browser on your computer, when connected to the particle counter
with an Ethernet 10Base-T compatible network
If you suspect that certain areas of your facility are a source of particles, you can
easily transport the Lasair II particle counter to those locations for sampling. You
can name the location on a setup menu. When the sampling ends and prints out,
each printout is labeled with the location name.
When connected to a computer or network, a menu allows you to set addresses and
enable different communications protocols to suit your needs. Once the
communications protocols are set up from the Lasair II particle counter unit, you
can modify and view the sampling process from a remote computer by means of
Particle Measuring Systems’ Facility Net
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software.
The Lasair II particle counter stores 3,000 sample records in Random Access
Memory. When connected to a computer or network, sampling records can be
downloaded or deleted.
External Features
The Lasair II particle counter is compact, portable and loaded with features.
Features to be discussed are segregated by location on the particle counter:
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Top
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Front panel
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Back panel
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Side panel
Top Features —
The Sampling inlet and the T/RH sensor port are found on the
top of the Lasair II particle counter:
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Sampling inlet
: Air for particle count sampling is brought into the top of the
particle counter through the sampling inlet.
An anodized aluminum sampling funnel fits over the sampling inlet. The inner
diameter of the funnel has two cylindrical grooves, each fitted with an O-ring to
seal and secure the funnel on the sampling inlet.
1. This manual references Facility Net when discussing the user-interface software used to control
the Lasair II particle counter. However, you can use either Facility Net or Pharmaceutical Net
wherever you see Facility Net referenced.
