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Appendix
A.2 Response factors
FIDAMAT 6-G
A-2
Operating instructions, 07/2006, A5E00478463
If this product is used outside of the European Union, the standards and regulations valid in
the country of the operator are to be observed!
A.2 Response factors
The FIDAMAT 6 response factors fulfill the requirements of DIN EN 12619 and
DIN EN 13526.
Table A-1 Response factors according to DIN EN 12619
Components Permitted range
Aliphatic hydrocarbons, represented by methane
and ethane
0.90 to 1.10
Aromatic hydrocarbons, represented by benzene
and toluene
0.85 to 1.10
Dichloromethane 0.75 to 1.15
Control gas mixture Permissible deviation 15 % of the specified
concentration
Table A-2 Response factors according to DIN EN 13526
Components Permitted range
Methane 0.9 to 1.2
Aliphatic hydrocarbons, represented by ethane,
butane, hexane, heptane, octane or cyclohexane
0.9 to 1.1
Aromatic hydrocarbons, represented by benzene
and toluene
0.8 to 1.1
Aliphatic alcohols, represented by methanol,
ethanol or propanol
0.7 to 1.0
Esters, for example ethyl acetate or isobutyl
acetate
0.7 to 1.0
Ketones, e.g. acetone 0.7 to 1.0
Organic acids, e.g. acetic acid 0.5 to 1.0
See also
Calibration submenu (Page 5-12)
A.3 Overview of operating functions
There is a list of the device functions In the following overview. This list corresponds to the
software version 4.