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3-Gas Analyzer PGA3500 

Revision Level - D 

Operations Manual

 

 

PGA 3500

 

 

 

 

Portable 3-Gas IR Analyzer 

 

 

Please read, understand, and follow these instructions before operating this equipment. 

Super Systems, Inc. is not responsible for damages incurred due to a failure to comply with these 

instructions.  If at any time there are questions regarding the proper use of this analyzer, please 

contact us at (800) 666-4330 for assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

7205 Edington Drive 

Cincinnati, OH  45249 

513-772-0060  800-666-4330 

Fax: 513-772-9466 

www.supersystems.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PGA 3500

Page 1: ...ns before operating this equipment Super Systems Inc is not responsible for damages incurred due to a failure to comply with these instructions If at any time there are questions regarding the proper...

Page 2: ...Display Values Menu Page 5 12 Help Page Menu Page 6 13 Calibration Dates and Run Times Menu Page 7 13 Language Lengua Menu Page 8 13 Battery Status Menu Page 9 14 About Sign On Menu Page 10 14 Revisi...

Page 3: ...ng reshipment Super Systems will not be responsible for damage caused by improper packaging Moisture and Condensation Depending on the composition of the gas being sampled it is possible that condensa...

Page 4: ...ent Measuring the level of CO in the carrier gas allows correction of the carbon reading at the furnace Heat Treat Furnaces Conventional Endo Gas Furnace atmosphere carbon potential C can be verified...

Page 5: ...e CO and CH4 sensors have been calibrated to be most accurate within the ranges as shown above however both sensors are capable of measuring gas concentrations of up to 100 00 Sampling method Extracti...

Page 6: ...uously pressed toggles between the main page and the menu list On most pages this key can be used to turn the pump on and off without using Screen 4 On some screens it is used to change a selection or...

Page 7: ...ure smooth operation When new the elements in both of these filters are a yellow white color Both are oriented in the sample stream in a manner that causes any contaminants to collect on the outside o...

Page 8: ...SET DISPLAY VALUES 6 HELP 7 CALIBRATION DATES 8 LANGUAGE LENGUA 9 BATTERY STATUS 10 ABOUT SIGN ON 11 REVISION DISPLAY 12 LOGGED DATA START DATE 13 LOGGED DATA DISPLAY 14 SESSION 15 SAMPLING PARAMETERS...

Page 9: ...and also displays the internal temperature IT of the instrument This internal temperature should never exceed 50 Note about Menu Numbers Each menu screen has a unique number that will be displayed in...

Page 10: ...area up and down the following data should be entered FC TC This is the furnace thermocouple value or the furnace temperature PB MV This is the millivoltage from the carbon probe PB TC This is the pro...

Page 11: ...s not to calculate the probe carbon but to enable the PGA to compute the suggested COF PF Without knowing the current instrument values it cannot compute the suggested values What is a CO Factor or a...

Page 12: ...set the pump mode The sample pump mode can be changed from OFF to ON to AUTO by pressing the circular arrow key Auto mode will turn the pump on when the flow is below approximately 1 5 SCFH and off wh...

Page 13: ...hlight the desired location by using the up and down arrow keys Then enter the number using the numeric keypad and pressing Enter Pressing the ESC button once will clear any typed data that is on the...

Page 14: ...recharge the battery but it will take a few days to accomplish this By leaving the instrument plugged in and periodically checking the battery voltage to see if it is increasing you will be able to de...

Page 15: ...date Logged Data File Menu Page 13 Each minute there are 15 points of data collected The time of each data point is shown along the left hand side of the screen The arrow buttons will scroll backwards...

Page 16: ...art a session on the PGA A session will allow the user to identify the operation of the PGA and break all of the logged data into manageable sections Sessions can be viewed on a computer with the XGA...

Page 17: ...ocations can all be modified and added through the XGA Viewer software Once a session has started the second page of the session menu will be displayed From this page the user can add a note to the se...

Page 18: ...range from 0 to 999 The IR Mode is a selection to determine if the instrument is running in Automatic or Manual mode When in Monitor mode no changes will be made to the COF PF of the control instrumen...

Page 19: ...COF PF Adj C Press the down arrow key once to highlight the On Delay field Enter a 10 5 and press Enter Press the down arrow key once to highlight the Off Delay field Enter a 5 and press Enter Press t...

Page 20: ...inue If the value is more than 20 out it will be BAD and the calibration will not be allowed to proceed If this occurs check to make sure that you are using the correct gas and that there is adequate...

Page 21: ...with the position number are Position Rate Position Rate 0 1200 9 76800 1 2400 10 115200 2 4800 11 230400 3 9600 12 460800 4 14400 13 921600 5 19200 6 28800 7 38400 8 57600 To change the baud rate pre...

Page 22: ...the circular arrow key to cycle through the options or press the option s position number and press Enter The Furn TC Inst Addr is the address of the Furn TC Inst To change the address enter the new v...

Page 23: ...out it will be BAD and the calibration will not be allowed to proceed If this occurs check to make sure that you are using the correct gas and that there is adequate flow If it is still not operating...

Page 24: ...ions address The instrument does not have DHCP therefore a fixed IP address must be assigned General Information Menu Page 28 This menu page will display some general information about the PGA This sc...

Page 25: ...n Gas Part Number 13084 Bowl Filter Assembly Including Element Part Number 37048 Bowl Filter Element Media Replacement 10 Pack Part Number 31027 Flexible Sample Tubing Assembly with Filter Part Number...

Page 26: ...7 2041 C Added MCO section in Revision History Updated logo on title page Updated parts list Changed picture sizes Added functionality for menus 8 14 15 20 28 Updated menu 6 to include help text Updat...

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