TSI Instruments Sidepak Air Monitoring Protocol Download Page 8

 

 
 
Perform a Zero Calibration 
 

 

 (

WEB VIDEO) SIDEPAK ZERO CALIBRATION: 

http://ccap.etr.org/base/documents/SidePakZeroCalibration.flv

 

 
 

Follow these steps: 

 

1.

 

Make sure the Sidepak is turned on by pressing the leftmost pink button PAGE 

2.

 

Once the Sidepak is in SURVEY MODE, press the PAGE button again to reach the 
MAIN MENU  

3.

 

Use the arrow keys until the ZERO CAL text appears and then press the ENTER 
key, which is the angled arrow on the right side of the control panel  

4.

 

Attach the zero calibration filter to the inlet of the Sidepak  

5.

 

Press the ENTER button again  

6.

 

Wait 1 minute until the zeroing procedure is finished  

7.

 

Press the PAGE button to return to the SURVEY MODE screen 

Check the Air Flow Rate 

 

Follow these steps: 

 

1.

 

Attach the rotameter to the inlet of the Sidepak making sure to attach the flow 
dampener between the rotameter and the Sidepak (Note:  You can also use a primary 
flow calibrator such as the TSI 4146 to calibrate the air flow of the Sidepak). 

2.

 

Make sure the Sidepak is turned on by pressing the leftmost pink button PAGE 

3.

 

Once the Sidepak is in SURVEY MODE, press the PAGE button again to reach the 
MAIN MENU  

4.

 

Use the arrow keys until the ADJUST FLOW text appears and then press the 
ENTER key, which is the angled arrow on the right side of the control panel  

5.

 

Use the up and down arrows to adjust the air flow of the Sidepak until the top edge 
of the rotometer hits the line for 1.7 liters per minute.  

6.

 

Press the ENTER button again to save the air flow rate value 

7.

 

Press the PAGE button to return to the SURVEY MODE screen 

 

Check the PM-2.5 Impactor 

 

 

 (

WEB VIDEO) SIDEPAK IMPACTOR: 

http://ccap.etr.org/base/documents/SidePakImpactors.flv

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Sidepak

Page 1: ...l 0 01 1 S Se ec co on nd dh ha an nd d S Sm mo ok ke e D Dr ri if ft t B Be et tw we ee en n A Ap pa ar rt tm me en nt t U Un ni it ts s V Ve er rs si io on n 1 1 0 0 C Ca al li if fo or rn ni ia a...

Page 2: ...m a Zero Calibration 8 Check the Air Flow Rate 8 Check the PM 2 5 Impactor 9 Install the TrakPro software and Sidepak Drivers on a Windows PC 9 Step II Set up the Sidepak for Monitoring 10 Method 1 Se...

Page 3: ...ument is intended to be sufficient to perform the protocol but supplementary written and multi media materials are also available over the Web as indicated Contact For questions or comments about this...

Page 4: ...for monitoring respirable particles Impactor kit with multiple impactors grease screwdriver optional Rotameter air flow meter with tubing and flow dampener optional USB cable for downloading data Trak...

Page 5: ...n for at least 3 seconds The display will show a countdown and shut off automatically when 0 is reached What Does the Sidepak Measure The Sidepak is an aerosol monitor which means that it measures par...

Page 6: ...he universal serial bus on a computer that is used to connect to the Sidepak and retrieved saved data Detailed Protocol Below are step by step directions for using the Sidepak monitor to record second...

Page 7: ...enu appears and then press the ENTER key which is the angled arrow on the right side of the control panel 4 Use the arrow keys to go down until the CALIBRATION FACTOR submenu appears and press ENTER 5...

Page 8: ...the rotameter to the inlet of the Sidepak making sure to attach the flow dampener between the rotameter and the Sidepak Note You can also use a primary flow calibrator such as the TSI 4146 to calibrat...

Page 9: ...ead of TrakPro Follow These Steps 1 Load the TrakPro software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive on your Windows computer 2 When prompted click on the INSTALL TRAKPRO button 3 Wait for the software to be i...

Page 10: ...until you press ENTER twice to stop logging Method 2 Set up the Sidepak to Visualize Real Time Data on a Computer Using the SidePak Buddy Software DOWNLOAD SIDEPAK BUDDY SOFTWARE http exposurescience...

Page 11: ...ware make sure there is room for both the laptop and the SidePak The Sidepak should be set to save data in your home for at least a week so that it can record several distinct smoking events During th...

Page 12: ...unit or witness a smoker in a nearby unit or a common area take the Sidepak and the attached computer if you are using the SidePak Buddy software and move it to different locations around your home t...

Page 13: ...h as My Sidepak Data 3 21 08 to 3 27 08 CSV and a delimiter format The comma delimiter CSV format is the easiest to use with other software such as Excel 9 Press OK to save all the data runs in a sing...

Page 14: ...e a graph or 2 use a program like to Excel to graph the data If you chose to store the monitoring data in the Sidepak internal memory and have downloaded it using TrakPro the easiest thing to do is to...

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