Model IR5500
40
It is unsafe to use the IR5500 when there is negative drift in the LEL range. A LEL
negative drift causes both currents to go to zero and the fault relay to de-energize.
The LEL negative drift may occur when the system is first installed and not yet
aligned.
Negative drift on the ppm range is not a dangerous condition as with a LEL negative
drift. The ppm negative drift does not put the IR5500 into a total fault. Nonetheless,
it returns the ppm current to zero.