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Aerosol inlet and outlet
The aerosol inlet is located at the top of the instrument. The internal pump
provides an air flow of about 0.5 l/min. The standard aerosol inlet has a 6
mm barb for tubing connection and contains a coarse wire mesh to keep
coarse dirt and small insects out of the instrument.
The air exits the device via the USB-port and
SD-card
opening in the housing. Note that the air is not filtered
internally, so do not connect the instrument to hazardous
nanoparticle sources!
Tubing
When using the Partector with tubing (to attach the optional cyclone, or
for other purposes), make sure not to use conductive silicone tubing.
This type of tubing is frequently used because with conductive tubing,
there are no electrostatic losses of particles, and the silicone tubing is
very flexible. Unfortunately, this type of tubing releases silanes which
leed to rapid fouling of the Partector's corona wire. We recommend using
PVC tubing instead
– a nice flexible version is Tygon S3 E-3603. If in
doubt about using tubing, please contact us. In any case, tubing should
only be as long as necessary to prevent particle losses in the tubing.
Supplying power
To charge the partector or to operate it for periods longer than the battery
lifetime, connect the partector USB port to a PC or Laptop or to a USB-
Charger to charge the device.
While charging, the blue charge LED on the front panel lights up. When
the partector is fully charged, it turns off.
