Fluke Air Quality Measurement - Making the Number Add Up Understanding Specifications and Performance of Indoor Air Quality Test
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... equipment beyond the means of humidity meters will decline over time due to reach ambient temperature. Airborne particles Sensor technologies. The particle counter uses a pump to achieving optimal temperature performance. Technology characteristics. Stability and drift. Incandescent light is surrounded by...circuitry too must be replaced. The thermistor temperature sensor is much faster and easier to use. The hand-held humidity meter that passes Fluke Corporation Making the numbers add up: Understanding specifications and performance of humidity level. Minimal...
... equipment beyond the means of humidity meters will decline over time due to reach ambient temperature. Airborne particles Sensor technologies. The particle counter uses a pump to achieving optimal temperature performance. Technology characteristics. Stability and drift. Incandescent light is surrounded by...circuitry too must be replaced. The thermistor temperature sensor is much faster and easier to use. The hand-held humidity meter that passes Fluke Corporation Making the numbers add up: Understanding specifications and performance of humidity level. Minimal...
Fluke 983 HVAC IAQ Particle Counter Datasheet
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.... The MAX Hold function stores and displays the maximum CO level. Indoor Air Quality Tools Easy-to-use tools to help you maintain environments New Fluke 983 Particle Counter The particle counter is the preferred choice for carbon monoxide measurement. As a standalone device, the LED indicator and beeper ...valuable data concerning the concentration and source of CO levels. The new Fluke 983 Particle Counter is an essential tool in the tested environment. With expanded data logging and six-channel particle display, the Fluke 983 allows users to run more info) Other IAQ tools from 0 to...
.... The MAX Hold function stores and displays the maximum CO level. Indoor Air Quality Tools Easy-to-use tools to help you maintain environments New Fluke 983 Particle Counter The particle counter is the preferred choice for carbon monoxide measurement. As a standalone device, the LED indicator and beeper ...valuable data concerning the concentration and source of CO levels. The new Fluke 983 Particle Counter is an essential tool in the tested environment. With expanded data logging and six-channel particle display, the Fluke 983 allows users to run more info) Other IAQ tools from 0 to...
Fluke 983 HVAC IAQ Particle Counter Datasheet
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... subject to survive field use Fluke 983 Ordering Information Fluke 983 Particle Counter Specifications 6 size channels Flow rate Count modes Counting efficiency Zero count Coincidence loss Relative humidity Temperature Data storage Alarms Delay ...probe RS-232 and RS-485 via RJ-45 PSL particles in any position. 983 Particle Counter New Easy to use tool for one-hand operation. replaceable Size (HxWxD): 209 mm x 114 mm x 57 mm Weight: 1 kg Warranty: 1 year Fluke. Box 1186 5602 BD Eindhoven The Netherlands Fluke (UK) Ltd. 52 Hurricane Way Norwich Norfolk NR6 ...
... subject to survive field use Fluke 983 Ordering Information Fluke 983 Particle Counter Specifications 6 size channels Flow rate Count modes Counting efficiency Zero count Coincidence loss Relative humidity Temperature Data storage Alarms Delay ...probe RS-232 and RS-485 via RJ-45 PSL particles in any position. 983 Particle Counter New Easy to use tool for one-hand operation. replaceable Size (HxWxD): 209 mm x 114 mm x 57 mm Weight: 1 kg Warranty: 1 year Fluke. Box 1186 5602 BD Eindhoven The Netherlands Fluke (UK) Ltd. 52 Hurricane Way Norwich Norfolk NR6 ...
Fluke Airborne Particle Counters Provide Vital Information for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities Technolog
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... facility and cultured in a laboratory setting. Used in conjunction with pressure and airflow testers, particle traps and laboratory analysis, the particle counter can add cost due to unnecessary risk. ing issues, such as the Fluke 983 is the air circulating within a specific space...on laboratory analysis of underly- One potential vector of infection and disease transmission. From the Fluke Digital Library @ www.fluke.com/library Specifically, a particle counter enables the healthcare facility manager to acceptable levels. Failure to correctly monitor and manage indoor ...
... facility and cultured in a laboratory setting. Used in conjunction with pressure and airflow testers, particle traps and laboratory analysis, the particle counter can add cost due to unnecessary risk. ing issues, such as the Fluke 983 is the air circulating within a specific space...on laboratory analysis of underly- One potential vector of infection and disease transmission. From the Fluke Digital Library @ www.fluke.com/library Specifically, a particle counter enables the healthcare facility manager to acceptable levels. Failure to correctly monitor and manage indoor ...
Fluke Airborne Particle Counters Provide Vital Information for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities Technolog
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... These contaminants will not be addressed in this document, though the air filtration and air pressure balancing techniques that PE facilities be used . Thus the direction of airflow under positive air pressure, with directional airflow (from two sources: • Infectious agents produced by... Facilities The spread of infection through an open door or leak moves out of the space, not in. 2 Fluke Corporation Airborne particle counters provide vital information for maintaining indoor air quality in healthcare facilities The Protective Environment facility is into the room is ...
... These contaminants will not be addressed in this document, though the air filtration and air pressure balancing techniques that PE facilities be used . Thus the direction of airflow under positive air pressure, with directional airflow (from two sources: • Infectious agents produced by... Facilities The spread of infection through an open door or leak moves out of the space, not in. 2 Fluke Corporation Airborne particle counters provide vital information for maintaining indoor air quality in healthcare facilities The Protective Environment facility is into the room is ...
Fluke Airborne Particle Counters Provide Vital Information for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities Technolog
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...turned off and ventilate a construction area can turn the cabinet below into a nursery for potentially hazardous mold. They stopped using four or five of infectious agents, but they are not foolproof. Raising the room temperature above the dewpoint provided a temporary... extremely high levels in the Minnesota summer, it started raining in healthcare facilities Failure to fungal spores.iv 3 Fluke Corporation Airborne particle counters provide vital information for maintaining indoor air quality in the ICU. "That allowed humidity to depressurization of containment zones...
...turned off and ventilate a construction area can turn the cabinet below into a nursery for potentially hazardous mold. They stopped using four or five of infectious agents, but they are not foolproof. Raising the room temperature above the dewpoint provided a temporary... extremely high levels in the Minnesota summer, it started raining in healthcare facilities Failure to fungal spores.iv 3 Fluke Corporation Airborne particle counters provide vital information for maintaining indoor air quality in the ICU. "That allowed humidity to depressurization of containment zones...
Fluke Airborne Particle Counters Provide Vital Information for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities Technolog
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... calls for real time downloads. Used to the CDC, "Particulate sampling (i.e., total numbers and size range of particulates) is removing 90 percent of the particles greater than 10 microns generally settle out of the air. The Fluke 983 can store 5000 records of date...indoor air quality in a patient emergency, there's no time to grasp is the Fluke 983 handheld airborne particle counter. 4 Fluke Corporation Airborne particle counters provide vital information for instance; Testing the level of the Fluke 983 make it 's not reasonable to the source. A leaking air duct could be ...
... calls for real time downloads. Used to the CDC, "Particulate sampling (i.e., total numbers and size range of particulates) is removing 90 percent of the particles greater than 10 microns generally settle out of the air. The Fluke 983 can store 5000 records of date...indoor air quality in a patient emergency, there's no time to grasp is the Fluke 983 handheld airborne particle counter. 4 Fluke Corporation Airborne particle counters provide vital information for instance; Testing the level of the Fluke 983 make it 's not reasonable to the source. A leaking air duct could be ...
FE 983 Users Manual
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Table of Contents Title Page Introduction...1 Applications ...1 Contacting Fluke ...1 Safety Information ...2 Compliance ...4 Quick Start ...4 Shipping Contents ...5 The Keypad ...6 The Backlight...6 The Base...7 The Display ...7 The Main Screen ...8 The Setup Screens...9 The Clock Setup Menu 10 Label Menu...10 Reviewing the Buffer 11 Using the Particle Counter 12 i
Table of Contents Title Page Introduction...1 Applications ...1 Contacting Fluke ...1 Safety Information ...2 Compliance ...4 Quick Start ...4 Shipping Contents ...5 The Keypad ...6 The Backlight...6 The Base...7 The Display ...7 The Main Screen ...8 The Setup Screens...9 The Clock Setup Menu 10 Label Menu...10 Reviewing the Buffer 11 Using the Particle Counter 12 i
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Fluke 983 Users Manual Purging the Particle Counter 12 Set Up ...12 Setting the Particle Counting Mode 14 Setting the Air Sampling Volume or Sampling Time 14 Setting the Method of Counting Data 15 Setting the Number of Samples 16 ... 18 Transferring Data to a Personal Computer 18 Control ...19 Labels ...20 Time ...20 Printing the Samples to a Serial Printer 20 Connecting the Printer to the Particle Counter 20 To Print a Single Sample 20 To Print a Single Sample Stored in the Buffer 21 To Print all of the Samples in the Buffer 21...
Fluke 983 Users Manual Purging the Particle Counter 12 Set Up ...12 Setting the Particle Counting Mode 14 Setting the Air Sampling Volume or Sampling Time 14 Setting the Method of Counting Data 15 Setting the Number of Samples 16 ... 18 Transferring Data to a Personal Computer 18 Control ...19 Labels ...20 Time ...20 Printing the Samples to a Serial Printer 20 Connecting the Printer to the Particle Counter 20 To Print a Single Sample 20 To Print a Single Sample Stored in the Buffer 21 To Print all of the Samples in the Buffer 21...
FE 983 Users Manual
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... product, visit register.fluke.com 1 The Fluke 983 Particle Counter ("The Particle Counter") is a portable instrument that measures and reports air contamination. Fluke 983 Particle Counter Applications The Particle Counter can be used for: • Monitoring cleanrooms • Indoor air quality investigations • Monitoring gowning rooms • Testing filter seals • Locating particle contamination sources • Monitoring particle size distributions Contacting Fluke To contact Fluke or for service...
... product, visit register.fluke.com 1 The Fluke 983 Particle Counter ("The Particle Counter") is a portable instrument that measures and reports air contamination. Fluke 983 Particle Counter Applications The Particle Counter can be used for: • Monitoring cleanrooms • Indoor air quality investigations • Monitoring gowning rooms • Testing filter seals • Locating particle contamination sources • Monitoring particle size distributions Contacting Fluke To contact Fluke or for service...
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Fluke 983 Users Manual Safety Information A Warning identifies a condition or action that may damage the Particle Counter or the equipment under test. Refer to the user; Important information. Go to relevant European Union directives. 2 Safety symbols used in this product as unsorted municipal...1. Risk of electrical shock. ~ Do not dispose of Danger. P Conforms to Fluke's website for recycling information. Read the entire Users Manual before using the Particle Counter. Hazardous voltage. a Caution identifies a condition or action that pose hazard(s) to ...
Fluke 983 Users Manual Safety Information A Warning identifies a condition or action that may damage the Particle Counter or the equipment under test. Refer to the user; Important information. Go to relevant European Union directives. 2 Safety symbols used in this product as unsorted municipal...1. Risk of electrical shock. ~ Do not dispose of Danger. P Conforms to Fluke's website for recycling information. Read the entire Users Manual before using the Particle Counter. Hazardous voltage. a Caution identifies a condition or action that pose hazard(s) to ...
FE 983 Users Manual
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... tilt stand, hold the instrument while using the Particle Counter in which you are working. See "Contacting Fluke". • Have the Particle Counter serviced only by the instrument may be sent to Fluke. Do not use it if it appears damaged. • Always use the ac adapter/charger and connector (supplied with the Particle Counter) appropriate for the voltage and outlet...
... tilt stand, hold the instrument while using the Particle Counter in which you are working. See "Contacting Fluke". • Have the Particle Counter serviced only by the instrument may be sent to Fluke. Do not use it if it appears damaged. • Always use the ac adapter/charger and connector (supplied with the Particle Counter) appropriate for the voltage and outlet...
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To immediately use the Particle Counter: 1. Read "Safety Information" 2. Press 1 to start sampling Be sure to read the entire Users Manual for more detailed information. 4 Remove the Isokinetic Probe Cover (the black cap) 3. Fluke 983 Users Manual Compliance The Particle Counter complies with: P, JIS B9921: 1997, 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, EN61326: 1997, EN60825-1:2001, Federal Standard 209E Quick Start The Particle Counter may be used directly out of the box. Press the POWER keypad 4.
To immediately use the Particle Counter: 1. Read "Safety Information" 2. Press 1 to start sampling Be sure to read the entire Users Manual for more detailed information. 4 Remove the Isokinetic Probe Cover (the black cap) 3. Fluke 983 Users Manual Compliance The Particle Counter complies with: P, JIS B9921: 1997, 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, EN61326: 1997, EN60825-1:2001, Federal Standard 209E Quick Start The Particle Counter may be used directly out of the box. Press the POWER keypad 4.
FE 983 Users Manual
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...the keys. Fluke 983 Keypad Fluke 983 Users Manual The Keypad Use the keypad to navigate among different screens on the display, refer to control the display contrast when on the Main Screen. If the backlight goes out, press any function or arrow key to turn it back on. 6 983 bak01f.eps Turns the Particle Counter on for...turns off . Power Key Arrow Keys Press to conserve battery power. Different Function Keys menus have different labels above each function key. The Backlight The Particle Counter is equipped with an automatic backlight that stays on and off to navigate up .
...the keys. Fluke 983 Keypad Fluke 983 Users Manual The Keypad Use the keypad to navigate among different screens on the display, refer to control the display contrast when on the Main Screen. If the backlight goes out, press any function or arrow key to turn it back on. 6 983 bak01f.eps Turns the Particle Counter on for...turns off . Power Key Arrow Keys Press to conserve battery power. Different Function Keys menus have different labels above each function key. The Backlight The Particle Counter is equipped with an automatic backlight that stays on and off to navigate up .
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Navigate through each using the keypad. The Base of the Fluke 983 bak08f.eps 7 I /O Port) and the 12 V External Power Adapter. The Tripod Mount is also located on the display: • Main Screen • Setup Screen (pages 1 ... appear on the base under the holster. Tripod Mount Figure 3. The Base On the base of the Particle Counter are the connection ports for the RS-232 Modular Cable (I /O Port External Power IOIOI 12V Particle Counter The Base The Display The LCD Display shows several different screens and menus. The following sections explain the...
Navigate through each using the keypad. The Base of the Fluke 983 bak08f.eps 7 I /O Port) and the 12 V External Power Adapter. The Tripod Mount is also located on the display: • Main Screen • Setup Screen (pages 1 ... appear on the base under the holster. Tripod Mount Figure 3. The Base On the base of the Particle Counter are the connection ports for the RS-232 Modular Cable (I /O Port External Power IOIOI 12V Particle Counter The Base The Display The LCD Display shows several different screens and menus. The following sections explain the...
FE 983 Users Manual
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F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4. Main Screen bak03f.eps 8 Fluke 983 Users Manual The Main Screen The Main Screen (see Figure 4) appears after the opening screen appears. The Main Screen includes: • Six particle-size channels • Particle counts • Relative humidity (%RH) • Air-sample ...Time indicator (represents time to complete) • Sample volume • Particle-count mode • Total counts/volume The parameters on and after the Particle Counter is turned on the Main Screen are selected by using the Setup Screens, the Clock Setup Menu, and the Label Setup Menu...
F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 4. Main Screen bak03f.eps 8 Fluke 983 Users Manual The Main Screen The Main Screen (see Figure 4) appears after the opening screen appears. The Main Screen includes: • Six particle-size channels • Particle counts • Relative humidity (%RH) • Air-sample ...Time indicator (represents time to complete) • Sample volume • Particle-count mode • Total counts/volume The parameters on and after the Particle Counter is turned on the Main Screen are selected by using the Setup Screens, the Clock Setup Menu, and the Label Setup Menu...
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... to Setup Screen 2 while on Setup Screen 1, press 1 (PAGE 2), see Figure 5. See Figures 5 and 6. 3. Setup Screen 1 bak02f.eps Particle Counter The Display F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 6. Use 2 (left arrow) and 3 (right arrow) to move up and through each screen entry that is highlighted. The Setup Screens To... use the Setup Screens: 1. To get to the Main Screen. The Setup Screen 1 appears, see Figure 6. 2. Password= Disabled F1 F2 ...
... to Setup Screen 2 while on Setup Screen 1, press 1 (PAGE 2), see Figure 5. See Figures 5 and 6. 3. Setup Screen 1 bak02f.eps Particle Counter The Display F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 6. Use 2 (left arrow) and 3 (right arrow) to move up and through each screen entry that is highlighted. The Setup Screens To... use the Setup Screens: 1. To get to the Main Screen. The Setup Screen 1 appears, see Figure 6. 2. Password= Disabled F1 F2 ...
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...From the Clock Setup Menu, the user can change the Particle Counter's date, time, and delay, see Figure 8. F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 7. Select 4 (FORMAT). Press 1 (ENTER) to select sample labels, see Figure 7. 2. Select 4 (FORMAT). Label Menu It may be useful to assign labels to samples taken from dd/mm/yyyy to... to move the cursor up and down to Time. 2. Press 1 (PROGRAM) to increase or decrease the selected entry. 3. Once in this screen. Fluke 983 Users Manual The Clock Setup Menu To use and to store the choice. 5. Select 1 (PROGRAM) 3. Move the cursor down on this mode, and are...
...From the Clock Setup Menu, the user can change the Particle Counter's date, time, and delay, see Figure 8. F1 F2 F3 F4 Figure 7. Select 4 (FORMAT). Press 1 (ENTER) to select sample labels, see Figure 7. 2. Select 4 (FORMAT). Label Menu It may be useful to assign labels to samples taken from dd/mm/yyyy to... to move the cursor up and down to Time. 2. Press 1 (PROGRAM) to increase or decrease the selected entry. 3. Once in this screen. Fluke 983 Users Manual The Clock Setup Menu To use and to store the choice. 5. Select 1 (PROGRAM) 3. Move the cursor down on this mode, and are...
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... changed to SAVE, to the Main Screen. When finished, press 4 (RETURN) to return to store the new label name. You may also use and to change the individual characters. 5. Particle Counter The Display Figure 8. Press 4 (ESCAPE)to change to a Personal Computer". Refer to "Transferring Data to the next character in the upper right...
... changed to SAVE, to the Main Screen. When finished, press 4 (RETURN) to return to store the new label name. You may also use and to change the individual characters. 5. Particle Counter The Display Figure 8. Press 4 (ESCAPE)to change to a Personal Computer". Refer to "Transferring Data to the next character in the upper right...
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Fluke 983 Users Manual Using the Particle Counter The following sections give detailed information about using the Zero Count Filter. To purge the Particle Counter: 1. Verify the data on the filter denoting airflow direction. 2. If the unit fails, see "Purging the Particle Counter Sensor". Refer to the High Purity Tubing. There are accurate. See Figure 9. Operate the unit for areas where...
Fluke 983 Users Manual Using the Particle Counter The following sections give detailed information about using the Zero Count Filter. To purge the Particle Counter: 1. Verify the data on the filter denoting airflow direction. 2. If the unit fails, see "Purging the Particle Counter Sensor". Refer to the High Purity Tubing. There are accurate. See Figure 9. Operate the unit for areas where...