November 2009
PID Analyzers, LLC Newsletter
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In this November News Edition not only are we excited for our upcoming Thanksgiving Holidays (we get to take Thursday AND Friday off) we are also delighted to celebrate our E-Newsletter one year anniversary. In case you've missed any issues you can click on our E-Newsletter Archive link on the left margin of this Newsletter.
 
 
We have a Feature Article in the November/December 2009 Edition of American Laboratory titled:  "A Portable Gas Analyzer With Wireless Transmission of Gas Concentrations and GPS Coordinates"
Read an exerpt below.
 
Attention Global Spec subscribers: we're adding Product Announcements and Technical Articles weekly. 
 
Our post-sales service and support contact information is listed at the end of this email. Make sure to email me to receive a discount on the service of your 101 or 102 PID. 
 
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We are currently signing Domestic and Foreign Distributors. We are seeking manufacturers reps for our portable & continuous analyzer product line in the following areas: USA Calling East Coast and Mid-West reps; we need your expertise to help us with demands in your territory.  INTERNATIONAL 1. Japan 2. Thailand. The products include continuous VOC analyzers, process gas chromatographs, oxygen analyzers (low ppm to 100%), hydrogen analyzers. Contact Dr. Jack Driscoll at sales@hnu.com with credentials. We will continue to notify you by email as we sign add new Distributors and Representatives to our team that handle your area.

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What Can You Do With A 102?
 
Comparison of our 102 vs 102+ Analyzers
 
102
We introduced the first
commercial photoionization based instrumentation in 1974.
Nearly 35,000 of the portable and and laboratory PIDs
have been sold throughout the world. Many United States
Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational
Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) methods have
been published in the Federal Register.

The 102 photoionizer:
From 0.1 ppm to 3000 ppm for DL102; optional
dilution probe extends the linear range to > 30,000
ppm for leak detection
· Fast response 1 second to 90%
· Wide dynamic range (16 bit ADC) ppb to % with
optional dilution probe
· Library- >200 compounds
· Excellent stability (zero & span)
· Alphanumeric display- pt. #, units, mode
· Other "snap on" detectors for CO, NH3, H2S,
CH4, SO2, NO, Cl2, H2 ...- available soon
APPLICATIONS
Non-specific
- 102- Responds to VOC's & inorganic species
(NH3, H2S, PH3, AsH3, etc.)
Headspace- VOCs in soil or water
Quality control- residual monomer in resins, residual
solvents in paper or food, testing gas masks, residual
gases in cylinders
Emergency response- spills from trucks & trains
Fugitive emissions- leak detection
Arson investigations
- find trace accelerants
Confined space entry- health & safety

 

 
Model 102+ is a  PID+ -Analyzers for total VOCs &
Inorganics in air -measure 1-5 parameters
PID, 9.5, 10.6 or 11.7 eV heads available
Parameters: PID + 1-3 optional sensors (CG, IR, TC, EC, RH...)

FEATURES-Fast response-PID- 1 sec. to 90%
· Datalogger (7,000 pts) & alarms, diagnostics, 5 digit display of concentration; Weight: 1.9 pounds;
Dimensions: 10.5 H x 3W x 2.25"D ; 16 bit ADC; Datalogging for 7,000 points (4
sensors), RS232
· Applications: Safety, IH. Leak Detection, Accelerants at
Arson scenes, Hazardous waste spills and site evaluations,
transportation, Total VOC's in Air, Water, Soil
· Detection of : VOC's (ppm, ppb) ,O2, CO, H2S, PH3, SlH4,Cl2, HCN, HCl, HF, F, Phosphine, H2, SO2, NO, NO2; LEL
 

Email jen@pid.bz for a price list.


A Portable Gas Analyzer With Wireless
Transmission of Gas Concentrations and GPS Coordinates*
 
by Jack Driscoll, Jack Hamm, Nick Hennigar, Walter Johnson,
Pol Perov, and Nataliia Perova
 
*Featured Technical Article Appearing in the November/December 2009 Issue of
American Laboratory 

 
The four-channel gas analyzer
described in this article includes a
wireless mote (tiny microcomputer
with radiofrequency transmitter) connected
to a GPS chip for transmission of
data to a base station computer at another
location. The GPS/mote inclusion in the
gas analyzer has several useful applications.
If there are multiple sites to be monitored
on a regular basis, the user can travel to
each site and make measurements, and the
locations, dates, and concentrations will
automatically be transmitted and placed
into a database. Real-time concentrations
and location profiles of the contaminants
can be produced in areas such as landfills,
hazardous waste sites, fuel tank farm systems,
interior air systems, and gas pipelines.
Because each mote has a unique
identifying number, several units can be
used at different locations at the same
time. This is particularly important for
U.S. EPA Method 211 for large chemical
and petrochemical plants that must monitor
thousands of valve and flange leaks several
times per year. Depending on obstructions,
the motes have a range of 50-100 m.
If greater distances are needed, a network
of motes can be used to relay the data, and
for site locations separated by miles, the
base computer can be a laptop in a vehicle.
 


 
Contact Dr. Jack Driscoll at sales@hnu.com for more information.
Post Sales Service & Support 
PID Analyzers, LLC, provides service as well as customer support for hnu, hnu systems, Process Analyzers and PID Analyzers' instruments. If you have service questions, need to calibrate your PIDs, GCs, or get annual maintenance and service contracts or if you've just inherited an HNU you may contact Christine via E-mail christine@hnu.com or via telephone 781-709-2131 x202. USA & Canada call 800-724-5600 X202.
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We're still honoring the monthly postcard mailings from 2009 until December 31, 2009; so if it's time to service and you've got one my cute postcards handy, tell Christine when you call in/email in your Return Authorizations. 
 
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Jennifer Maclachlan, Manager PID Analyzers, LLC