O3 Zero-Prec-Span Audit and Calibration

 

Purpose:  To insure the accuracy of the O3 Analyzer.  This is done using the O3PS Analyzer to overflow the inlet with a range of ozone concentrations.  Then the O3 Analyzer and O3PS Analyzer response is compared for accuracy.  The O3PS Analyzer is calibrated to a Transfer Standard that is calibrated using a federal method.  Before starting any calibration checks make sure the system is leak free.

 

Required Equipment:  O3 Zero/Span/Precision form

 

Filling Out the Preliminary Information on the O3 Worksheet

O3 PS Analyzer Diagnostics

1.        On the Site Manager screen go to the Tools tab and select Trigger Cals.

2.        In the Trigger Cals menu select O3 Zero and press Start Calibration.

3.        Now the Zero Air is flowing and the Pump is running on O3 PS Analyzer.

4.        Go to the O3 PS Analyzer and press Menu and scroll to Instrument Controls and press Enter.  Scroll to Service Mode and press Enter then press Enter again.  The service mode is now on. 

5.        Press Menu until Range is at the top of the menu screen.  Scroll to Diagnostics and press Enter.  Scroll to Temperature and press Enter.

6.        The Bench Temperature is for Temp A and B.  Enter it onto the worksheet.

7.        Press Menu and scroll to Pressure and press Enter.

8.        On the worksheet enter the pressure on Pressure A then wait for the solenoids to switch (switching every 10 seconds) and enter the pressure for Pressure B.

9.        Press Menu twice and scroll to Service Mode and press Enter.  Scroll to Intensity Check and press Enter.  Scroll to INT A REFERENCE GAS and press Enter.

10.     Wait 1 minute for the numbers to settle and enter the intensity number for Frequency A and the noise number for Noise A on the worksheet.  If the intensity is below 80,000 adjust as directed in the Intensity Adjustment procedure and reenter the data on the worksheet.

11.     Press Menu and scroll to INT B REFERENCE GAS and press Enter.

12.     Wait 1 minute for the numbers to settle and enter the intensity number for Frequency B and the noise number for Noise B on the worksheet.  If the intensity is below 80,000 adjust as directed in the Intensity Adjustment procedure and reenter the data on the worksheet.

13.     Press Menu until Range is at the top of the menu screen.  Scroll to Instrument Controls and press Enter.  Scroll to Service Mode and press Enter then press Enter again.  The service mode is now Off.   

14.     Press Run.

15.     Open the top of the O3 PS Analyzer and read the pressure off of the two gauges.  Enter this information into the worksheet.

16.     Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration.

 

O3 Site Analyzer Diagnostics

1.        Frequency A:  Under the Test options on the front of the analyzer press the A button once.  Enter the frequency on the monitor in the blank for Frequency A.  If the frequency is below 80,000 adjust as directed in the Intensity Adjustment procedure and reenter the data on the worksheet.

2.        Frequency B:  Under the Test options on the front of the analyzer press the B button once.  Enter the frequency on the monitor in the blank for Frequency B.  If the frequency is below 80,000 adjust as directed in the Intensity Adjustment procedure and reenter the data on the worksheet.

3.        Noise A:  Press the A button then press the noise button.  Allow 1 minute for the value to stabilize.  The value should be less than 1.0.

4.        Noise B:  Press the B button then press the noise button.  Allow 1 minute for the value to stabilize.  The value should be less than 1.0.

5.        Pres A:  Press P/T button once – A side pressure is displayed.

6.        Pres B:  Press P/T button second time – B side pressure is display

7.        Temp A:  Press P/T button a third time for Temp A

8.        Temp B:  Press P/T button a fourth time for Temp B

9.        Flow A:  Read the side A flow from the rotometer on the front of the analyzer.  Record value to the tenth, i.e. 1.0 – not 1.

10.     Flow B: Read the side B flows from the rotometer to the front of the analyzer.  Record value to the tenth, i.e. 1.0 – not 1.

11.     O3 Span & O3 Offset:  Record the thumbwheel settings on the front of the O3 analyzer.

 

Intensity Adjustment on a 49 CTL and 49 S Analyzer

49 CTL Analyzers

1.        To adjust the Frequency/ Intensity on a 49 CTL Analyzer the service mode will need to be on (see step 4 of O3 PS Analyzer Diagnostics).

2.        Press Menu and scroll to Service Mode and press Enter.  Scroll to Lamp Settings and press Enter.

3.        Using the Up and Down arrows increase the intensity so that Cell A and Cell B are between 105,000 and 110,000.  Press Enter when the adjustment is complete.

4.        Finish by turning the service mode off.

 

49 S Analyzers

1.        To adjust the Frequency/ Intensity on a 49 S Analyzer press the A button under Test.

2.        Open the cover of the instrument and locate the adjustment screws.  On the left side of the instrument there are two gold tubes.  The left tube is side A and the right is side B.  There is a gold triangular block located on the back end of the tubes.  The large setscrew for each tube is located on each side of the block and the small locking screw is located on the top.

3.        Loosen the small locking screw and turn the large setscrew for side A.  The frequency on the front of the instrument will increase or decreases depending on what direction you turn the setscrew.  If the setscrew (screw driver cutout on the setscrew) is parallel with the gold sample tube then the Frequency can’t be adjusted.  Try and clean the sample tube and/or replace the lamp.

4.        Loosen the small locking screw and turn the large setscrew for side B.  The frequency on the front of the instrument will increase or decrease; depending on what direction you turn the setscrew.  If the setscrew (screw driver cutout on the setscrew) is parallel with the gold sample tube then the Frequency can’t be adjusted.  Try and clean the sample tube and/or replace the lamp.

5.        When the adjustments are complete push the auto/run button on the front of the instrument.

 

49S and 49C O3 Calibration

Initial Check of the O3 System

1.        Record all of the results on the O3 System Zero/Span/Precision Calibration Check/ Adjustment form.

2.  On the Site Manger screen go to the Tools tab and select Trigger Cals.

3.  In the Trigger Cals menu select O3 Zero and press Start Calibration.

4.  Under the tools tab select Query 1-Minute Data.

5.  Wait 5 minutes for the O3 site and O3 PS analyzers is stable.  Press Get Data on the query data tool.

6.  Enter the before adjustment zero information for the PS and Site analyzers.

7.  Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration then select O3 Precision and press Start Calibration.

8.  Wait 5 minutes for the O3 site and O3 PS analyzers is stable.  Press Get Data on the query data tool.

9.  Enter the before adjustment precision information for the PS and Site analyzers.

10.     Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration then select O3 Span and press Start Calibration.

11.     Wait 5 minutes for the O3 site and O3 PS analyzers is stable.  Press Get Data on the query data tool.

12.     Enter the before adjustment span information for the PS and Site analyzers.

13.     Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration.

14.     For a 49S collect the O3 Offset and O3 Span information from the thumbwheels on the front of the analyzer.

15.     For a 49C and 49CPS collect the O3 BKG and O3 COEF information by pressing Menu the analyzer and then scroll to Calibration Factors and press Enter.  The O3 BKG and O3 COEF numbers will be displayed.

16.     Enter the O3 BKG/Offset and O3 COEF/Span numbers in the before adjustment section for the O3 Site and O3 PS.

17.     If the O3 Site before adjustment Zero value matches the O3 PS Zero value by +/-2 then no adjustment needs to be made.  If the values are greater than the +/-2 tolerance then an offset thumbwheel adjustment will need to be made on the O3 Site analyzer.

18.     If the O3 Site before adjustment Span value matches the O3 PS Span value by +/-8 then no adjustment needs to be made.  If the values are greater than the +/-8 tolerance then a span thumbwheel adjustment will need to be made on the O3 Site analyzer.

 

Adjusting the O3 Site Analyzer

49S and 49C Baseline Adjustment

1.        On the Site Manager screen go to the Tools tab and select Trigger Cals.

2.        In the Trigger Cals menu select O3 Zero and press Start Calibration.

3.        Wait 5 minutes for the O3 Site analyzer to stabilize.

4.        On a 49S analyzer, adjust the offset thumbwheel up or down until the O3 Site analyzer matches the O3 PS analyzer.  Wait 5 minutes for it to stabilize and adjust if needed.

5.        On a 49C analyzer, press Menu and scroll to Calibration Factors and press Enter.  Scroll to O3 BKG and press Enter.  Adjust the background up or down until the O3 Site analyzer matches the O3 PS analyzer.  Wait 5 minutes for it to stabilize and adjust if needed.

6.        Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration.

 

49S and 49C Span Adjustment

1.        On the Site Manager screen go to the Tools tab and select Trigger Cals.

2.        In the Trigger Cals menu select O3 Span and press Start Calibration.

3.        Wait 5 minutes for the O3 Site analyzer to stabilize.

4.        On a 49S analyzer, adjust the span thumbwheel up or down until the O3 Site analyzer matches the O3 PS analyzer.  Wait 5 minutes for it to stabilize and adjust if needed.

5.        On a 49C analyzer, press Menu and scroll to Calibration Factors and press Enter.  Scroll to O3 COEF and press Enter.  Adjust the coefficient up or down until the O3 Site analyzer matches the O3 PS analyzer.  Wait 5 minutes for it to stabilize and adjust if needed.  (Note:  Once the COEF has been adjusted you will have to press Enter before the analyzer ppb will change.)

6.        Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration.

               

Final Check of the O3 System

1.        Record all of the results on the O3 System Zero/Span/Precision Calibration Check/ Adjustment form.

2.        On the Site Manager screen go to the Tools tab and select Trigger Cals.

3.        In the Trigger Cals menu select O3 Zero and press Start Calibration.

4.        Under the tools tab select Query 1-Minute Data.

5.        Wait 5 minutes for the data of the O3 site and O3 PS analyzers is stable.  Press Get Data on the query data tool.

6.        Enter the after adjustment zero information for the PS and Site analyzers.

7.        Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration then select O3 Precision and press Start Calibration.

8.        Wait 5 minutes for the O3 site and O3 PS analyzers to have stable data.  Press Get Data on the query data tool.

9.        Enter the after adjustment precision information for the PS and Site analyzers.

10.     Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration then select O3 Span and press Start Calibration.

11.     Wait 5 minutes for the O3 site and O3 PS analyzers data is stable.  Press Get Data on the query data tool.

12.     Enter the after adjustment span information for the PS and Site analyzers.

13.     Go to the Trigger Cals menu and press Stop Calibration.

14.     For a 49S collect the O3 Offset and O3 Span information from the thumbwheels on the front of the analyzer.

15.     For a 49C and 49CPS collect the O3 BKG and O3 COEF information by pressing Menu the analyzer and then scroll to Calibration Factors and press Enter.  The O3 BKG and O3 COEF numbers will be displayed.

16.     Enter the O3 BKG/Offset and O3 COEF/Span numbers in the after adjustment section for the O3 Site and O3 PS.

17.     If the O3 Site after adjustment Zero value matches the O3 PS Zero value by +/-2 then no further adjustments need to be made.  If the values are greater than the +/-2 tolerance then another offset/background adjustment will need to be made on the O3 Site analyzer.

18.     If the O3 Site after adjustment Span value matches the O3 PS Span value by +/-8 then no further adjustments need to be made.  If the values are greater than the +/-8 tolerance then another span/coefficient adjustment will need to be made on the O3 Site analyzer.

19.     Once the form is complete save and attach to TrackOps ticket.