OPERATION OF THE AREARAE
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2.8 Alarm Limits & Calibration
The AreaRAE is factory calibrated with standard calibration
gas, and is programmed with default alarm limits as listed
below. (See Section 4.4: Calibration of the AreaRAE Steel and
Section 4.5: Change Alarm Limits)
Table 2.3
AreaRAE Alarm Limits & Calibration
Gas ppm
Cal Gas / Balance
Unit
TWA
STEL
Low
High
CO
50 / Air
ppm
35
100
35
200
H
2
S
10 / N
2
ppm 10 15 10 20
SO
2
5 / N
2
ppm
2 5 2 10
NO
25 / N
2
ppm 25 25 25 50
NO
2
5 / Air
ppm
1
1
1
10
Cl
2
10 / N
2
ppm
0.5
1
0.5
5
O
2
20.9 / N
2
%
-
-
19.5
23.5
CH
4
50 / Air
%LEL
-
-
10
20
HCN
10 / N
2
ppm 4.7* 4.7* 4.7* 50
NH
3
50 / N
2
ppm 25 35 25 50
PH
3
5 / N
2
ppm
0.3
1
1
2
VOC**
100 / Air
ppm
10.0
25.0 50.0
100
*The LCD display is truncated to show “4.”
**100 ppm isobutylene gas is used for VOC gas calibration.
Caution
: Refer to RAE Systems Technical Note TN-114 for
sensor cross-sensitivities.
Table 2.4
AreaRAE Gamma & AreaRAE Gamma
Steel Alarm Limits & Calibration
Radiation Type
Unit
Low
High
Gamma µRem 100
250
Gamma µSv
1
25