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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
4
1.1 About This Manual ......................................................................................................4
1.2 Technical Service........................................................................................................4
1.3 E-BAM: Environmental Beta Attenuation Monitor .......................................................4
1.4 Beta Radiation Safety Statement ................................................................................5
1.5 The E-BAM and U.S. EPA Equivalent Methods ..........................................................5
1.6 E-BAM Specifications .................................................................................................6
2 E-BAM UNIT ASSEMBLY AND START-UP
7
2.1 Assembling the E-BAM ...............................................................................................7
2.2 Electrical Connections ................................................................................................9
2.3 Power-up and Automatic Operation ..........................................................................11
2.4 Power-up Settings Verification and Automatic Self-Test...........................................11
2.5 Filter Tape Loading ...................................................................................................14
2.6 Warm-up Period........................................................................................................15
3 E-BAM USER INTERFACE and MENU SYSTEM
16
3.1 The User Interface - Keypad and Display Functions.................................................16
3.2 Using the Main Sampling Screen..............................................................................17
3.3 Using Main E-BAM Menu System.............................................................................18
4 SAMPLE SITE SELECTION
21
4.1 Site Selection Requirements.....................................................................................21
4.2 Fall Hazard and Security Cautions............................................................................22
4.3 Confined Sampling Locations ...................................................................................22
4.4 Smoke and Ash Monitoring.......................................................................................23
4.5 Remote Monitoring With Solar or Battery Power.......................................................23
5 FIELD CALIBRATIONS AND FLOW CHECKS
25
5.1 Leak Checks and Nozzle/Vane Cleaning..................................................................25
5.2 Ambient Temperature Sensor Audit..........................................................................28
5.3 Ambient Barometric Pressure Sensor Audit..............................................................28
5.4 Flow Audits and Calibrations ....................................................................................29
5.5 Filter RH Sensor Audit ..............................................................................................31
5.6 Filter Temperature Sensor Audit ...............................................................................31
5.7 Pump Tests...............................................................................................................32
5.8 Analog Output Audits ................................................................................................33
5.9 Span Membrane Tests..............................................................................................34
6 THE E-BAM MEASUREMENT CYCLE
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6.1 The Hourly Measurement Cycle................................................................................36
6.2 The Real-Time Average Measurement Cycle ...........................................................37
6.3 Comparing the Hourly and Real-Time Values...........................................................40
7 SETUP MENU DESCRIPTIONS
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7.1 The Clock Setup Screen ...........................................................................................41
7.2 The Tape Advance and Real-Time Average Setup Screen ......................................41
7.3 The MACHINE TYPE PM10/PM2.5 Setup Screen ......................................................42
7.4 The Analog Output Setup Screen .............................................................................43
7.5 The Serial Port Setup Screen ...................................................................................43
7.6 The RH Control Setup Screen ..................................................................................44
7.7 The Flow Rate and Flow Type Setup Screen ...........................................................44
7.8 The Ambient RH Sensor Setup Screen ....................................................................45
7.9 The Pump Protection Setup Screen..........................................................................46
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