Nic EMP Gold+ User manual

EMP Gold+
Instruction Manual
NIC-TD-0000011-00
Nippon Instruments Corporation

Instruction Manual: EMP Gold+ NIC-TD-0000011-00
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................................................1
1.1. Safety precaution....................................................................................................................................1
Meaning of safety alert symbols................................................................................................ 1
Installation precautions..................................................................................................................1
Handling precautions...................................................................................................................... 1
2. Overview of the product......................................................................................................................2
2.1. The appearance ofAu Unit................................................................................................................2
2.1.1. Top............................................................................................................................................................2
2.1.2. Bottom..................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Installation and connections.............................................................................................................4
3.1. Installation of the analyzer.................................................................................................................. 4
3.2. Connection with EMP............................................................................................................................ 5
4. Startup and Shutdown..........................................................................................................................6
5. Operation.....................................................................................................................................................6
5.1. operation flow............................................................................................................................................ 6
5.2. Measurement sequence......................................................................................................................7
5.3. Selection of EMP Gold+......................................................................................................................9
5.4. Setting the measurement conditions...........................................................................................10
5.5. Creating a calibration curve.............................................................................................................11
5.6. Measurement..........................................................................................................................................15
5.6.1. Ambient measurement.................................................................................................................15
5.6.2. LPG Measurement.........................................................................................................................17
5.7. Battery Replacement...........................................................................................................................21
5.8. Data file......................................................................................................................................................22
6. Maintenance............................................................................................................................................ 23
6.1. Daily inspection......................................................................................................................................23
6.2. Periodic replacement parts..............................................................................................................23
6.3. Annual inspection..................................................................................................................................23
7. System detailed specifications..................................................................................................... 24
7.1. Performance............................................................................................................................................24
7.2. Dehumidifier.............................................................................................................................................24
7.3. Dimensions...............................................................................................................................................24
7.4. Power supply...........................................................................................................................................24
7.5. Standard accessory.............................................................................................................................25

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7.6. Option..........................................................................................................................................................25
8. Installation requirements................................................................................................................. 26
8.1. Installation environment.....................................................................................................................26
9. Warranty.................................................................................................................................................... 26
9.1. Warranty period and objects............................................................................................................26
9.2. Warranty conditions.............................................................................................................................26
10. Notes on disposal of the analyzer............................................................................................... 27
11. Contact....................................................................................................................................................... 28

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1. Introduction
1.1. Safety precaution
For the safe use of this product, please observe the following precaution.
In no event shall Nippon Instruments Corporation, Inc. be liable for any direct,
indirect, punitive, incidental, special consequential damages, to property or life,
whatsoever arising out of or connected with the use or misuse of our products.
Meaning of safety alert symbols
Danger
Indicates that incorrect handling could result immediately in death or
severe injury to the operator.
Warning
Indicates that incorrect handling could result in death or severe injury to
the operator.
Caution
Indicates that incorrect handling could result in moderate or minor injury
to the operator, or damage to property.
Installation precautions
Caution
Comply with the installation environment and power specification.
Electric shock may occur.
Install on flat, level, and stable workbench with surface parallel to
floor.
.
Handling precautions
Caution
Do not disassemble or modify the product. This may cause a
malfunction.
Use the product after consulting the manual. Improper operation
may cause malfunction or bodily injury.
Comply with the range of specifications. Failure may occur with
misuse.
Do not operate with wet hands.

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2. Overview of the product
The Model EMP Gold+ MercuryAnalyzer is designed for measuring mercury contained
in very low concentrations of air or LP gas.
2.1. The appearance of Au Unit
2.1.1. Top
No.
Name
Description
1
EMP I/F connector
Connector for EMP.
2
Power Switch
Power switch of the Au Unit.
3
TO EMP connector
Gas outlet from Au Unit to EMP
4
FROM EMP connector
Gas inlet from EMP
5
SAMPLING (OUT) connector
Outlet of the sample gas
6
SAMPLING (IN) connector
Inlet of the sample gas
7
Collector tube
For the collection of mercury in the sample gas
8
Flow control needle
Needle to adjust the flow rate
9
Battery
Power supply ofAu Unit
2
1
9
8
7
6
5
4
3

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2.1.2. Bottom
No.
Name
Description
1
Heater
For heating the collector tube
2
Fan
For cooling the collector tube
3
Valve
Use for only measuring LP gas
4
filter
For the collection of mercury in the air
2
1
4
3

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3. Installation and connections
3.1. Installation of the analyzer
Caution
Comply with the installation environment and power specification.
Electric shock may occur.
Install on flat, level, and stable workbench with surface parallel to
floor.
Devices while connected in the carrying case has been housed, basically the
connection is not required.
If you have made the repair, etc, please connect to the following procedure.
1) ConnectAu Unit to EMP and the gas inlet.
2) Connect the Battery of Au Unit.

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3.2. Connection with EMP
Caution
Check for clean and dry tubes.
Don’t start unless tubes are connected.
No.
Name
Access point
1
Signal cable
Signal cable joint of EMP
2
EMP(OUT) tube
EMP inlet
3
EMP(IN) tube
EMP outlet
4
N Packer(OUT) tube
SAMPLING(IN)
5
N Packer(IN) tube
SAMPLING(OUT)
5
4
3
2
1
1

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4. Startup and Shutdown
(1) Turn on the power switch of EMP.
(2) After making sure the battery is connected to Au Unit, turn on the power switch of
Au Unit.
(3)Thereafter, EMP will be possible to control Au Unit.
(4) After shutdown of EMP, turn off the power switch of Au Unit.
5. Operation
5.1. operation flow
Startup
Warm-up
Shutdown
1. Selection of EMP Gold+
3. Creating a calibration curve
4. Measurement of the sample
gas
2. Setting of measurement conditions

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5.2. Measurement sequence
(1) atmospheric measurements
Measurement start
Gas sampling
Measurement stop
Measurement
Cooling the collector tube
Heating the collector tube
・When the sampling starts, and the collector tube is kept
～150℃. (HeatMax Time)
・At the end of gas sampling, Zero correction is performed.
・The pump stops and the collection tube is heated and then
mercury is released.(Heat Time)
・The fan runs to cool the collecting tubes.(Cooling Time)
・The pump restarts to send the mercury to EMP, and the
amount of mercury is calculated.

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(2) LP gas Measurement
Measurement start
Gas sampling
Measurement stop
Gas purge
Measurement
Cooling the collector tube
Heating the collector tube
・When the sampling starts, and the collector tube is kept
～150℃. (HeatMax Time)
・The valve switches to purge out LP gas in device.
・At the end of gas purge, Zero correction is performed.
・The pump stops and the collection tube is heated and then
mercury is released.(Heat Time)
・The fan runs to cool the collecting tubes.(Cooling Time)
・The pump restarts to send the mercury to EMP, and the
amount of mercury is calculated.

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5.3. Selection of EMP Gold+
(1) When turn on the power switch of EMP, the warm-up begins.
After warm-up for 10 minutes, READY screen is displayed.
＜READY screen＞
(2) Select 【MENU】-【NEXT】-【Au Mode】.
Select 【LPG Mode】,When you measure the LP gas, otherwise, select 【Ambient Mode】.

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5.4. Setting the measurement conditions
(1) Select 【Setting】-【Ambient Mode】or 【Setting】-【LPG Mode】.
(2) It is possible to change the measurement conditions depending on the purpose.
No.
Item
Description
1
HeatMax Time
Heating time for full-power to reach 150℃quickly.
After that 5V is provided.
2
Sampling Time
Sampling time.
3
Heat Time
Time to heat the collector tube after sampling
4
Cooling Time
Time to cool the collector tube after the measurement
5
Repeat count
The continuous measurement times (Max:50)
6
Au Battery
Threshold for notifying the battery replacement timing of Au Unit
1
2
4
5
6
3

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5.5. Creating a calibration curve
(1) Select 【Ambient Mode】-【Calibration】.
No.
Item
Description
1
Manual Input
Select if you use the known calibration curve.
Enter the a and b of “Y=ax+b”.
2
STD Measurement
Create a calibration curve by using the mercury standard gas.
3
PEAK/AREA
Select the Peak or AREA of peak profile, by which calibration
curve is created . Under AREA mode the battery can work
longer than PEAK, but use PEAK for ambient air.
1
2
3

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(2) Select 【STD Measurement】, create a calibration curve using a mercury standard
gas.
Select the button of the STD[ng] column and enter the temperature(℃) and injecting
volume(μl). Mercury amount is automatically calculated.
No.
Item
Description
1
GRAPH
Display the graph of the results of the calibration curve.
2
START
Starts the measurement.
3
MENU
Use for confirmation of the data, save, clear and purge measurement.
4
Up button
Scroll up on the results.
5
Down button
Scroll down on the results.
6
STD[ng]
Enter the amount of mercury.
7
PEAK/AREA
Select the type of calibration curve.
8
○/×
Adopt or reject the measurement results.
Adopted data will be stored on the SD card.
Enter the temperature of mercury standard gas box and extracting volume and push SET.
Select the button for the
measurement and enter the
amount of mercury.
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
7
Expected mercury is calculated.

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(3) Connect the septum joint in “SAMPLING IN”.
After pressing the START button, inject the mercury standard gas taken with a
syringe from the septum inlet.
During the measurement, the peak profile screen is displayed.
(4) After the measurement, it automatically returns to the STD Measurement screen
and the measurement results are displayed.
(5) If you press the GRAPH button, the results of the calibration curve is displayed.
Septum inlet

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(6) After the completion of calibration, select 【MENU】-【STD save】.
Calibration curve results are recorded on the SD card and you will not be able to
change the calibration curve.
＜STD：MENU screen＞
(7) After saving PEAK calibration, press ③of (1) to change PEAK toAREA.
AREA calibration is obtained without measuring again. Save it, too. Afterward the
both measurements of PEAK and AREA are available.
No.
Item
Description
1
STD Clear
Data is cleared. Used to re-draw a calibration curve.
2
STD Save
Save the results of the calibration curve.
3
Profile
Re-display the previous measurement profile.
4
Purge
The purge measurement. Used to lower the blank in the system.
1
2
3
4

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5.6. Measurement
Ambient measurement procedure and LPG measurement procedure is different.
5.6.1. Ambient measurement
(1) Select 【Ambient Mode】-【Sample Measurement】.
Connect the N-Packer in the case of measurement on the surface of the ground.
(2) Select 【START】after the settings.
Sampling time is usually 5 minutes in geothermal measurement, 10 to 30 minutes
in the general environment.
During the measurement, peak profile screen is displayed.
No.
Item
Description
1
START
Starts the measurement.
2
MENU
Use for confirmation of the data, save, clear and purge measurement.
3
Up button
Scroll up on the results.
4
Down button
Scroll down on the results.
5
P
Enter the measurement point.
6
○/×
Adopt or reject the measurement results.
Adopted data will be stored on the SD card.
5
2
4
1
6
3

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(3) After the measurement, it automatically returns to the Sample Measurement
screen
and the measurement results are displayed.
(4) After measurement, select 【MENU】-【Sample Save】.
No.
Item
Description
1
Sample Clear
Data is cleared.
2
Sample Save
Save the measurement results
3
Profile
Re-display the previous measurement profile.
4
Purge
The purge measurement. Used to lower the blank in the system.
1
2
3
4

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5.6.2. LPG Measurement
When measuring the LPG, collect the LP gases in the sampling bag.
(1) Select 【LPG Mode】-【Sample Measurement】.
(2) Before the start of the measurement, adjust the sampling flow rate.
Select 【MENU】-【Flow rate】.
In the case of LPG unmeasured, automatically displayed the screen of adjust the
flow rate.
(3) Select 【START】after the setting.
(4)After the measurement, it automatically returns to the Measurement screen and
the measurement results are displayed.
(5) After measurement, select 【MENU】-【Sample Save】.