SKC Quick Take 30 User manual

Operating Instructions
Catalog No. 228-9530
SKC Inc.
863 Valley View Road
Eighty Four, PA 15330 USA
Form #40079—Rev 0709

Table of Contents
Quick Guide.................................................................................1
Description...................................................................................2
Performance Prole.....................................................................3
Operation.....................................................................................5
Mounting Sampling Media...........................................................7
Calibration and Setting Flow........................................................9
Setup .........................................................................................10
Sampling....................................................................................12
Advanced Setup ........................................................................14
Maintenance..............................................................................18
Battery Operation ......................................................................18
Cautions and Warnings .............................................................19
Service Policy............................................................................20
Warranty....................................................................................21
Notice: This operating instruction may not address all safety concerns (if any) associated with
this product and its use. The user is responsible for determining and following the appropriate
safety and health practices and regulatory limitations (if any) before using the product. The
information contained in this document should not be construed as legal advice, opinion, or
as a nal authority on legal or regulatory procedures.

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QuickTake 30 Quick Guide
Terms »
Star Button 
Turns on LED, toggles between displays, and exits without saving.
Up and Down Arrow Buttons 
Scroll through presets, increase or decrease sampling parameters, and toggle
between setup options
Button Sequence
or = Press individually
[] = Press both simultaneously
= Security code, press in sequence
Programming Sequences »
• To activate pump LED:
Press and hold for 2 seconds
• To check battery status:
Press 
• To choose a run time preset:
Press or to scroll through presets. Once desired preset displays, press
[] to start sampling
• To Run or Hold:
Press []
• To repeat a sample run:
From Done, reset (rSEt), or sampling error (SErr), press [] to return to run
time preset. Press [] to sample.
• To change or calibrate ow:
Note: Flow rate does not appear on LED.
Press or and scroll to a run time preset. Press and hold CAL for 2 seconds.
(Does not require a security code.) Press or  to change ow rate until desired
ow appears on calibrator. Press . When Stor displays, press [] to save
setting or  to ignore changes to ow setting.
• To interrupt run, terminate a sample, or reset pump:
While in Hold, press . Sample reset (rSEt) will display. Press [] to reset
pump or to ignore reset and return to Hold
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Description
The QuickTake® 30 Sample Pump is a portable baery-powered air sampling
pump that maintains constant airow from 10 to 30 L/min for use with impactors,
spore trap cassees such as VersaTrap, asbestos cassees, or other samplers requiring
ows to 30 L/min. A diaphragm pump operating with a closed loop ow control
system, the QuickTake 30 maintains true constant ow. The QuickTake 30 features
a programmable timer that provides up to eight programmable run time presets of
1 to 999 minutes, continuous run with manual shut-o, or intermient sampling. A
rechargeable lithium-ion baery pack provides eective run times (see Performance
Prole - Typical Cumulative Run Time on p. 3).
Handle
for easy
portability
Charging jack
(on side of case,
not shown)
High-contrast
LED display
for readout of
presets, run
time, and
battery status
Calibration
mode button
Up arrow
increases ow
and time and
scrolls through
presets
Inlet
(shown without adapter)
LED
indicates active
battery charging
Down arrow
decreases ow and
time and scrolls
through presets
Star button
activates LED
and toggles
between displays
Speaker
for end of
timed run
alarm
Printed Quick Guide
Tubing AdapterCassette Adapter

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Performance Prole
Flow range: 10 to 30 L/min
Flow compensation
accuracy: ± 5% of set ow
Compensating ow 10 L/min at 90 inches water back pressure
back pressure range: 20 L/min at 50 inches water back pressure
30 L/min at 15 inches water back pressure
Power: Rechargeable 7.2-volt lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery (see Li-Ion
Battery Shipment on p. 4) or battery with AC charger/adapter
(100-240 V)
Battery recharge time: Approximately 5 hrs
Typical cumulative Spore Trap* (e.g., VersaTrap
®
): 5 hrs at 15 L/min (battery only)
run time†: BioStage viable cascade impactor: 4 hrs at 28.3 L/min (battery only)
25-mm, 0.8 µm MCE lter: 1.5 hrs at 10 L/min (battery only)
25-mm, 0.8 µm MCE lter: 2.5 hrs at 10 L/min (fully charged
battery and AC adapter/charger)
25-mm, 1.2 µm MCE lter: 9 hrs at 10 L/min (fully charged
battery and AC adapter/charger)
37-mm, 0.8 µm MCE lter: >14 hrs at 10 L/min (battery only)
* Sampling times when using spore traps are usually ≤ 10 min. SKC
recommends reducing length of sample time when using a 30 L/min
ow rate to prevent overloading the media.
† Results obtained using a new pump and new fully charged baeries. Pump
performance may vary.
The AC charger/adapter can be used to extend baery run
time, but it is not a baery eliminator. Therefore, it will
not provide indenite run times.
Temperature: Operating: 32 to 113 F (0 to 45 C)
Storage: -4 to 113 F (-20 to 45 C)
Charging: 32 to 113 F (0 to 45 C)
Protect sample pump from weather when in use outdoors.
Compare the information in this table to pump compensation range to determine appropriate applications.
Typical Back Pressure of Sampling Media (inches water)
Flow Rate (L/min) 10 12 15 20
Filter/Pore Size (µm)
25-mm MCE, 0.8 65 80 103 148
25-mm MCE, 0.45 138 172 > 200 —
37-mm MCE, 0.8 22 28 36 51
37-mm PVC, 5.0 9 11 15 21

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Run time features: User-selectable features, user-adjustable presets (see
Advanced Setup)
Preset timed runs: 1, 2, 5, 10, or 15 min
Manually set continuous
run with manual shut-off: 1 to 999 min (repeats 1 to 999-min
runs indenitely until user stops
pump or power supply is depleted)
Intermittent sampling: See Advanced Setup
Flow fault features: If the pump is unable to compensate due to excessive back
pressure, the pump will go into ow fault mode (see page 13 for
details). Flow fault features are enabled as the default setting.
Flow fault may be disabled at the user’s option.
See Advanced Setup.
Flow fault: Flow fault displays immediately.
Pump shuts off after 5 seconds
Fault restart: Pump attempts restart every 10 seconds
up to ve times
Media compatibility: Viable cascade impactors, spore trap cassettes (e.g., VersaTrap),
asbestos cassettes, wall cavity samplers, and other impaction
samplers that require ows from 10 to 30 L/min
Housing: ABS plastic
Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.4 x 3.5 in (23.6 x 21.3 x 8.9 cm)
Weight: 4.8 lbs (2.2 kg)
Li-Ion Battery Shipment
Rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries for use with SKC sampling pumps have been
tested in accordance with the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria and are designated as
UN3091.
For air shipments:
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in SKC pumps are subject to the A-45 exemption to
the IATA regulations and are not regulated for air shipments. This information must be
written on the shipping document when shipping by air.
For ground shipments:
US DOT regulations specify a limit of 24 or fewer battery cells in one shipping box. If
you exceed 3 QuickTake 30 pumps with battery packs in one shipping box, specic
shipping requirements must be followed. Contact SKC for more information or refer to
the regulatory authority in your area.
Indicates a warning, caution, or note.
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See http://www.skcinc.com/instructions/1721.pdf for more information
on maintaining, disposing, and shipping Li-Ion batteries.

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Operation
Button Sequence
Buons must be pressed in the sequence
shown.
or  = Press individually
[] = Press both simultaneously
= Security code, press in sequence
Operating the Pump
• To activate LED:
Press and hold  for 2 seconds.
• To check battery status:
With the LED on, press .
Battery Status Indicators
Full charge; approximately 75% to 100% baery capacity
remaining.
Baery is charged enough to operate the pump;
approximately 25% to 75% baery capacity remaining.
Baery charge is low (charge baery); approximately
1% to 25% baery capacity remaining.
Low Baery Fault. Pump will stop running, beep, and
go to sleep in 10 seconds.
To operate from AC power:
The QuickTake 30 may be run using AC power with the baery and AC
charger/adapter. Insert the charger plug into the jack on the pump and the
charger into a standard wall outlet. Operate the pump.
The charge light on the LED will ash if the baery is charging during
AC operation.
The AC charger/adapter can be used to extend baery run time, but it is not
a baery eliminator. Therefore, it will not provide indenite run times.

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• To navigate presets and displays:
Press or  to scroll through presets or displays.
• To select a run time preset and run the pump:
Scroll to desired run time preset.
Select preset by pressing []. The pump will start to run.
• To run the pump:
Press [].
• To place the pump in hold:
Press [].
• To repeat a sample run:
From Done, reset (rSEt), or sampling error (SErr), press [] to return to run
time preset. Press [] to sample.
•To turn off LED:
Pump automatically turns o LED aer it is idle for 4 minutes. User can
reactivate the LED by pressing and holding .
• To interrupt run, terminate a sample, or reset pump:
From Hold, press . Sample reset (rSEt) will display. Press [] to reset
pump or  to ignore reset and return to Hold.
• Tosetoworcalibrate:
See Calibration and Seing Flow for details.
1. Connect a owmeter to the pump inlet.
2. Scroll to any run time preset. Press and hold CAL for 2 seconds to enter
calibration mode (pump will start running).
3. Press or  to change ow rate until desired ow appears on the
calibrator (Flow rate does not display on LED).
4. Press  and Stor will display. Press [] to save seing or  to ignore
changes.
180°
180°
180°
Selecting the
Available Presets
Press or 

Press 
5
4
3
2
1
Cont
Intt
End
999
998
997
Press 


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VersaTrap
cassette
Cassette
adapter Wand
Tubing
Included with wand
Tubing adapter
Included with wand
Empty cassette
adapter
Cassette adapter with
spore trap cassette
Mounting Sampling Media
Sampling with a Spore Trap Cassette
Use the cassee adapter supplied with the
pump.
Insert the tube end of the adapter into
the pump inlet up to the ange. Remove
the seal from the outlet of the cassee and
push the cassee onto the bowl end of the
adapter until a rm seal is established.
Calibration Note: Flow rate can be calibrated by pushing the bowl end
of a second cassee adapter onto the spore trap cassee inlet (seal
removed), aaching exible tubing to the tube end of the second
adapter, and aaching the other end of the exible tubing to the outlet
of a calibrator.
Sampling with Sampling Wand Accessory (Cat. No. 228-9521)
Insert the tube end of a cassee adapter into the hole on the top end of the
sampling wand accessory (see above) up to the center ange. Remove the seal
from the outlet of the cassee and push the cassee onto the bowl end of the
adapter until a rm seal is established. Insert the tubing adapter on the exible
tubing (supplied with wand) into the pump inlet up to the center ange.

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Sampling with a BioStage Impactor
Use with Mounting Bracket accessory (Cat. No. 228-9531).
1. Place BioStage on L-shaped
bracket. Align BioStage outlet
to the 10 o’clock position
on the bracket. Secure with
thumbscrew on bottom of
bracket.
2. Place L-shaped bracket to
the right on the pump faceplate
with the short leg of the bracket
ing over the right edge of the
pump. Align hole on short leg of
bracket with the hole on the side
of the pump. Secure bracket to
pump with thumbscrew.
3. Insert the inlet adapter
(included with bracket)
into the pump inlet and
connect inlet adapter
tubing to the BioStage
outlet.
BioStage
outlet
Short leg
of bracket
Thumbscrew
securing
BioStage
BioStage outlet
aligned to 10 o’clock position
Bracket
Thumbscrew
securing
bracket
Inlet adapter
inserted into inlet
Inlet
adapter
tubing BioStage
outlet
Thumbscrew
securing
bracket

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Tubing
Calibrator outlet Pump inlet
Spore trap cassette
Note: Use a second cassette adapter to
attach calibrator to a spore trap cassette.
Digital display:
Calibration mode
Calibration with a spore trap cassette
Cassette adapter
Digital display:
Store setting
Calibration and Setting Flow
Use a primary standard calibrator to calibrate pump ow rate.
Calibrate ow rate with representative sampling medium in line.
1. Using 3/8-inch ID exible tubing and appropriate adapters, connect the inlet
of the pump to the outlet of a representative sampling medium and a primary
standard calibrator to the inlet of the representative sampling medium (as
shown above).
2. Scroll to any run time preset. Press and hold the CAL
buon for two seconds. The pump will start running
and a ashing CAL will appear on the LED.
3. Press or  to increase or decrease the ow until
the desired ow rate is displayed on the calibrator.
4. Press . A ashing Stor will appear on the LED.
To save new seing: Press []. The pump
will stop running.
To ignore new seing: Press . The pump will
stop running.
Note: A security code is not needed to change ow
rate. It is only required when changing factory
seings. To change factory seings, see Advanced
Setup.

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Setup
Press or  to scroll through the run time presets on the LED.
Run Time Mode LED Display
Timed Run (defaults: 15, 10, 5, 2, and 1 min) t xx
Intermient Sampling In
Continuous Run Cont
The user may change run time presets. See Advanced Setup, Programming Your Own
Run Time Presets.
Timed Run
Run time accumulates only while pump is running.
Timed Run mode is designed to perform one sample for a
predetermined time from 1 to 999 minutes (selected from
presets). The user starts the pump running and the pump
automatically stops running after the sample time has
elapsed.
1. Press or  to scroll to the desired run time preset.
2. Press [] to select the desired preset. The pump will
start running and the LED will display a count down to
zero (run time remaining below one minute is displayed
in seconds with a colon). The pump will stop and beep
four times. The display will ash Done.
3. Press  to return to the run time preset display. If the
user wishes to repeat the sample, press [].
User Options During Timed Run Sampling
Viewing baery status
Press . Display will automatically return to run time
remaining aer ve seconds or press  again.
Hold mode
Press [] while the sample is running to place the
pump and timer in Hold. Run time remaining and Hold
will display alternately. Press [] while in Hold to
continue the sample run.
Terminating a sample and reseing the pump
Press  while in Hold. Sample Reset (rSEt) will ash
on the LED.
To terminate sample and reset pump: Press [].
To continue sample run: Press  to return display to Hold. Press [].
Digital display:
Timed Run 2 minutes
Digital display:
Run time remaining is
2 seconds
:
Digital display:
Sample run completed

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Continuous Run with Manual Stop
Run time accumulates only while pump is running.
Continuous Run mode performs one sample from 1 to
999 minutes, then automatically resets to zero and counts
up to 999 again until the user manually stops the pump.
1. Press or  to scroll to Cont. Press [] to select it.
The pump will start and the LED will display cumulative run time up to
59 seconds in seconds, then switch to minutes. The timer will count up to
999 minutes, automatically reset to zero, and count up to 999 minutes again
until the user manually stops the pump.
2. Press [] to place the pump in Hold when the desired sampling time has
elapsed. The LED will display cumulative run time and Hold alternately.
To continue sample run: Press [].
To terminate sample and reset pump: Press  while in Hold.
Sample Reset (rSEt) will ash on the LED. Press [].
User Options During Continuous Run Sampling
Viewing baery status
Press . Display will automatically return to
cumulative run time aer ve seconds or press
 again.
Hold mode
Press [] while the sample is running to
place the pump and timer in Hold. Hold and
cumulative run time will display alternately.
Press [] while in Hold to continue the
sample run.
Terminating a sample and reseing the pump
Press  while in Hold. Sample Reset (rSEt) will
ash on the LED.
To terminate sample and reset pump: Press [].
To continue sample run: Press  to return the display to Hold.
Press [].
Digital display:
Continuous Run
For Intermient Sampling, see Advanced Setup.

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Sampling
1. Ensure that the baery has sucient capacity for the desired sampling time
(see Operation, Baery Status Indicators).
2. Calibrate the QuickTake 30 for the desired ow rate (see Calibration and Seing
Flow).
3. Place the pump in the sampling location.
Protect sample pump from weather when in use outdoors.
4. Replace representative sampling medium used for calibration with a fresh
unexposed sampling medium.
5. Press or  to scroll to a run time preset. See Timed Run, Continuous Run, or
Intermient Sampling.
6. Once the desired preset is displayed, press [] to start the pump running.
Record sample start time.
If the user wishes to stop sampling and reset the pump, see Terminating a Sample
and Reseing the Pump.
7. When sampling is completed:
a. Timed Run mode - The display will count down to
zero and the pump will stop. The alarm will beep four
times. The display will ash Done. Press  to return to
presets. If a repeat sample is desired, press [].
b. Continuous Run mode - The timer will count up to
999 minutes, automatically reset to zero, and count
again to 999 minutes until user stops the pump. Press
[] to place the pump in Hold when the desired
sampling time has elapsed. Hold and cumulative run
time will ash alternately. Press  while in Hold.
Sample reset (rSEt) will appear on the LED. Press
[] to terminate the cumulative run and reset the
pump. If a repeat sample is desired, press [].
c. Intermittent Sampling mode - The display will
count up to set run time, count down from set delay
time to 0, then run again. Pump will cycle until the
programmed number of cycles are completed. The
alarm will beep four times. The display will ash
Done. Press [] to return to the run time preset. If
a repeat sample is desired, press [].
QuickTake 30 with cassette adapter
and a spore trap cassette
Digital display:
Cumulative run time
Digital display:
Sample run completed
Digital display:
Pump and Timer in Hold
Digital display:
Terminate sample and
reset pump

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8. Remove and seal the sample medium.
9. Re-assemble the calibration train (see Calibration and Seing Flow) and verify
ow.
10. Send sample, blanks, and pertinent sampling information to a laboratory for
analysis.
Terminating a Sample and Resetting the Pump
For timed and continuous runs: from a running pump,
press []. The pump is now in Hold. Press  while in
Hold. Sample reset (rSEt) will display. Press [] to zero
the cumulative run time and reset the pump.
For intermient sampling, there is no Hold. Press []
to stop the pump. The LED will display SErr (sampling
error). Press  to view cumulative run time. Press []
to return to run time presets.
Cumulative run time resets to 0 even if intermient
sampling is started again.
Digital display:
Terminate sample and
reset pump
Digital display:
Sampling Error
Flow Fault
Manufacturer default: enabled. User may disable feature.
If the pump is not able to compensate due to excessive back
pressure, a ashing FLOF will appear on the LED. If the
fault is not corrected within ve seconds, the pump will
beep four times and stop running.
Restoring Sampling from a Flow Fault
Fault restart (manufacturer default: enabled).
Fault restart will aempt to restart the pump every 10 seconds up to ve
times. Cumulative run time can be displayed by pressing . Press  again
to return to the fault (FLOF) display. If pump does not automatically restart,
aempt to correct the ow blockage, then press [] to place pump in
Hold. Press [] to resume sampling.
Fault restart (user disabled).
Cumulative run time can be displayed by pressing . Press  again to
return to the FLOF display. Aempt to correct ow blockage and press
[] to place pump in Hold. Press [] to resume sampling.
The ow fault and ow fault restart features can be enabled or
disabled by the user as desired. See Advanced Setup, Enabling/
Disabling Alarm and Fault Features.
Digital display:
Flow fault

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Advanced Setup
Intermittent Sampling
Intermient Sampling allows the pump to be programmed to run for a specic
number of minutes up to 999, to shut o for a programmed
length of time, and to continue sampling on and o for a
predetermined number of cycles (e.g., program the pump
to run three cycles (n) of 15 minutes each (r) with a ve-
minute delay (d) between each cycle).
Entering Intermittent Sampling Mode
Press or  to scroll to In. Press  to enter the intermient sampling setup
mode.
Setting Run Time (r)
1. Press or  to increase or decrease run time. The display will ash. If no change
to run time is desired, press  to move to delay time.
2. When nished, press . Stor will ash on the display.
To save new seing: Press []. Press  to move to
delay time setup.
To ignore new seing: Press . Display will move to
the delay time.
If displayed values are not changed, the ashing Stor will not appear and
pressing  will move the display to the next parameter to be set.
Digital display:
Intermittent Sampling
Digital display:
Set run time
Setting Delay Time (d)
1. Press or  to increase or decrease delay time. The
display will ash. If no change to delay time is desired,
press  to move to number of cycles.
2. When nished, press . Stor will ash on the display.
To save new seing: Press []. Press  to move to
number of cycles setup.
To ignore new seing: Press . Display will move to the number of cycles.
Digital display:
Set delay time

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User Options During Intermittent Sampling
Viewing number of cycles remaining and cumulative run
time
Press  repeatedly while the sample or delay is running.
If the unit is le untouched for ve seconds, the display
will automatically return to cumulative time.
Terminating a sample and reseing the pump
There is no Hold available in intermient sampling.
Therefore, pressing [] will stop the sampling and the
LED will display SErr (sampling error). Press  to view
cumulative run time. Press [] to return to run time
presets.
Setting the Number of Cycles (n)
1. Press or  to increase or decrease number of cycles.
The display will ash. If no change to number of cycles
is desired, press  to return to In.
2. When nished, press . Stor will ash on the display.
To save new seing: Press []. Press  to return to
In.
To ignore new seing: Press . The LED will return to In.
Start sampling by pressing []. The LED will count up
to 59 seconds, then switch to minutes up to the set minutes
run time. The pump will stop for the programmed number
of delay minutes while the LED displays a count down from
the set delay time to zero. The pump will start sampling
again. The pump will beep four times and the display will
ash Done aer the desired cycles are completed. Press 
to display cumulative run time. Press  to return to Done.
Press [] to return the display to the run time preset. If a
repeat sample is desired, press [].
Intermient sampling seings are retained when pump goes to sleep.
Digital display:
Sample run completed
Digital display:
Set number of cycles