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5 MAINTENANCE and SERVICE
TheAethalometerneedstobemaintainedregularly.Werecommendthefollowingschedule
forregularmaintainance.
Item Frequency
Sampleinletflow Monthly
Inspectthesamplelinetubing Monthly
Inspectandcleanthesizeselectiveinlet(ifpresent) Monthly
Cleancyclone
(5.1 Cleaning the cyclone)
Weeklyatfirstto
gaugedebris
accumulation,then
adjustasneeded.
Verifytimeanddate(ifnotsettoupdateautomatically)
(Time&DateinOPERATION>GENERALpage).
Monthly
Inspectopticalchamber,cleanifnecessary
(Section 5.6 Cleaning the optical head)
Semi‐annually
Sitedependent,use
educatedjudgement!
Checkflow,calibrateifnecessary
(Section 5.2 Leak test).
(For calibration: Section 5.3 Automatic flow meter calibration
or Section 5.4 Manual flow meter calibration).
Semi‐annuallyoras
need
ed.
Changeby‐passcartridgefilter
(Section 5.7 Changing the bypass cartridge filter)
Annuallyor
as
needed.
Installanewfiltertaperoll
(Section3.4 Filter tape installation)
Asneeded.
Theinstrument
issuesawarning.
Calibratetapesensor
(Section 5.8 Calibrating the tape sensor)
Whenmeas
urement
chamberhasbeen
removed/replaced.