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Aerotest Alpha
Gebrauchsanweisung
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Instructions for Use
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Bruksanvisning
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Contents For Your Safety
For Your Safety 12 Strictly follow the Instructions for Use
Any use of the breathing air tester requires full understanding and
What’s What 13 strict observation of these instructions.
The breathing air tester is only to be used for the purposes specified
Description / Intended Use 14 here.
Preparation 15 Maintenance
Use 16 The breathing air tester must be inspected and serviced by experts at
regular intervals and a record kept. Repair and general overhaul of
After Use 18 the breathing air tester may only be carried out by trained service
personnel. We recommend that a service contract be obtained with
Technical Data 18 Dräger Service and that all repairs also be carried out by them.
Only authentic Dräger spare parts may be used for maintenance.
Bubble Test 19 Observe chapter “Maintenance Intervals”.
Storage 19 Liability for proper function or damage
The liability for the proper function of the breathing air tester is
Troubleshooting 20 irrevocably transferred to the owner or operator to the extent that the
Maintenance Intervals 20 breathing air tester is serviced or repaired by personnel not employed
or authorized by Dräger Service or if the breathing air tester is used in
Order List 21 a manner not conforming to its intended use.
Dräger cannot be held responsible for damage caused by non-
compliance with the recommendations given above.
The warranty and liability provisions of the terms of sale and delivery
of Dräger are likewise not modified by the recommendations given
above.

Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA

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What’s What
1
1 Carrying case
2 Special Dräger tubes®
(4 sets of 10 units)
3 Lock coupling
4 Tube opener for breaking off tube ends
5 Timer
6 Plug fitting
7 Bubble test 2
8 O2 pressure regulator with outlet
pressure gauge
9 Measuring unit with four tube holders
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Description / Intended Use
The Dräger Aerotest Alpha determines the quality of the breathing air
delivered by a low pressure system (compressor, compressed air
cylinder or compressed air network). The maximum supply pressure
at the device inlets is 15 bar. Dräger tubes® are used for the
measurements.
The levels of the following substances can be measured:
— Oil
— Carbon dioxide (CO 2)
— Carbon monoxide (CO) and
— Water vapour (H2O).
These four values can be defined either simultaneously or individually.
The measurement precision remains constant regardless how many
tube holders are loaded. By contrast, the assigned functions of the
Dräger tubes® / tube holders must be taken into account. In other
words, in order to check e.g. the oil content of the breathing air, the
oil tube must be loaded in the appropriate holder marked “oil“.
The permissible limit values are defined in EN 12 021 (Compressed
air for breathing apparatus).

Measuring Unit: Pos. 9

The measuring unit needs a supply pressure of 3 bar.

Pressure Control Valve: Pos. 8

The pressure control valve is preset to 3 bar of relief pressure.
When the supply pressure changes from 3 to 15 bar, the relief pres-
sure (3 bar) at the handwheel of the pressure control valve must be
readjusted. Check via the pressure gauge.

All the components required for measurement are housed in a handy

carrying case.

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Preparation
● Clean the compressed air supply connection by blowing it clear. 1
● Clean the measuring unit. It must be free of particles and dust.
● Check pass-through of the measuring unit (see page 23).
1 Connect the measuring unit to the compressed air supply
connection. The maximum supply pressure is 15 bar. If necessary,
use the adapter.
Outlet pressure 3 bar adjustable at the pressure-reducing valve Oil CO2 CO H 2O
with pressure gauge.
● Slowly open the compressed air supply valve and flush the system
(allow compressed air to be exhausted through the system).

Flushing time for a regularly maintained system:

2 to 3 minutes.
For other systems:
5 to 6 minutes.

● Then close the valve.

● Set the timer: 5 minutes.

Strictly follow the specific Instructions for Use.

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Use
● Cut off both ends of the “Oil 10/a-P“
tube, using the tube opener. Proceed as follows for both ends: 1
1 Insert the tube as far as it will go into the middle hole and turn once
or twice. The glass will be scratch-marked.
2 Push the scratched end into the outer hole. The end breaks off and
falls into the container.
Attention!
The broken tube ends have sharp edges. 2
Risk of injury.

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1 Insert the tube in the “Oil“ tube holder of the measring unit. The
arrow on the tube indicates the direction offlow (i.e. arrow must
point away from the measring unit).
Use only Dräger tubes ® – see “Order List” on page 25.
2 Break off both ends of the “Carbon dioxide 100/a-P“ tube and
insert it in the “CO2“ tube holder of the measuring unit.
3 Break off both ends of the “Carbon monoxide 5/a-P“ tube and
insert it in the “CO“ tube holder of the measuring unit.
Oil CO 2 CO H 2O

The “Water vapour 20/a-P“ tube requires special handling:

● Break off the outlet end of the tube.

● Scratch-mark the inlet end of the tube with the tube opener, wit-
hout breaking it off.
● Slowly open the compressed air supply valve.
4 Insert the outlet end of the “Water vapour 20/a-P“ tube in the 1 2 3 4
“H2O“ tube holder of the measuring unit.
● Break off the inlet end in the air stream and simultaneously insert
it in the tube holder.
● Start the timer.
NOTE
Do not inhale the gases released during measurement.

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After the test time has elapsed:
● Close the compressed air supply valve. Remove the Dräger tubes
from the tube holder and evaluate the relevant levels with the aid
of the Instructions for Use of the Dräger tubes ®.
Start by reading off the “Water vapour 20 /a-P“ tube.

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After Use Technical Data
● Dispose of all used tubes and of the broken tube ends in the tube Carrying case
opener in accordance with the Instructions for Use of the tubes. Dimensions (length x width x height) 350 x 300 x 85 mm
● If necessary: Colour black
Clean the container of the tube opener and the tube holder with Weight (with full contents) approx. 2 kg
clean water (only the lower, outlet end) and dry.
Measuring unit
Dimensions (length x width) 100 x 38 mm
Height including
tube holder 230 mm
Connection for compressed air supply Press-fit nipple, 9 mm

Supply pressure
Minimum 3 bar
Maximum 15 bar

Volumetric flow
Factory-set at 3.0+0.5 bar
For CO and CO2 tubes 0.2 litres per minute
For Oil and H2O tubes 4 litres per minute

Adapter 1
Inlet Press-fit coupling, 9 mm
Outlet External thread G 1/4

Adapter 2
Inlet Internal thread G 1/4
Outlet Press-fit nipple, 12 mm

Environmental conditions 15 oC to 25 oC
1013 mbar

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Bubble Test
The bubble test is used for the control of the measuring unit, see
“Maintenance Intervals” on page 24. It is tested whether volumetric
Oil CO2 CO H 2O
flow rate is guaranteed within the measure or a pollution and/or blok-
kage is available.
1 To this is the delivered bubble test hose plugged into the to be te-
sted connection of the measuring unit. 1
2 The other end of the bubble test hose is dipped into a water filled
receptacle.
3 With assistance of the timer, the ascending bubbles are counted:

CO2 and CO connection, countable blistering

(e.g. 40 blow in 15 sec.).

Oil and H2O connection, large blistering (not countable).

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Storage
Store all parts dry, free of deformation, in a cool and dust-free place.
Protect against direct light and heat sources.
Strictly follow the “Guidelines for the storage, maintenance and
cleaning of rubber products“.

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Troubleshooting Maintenance Intervals
Fault Cause Remendy

every six months

before each use
Leaky compressed air Defective sealing Check the sealing

after each use

connection ring ring and replace if
necessary Device component Maintenance work

every year
required
Tube not firmly seated Tube holder worn Replace the tube
in the tube holder holder
Tube end not cleanly Tube opener blunt Replace the tube
scratch market and opener Test tube holder Clean X
broken off
Test tube Check date of use X X
Tube inserted in Check
wrong holder Measuring device Check volume flow X*)
Tube holder dirty or Clean or replace the *) By Dräger Safety.
loose tube holder
Wrong volumetric Unscrew the tube
Major measurement flow, because the holder from the
fault feed system is measuring unit and
blocked blow the feed insert
clear from both
sides with
compressed air
O2 pressure regulator Relief pressure Readjust on 3 bar
deviating from 3 bar relief pressure

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Order List
Designation and description Order No.
Dräger Aerotest Alpha 65 27 150
in carrying case, complete with
Dräger tubes® (4 sets of 10 units)

Spare parts

Tube opener 64 00 010

Tube holder CH 7000
Plug fitting 65 25 913
Lock coupling 65 25 588
Timer D 40 888
O2 pressure regulator 65 27 151
Bubble test hose 65 27 686

Consumables

1 Set (of 10 units) Dräger tubes® for

Oil 10 /a-P 67 28 371
Carbon dioxide 100/a-P 67 28 521
Carbon monoxide 5/a-P 67 28 511
Water vapour 20/a-P 81 03 061

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© Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
4th edition - January 2007
Subject to alteration