SKC DCS (Deployable Cartridge Sampler) System - Manual (Page 14)

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Sampling
Locate system in an unobstructed area, at least 6 feet (2 meters) from
any obstacle to airfl ow.
Wear disposable, clean, lint-free nylon or
powder-free surgical gloves to handle the
sorbent and cartridge.
Before use, allow pump to equilibrate aft er
moving it from one temperature extreme to
another.
1. Att ach mounting bracket at the desired location
and at breathing zone height (6 feet or 2 meters)
using wire ties or other fasteners. Mount sampling
head loaded with cartridge on mounting bracket by
threading clamp knob into bott om of sampling head.
2. Insert screw on rain cover into top of the sampling
head inlet and rotate cover until tight.
3. Turn on pump and record sample start time, ambient
temperature, ambient pressure, and other pertinent
data.
Sample start time and duration can be pro-
grammed into the Leland Legacy Sample Pump
in advance and sampling may be started manu-
ally or automatically.
Record all necessary data before disconnecting
pump from batt ery and reconnecting to new
batt ery.
4. Aft er desired sample time has elapsed, record sample stop time. Remove
rain cover from sampling head and reinstate calibration train (see
Calibration on page 10). Record post-sample fl ow rate.
5. Turn off pump. Record total volume, ambient temperature, ambient
pressure, and other pertinent data.
6. Reach inside case and press quick-connect
release while pulling tubing from case (pump)
inlet. Remove tubing from sampling head.
Remove sampling head from bracket.
7. Remove sampling head to a clean area.
Technical Tidbits
• The supplied rain cover should be used for all
outdoor sampling.
• Keep Leland Legacy Sample Pump inside the Pelican case and the case
closed during sampling to protect sample pump from weather.
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Press quick-connect release to
remove tubing.
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Quick-connect
release inside
case
Tubing with
quick-connect
fi tting