Author name: Specto Technology

How to Conduct a Dust Monitoring Leak Check?

How to Conduct a Dust Monitoring Leak Check?

Checking a Leak on Your Dust Monitor – AQS & Dust Sentry Units Today we are going to show you how to do a leak check on your dust monitor. This can be inside the AQS one or dust entry units. What you will need for this Dust Monitor Leak Check is: A vacuum gauge, which comes with your service kit. We are going to remove the TSP head, and we simply click our vacuum gauge in place, like so. Performing a Leak Check The first thing we need to do is close…

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How to Do a Manual Zero Check on Your Dust Monitor?

Aeroqual AQS & Dust Sentry Units – Manual Zero Check on Dust Monitors Today, I’m going to show you how to do a manual Zero check on your dust monitor either in the Aeroqual AQS or Dust Sentry units: The first thing we need to do is remove the TSP Cyclone. We’re now going to use a Zero Filter to provide Zero Air to the dust monitor. The Zero Filter comes in your service pack, and it’s attached to a quick-connect fitting. Make sure the arrow is pointing down on the…

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How to Change Filters on Your Dust Monitor?

How to Change Filters on Your Dust Monitor?

Changing Filters for Aeroqual’s Dust Sentry & AQS1 Dust Monitor Today I’m going to show you how to change your dust monitor filters on your dust monitor, either inside the AQS1 or Dust Century by Aeroqual. Let’s have a look inside. To change the filters, you simply need a screwdriver or a coin. There’s two dust filters to change on the nephelometer: There’s the sample line at the top And the purge line at the bottom. Sample Line So I’m going to show you the sample line. Just unscrew it so there’s a small white…

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How to Install a GEO Laser Auto Level Tribarch with Your Total Station?

Taking a Look at the GEO Laser Auto Level Tribarch + How to Install it The first thing that we’re going to do is take our total station and then just going to pop off the manual driver. Set that aside. Put our total station back down. Then we’ll take our GEO-Laser. this is going to install the same way as a standard tribrach, uses the exact same thread at the bottom. So all we’re going to do is place it on our tripod, and this process would be exactly the same, whether you’re using a tripod like we are today, or a wall mount bracket like we have over here. So we just tighten that up on the bottom…

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Why Aeroqual Portable Air Quality Monitors are Important?

Why Aeroqual Portable Air Quality Monitors are Important?

Measuring outdoor indoor air quality is challenging. There are a wide variety of pollutants and often they are present at low concentrations. To measure them all, you’ll need multiple monitors and accurate monitors can be bulky and expensive. Aeroqual Offers a Flexible Alternative Monitor Aeroqual offers a truly portable monitor able to accurately measure a wide range of indoor and outdoor air pollutants. An Aeroqual portable monitor consists of a monitor base and a detachable sensor head. Each sensor head contains one gas or particle sensor. There are 28 different options to choose…

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What is an Optical Survey Prism?

What is an Optical Survey Prism?

Optical Survey prisms are a specially designed retro reflector, specifically a corner reflector, that is used to reflect the Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) beam of a total station. The survey prism reflects the EDM beam back to its source with both a wide angle of incidence and with high precision. Prisms reduce the scatter of the beam as it is reflected back to the total which allows for both a more accurate measurement and a longer range that the measurement can be made. Optical Survey Prism Applications Survey prisms are used by…

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Common Issues With Automated Motorized Total Stations (AMTS)

Overview Using an Automated Motorized Total Station (AMTS) to track the progress or performance of a project design, or to monitor structures that are already in place, has many advantages… as long as the equipment is set up and positioned correctly. There are a few common issues, however, that tend to arise with the use

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Selecting the Right Dust Monitoring Equipment – A Comparison of Dust Monitoring Equipment

Selecting the Right Dust Monitoring Equipment – A Comparison of Dust Monitoring Equipment Industrial operators have long known that prolonged exposure to the fine dust particles generated by construction projects that involve excavation or earth-moving can be hazardous to human health, contributing to both lung and cardiovascular disease. In order to prevent these harmful effects

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