Drager Short Term Detection Tubes - Polytest (Pack of 10)
These Polytest gas detection tubes detect a wide range of substances including
Biphenyl Ether , Carbonization untreated gases, Coke Oven Gas, Crude Petroleum, and tar from brown coal.
Please note that these tubes have a shelf life of 2 years and come in a pack of 10.
Short-term detection tubes require the use of the Drager Accuro Gas Detection Pump. Click here to buy this product.
- Reach difficult measurement areas with the tubes, pump and accessories
- Carry out measurements on the spot
- Measurement results may take between 10 seconds and 15 minutes depending on the type of tube used
- Applications for use include variations in concentrations in the workplace, contamination of breathing zones, pre-entry checks and confined space entry
Application Range | |
Standard Measuring Range: | Qualitative determination of easily oxidable substances |
Number of Strokes n: | 5 |
Time for Measurement: | approx. 1.5 min |
Color Change: |
white --> brown, green or violet (depending on substance) |
Ambient Operating Conditions | |
Temperature: | 0 to 50 °C |
Absolute Humidity: | max. 50 mg H2O / L |
Reaction Principle | |
CO + I2O5 --> I2 + CO2 | |
Cross Sensitivity | |
Based on the reaction principle, many easily oxidised compounds are indicated, several examples are shown below: 2000 ppm acetone 10 ppm acetylene 50 ppm ethylene 1 ppm arsine 10 ppm octane 50 ppm benzene 500 ppm propane 100 ppm butane 5 ppm carbon monoxide 10 ppm styrene 1 ppm carbon disulfide 20 ppm perchloroethylene 2 ppm hydrogen sulfide 10 ppm toluene, Xylene Methane, ethane, hydrogen and carbon dioxide are not indicated. |
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Additional Information | |
If there is no reading, this does not always indicate that easily oxidizable substances are not present. In the individual case, the use of Dräger Polytest should be qualified by independent methods, particularly when combustible gases and vapors close to the LEL, or toxic substances are suspected. |