Pocket-Sized Toxic-Gas Detectors.From Enmet Corporation comes the TX-2000 series of gas detectors. These lightweight, handheld units are effective warning devices for staff working in areas that contain toxic gases. Each instrument is equipped with an electrochemical electrochemical /elec·tro·chem·i·cal/ (-kem´i-k'l) pertaining to interaction or interconversion of chemical and electrical energies. e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal adj. sensor, a digital display, audio/visual alarm, and two alarm points. Other features include pushbutton push·but·ton n. also push button A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed. adj. also push-but·ton Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton. calibration, battery status display, and auto test when the unit is turned on. All units in the TX-2000 series use three AAA batteries. The series includes instruments that monitor ammonia, chlorine, carbon monoxide carbon monoxide, chemical compound, CO, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, extremely poisonous gas that is less dense than air under ordinary conditions. It is very slightly soluble in water and burns in air with a characteristic blue flame, producing carbon dioxide; , nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and oxygen. Similar models are available for combustible com·bus·ti·ble adj. Capable of igniting and burning. n. A substance that ignites and burns readily. gases and carbon dioxide. |
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