1. 2025 Partisol Sequential Sampler
Deborah Bowe
Thermo Electron Corporation

2. 2025 Verification & Routine Maintenance
Ambient air temperature
Filter temperature
Ambient pressure
External leak check
Internal leak check
Flow rate

3. 2025 Verification & Routine Maintenance
Filter cassettes: inspect damage or contamination
Filter cassette magazines: Generally not necessary to clean, but if damaged certain parts can be replaced
WINS impactor: In accordance with USEPA guidelines for PM2.5
VSCC: In accordance with U.S. EPA guidelines
External leak check: Every 4 weeks of use
PM10 Inlet: Every 14 days of use

4. 2025 Verification & Routine Maintenance
Particle trap filter: inspect 6 months, replace as needed
V seals: Check and clean as needed
Rainhoods: Clean air screens 6 months
Batteries: Check every 6 months replace as needed
Pump: Check every 6 months and rebuild; needed average lifetime is 12 to 18 months

5. 2025 Plumbing Diagram

6. 2025 Backup Battery Check Measure across 188_VBAT & PGND
Drops below 4.2VDC replace batteries

7. 2025 Pump Check
Pressure Check: Quality Pump should give 40 psi on the exhaust

8. Partisol 2000 Single Channel FRM Sampler
Deborah Bowe
Thermo Electron Corporation

9. 2000 FRM Audit Screen Ambient temperature + 2 °C
Filter temperature + 2 °C
Ambient pressure + 10 mmHg

10. 2000 FRM External Leak Check Manual method
Record reading on gauge 30 seconds after pump valve is closed
Should not drop more than 8.5 inHg in 30 seconds. Corresponds to 80ml/min rate

11. 2000 FRM External Leak Check Semi Automatic
Tolerance is 5” in 60 seconds

12. 2000 FRM Internal Leak Check
Manual: 8.5”Hg in 30 seconds
Semi-automatic: 9.3”Hg in 30 seconds

13. Flow Schematic

14. Streamline Pro, FTS or Bios flow meter
2000 FRM Flow Audit
Streamline Pro, FTS or Bios flow meter
+ 5% tolerance