Description of Gastec 840 Pyrotec Pyrolyzer

To make it easier and more accurate to identify fluorochlorocarbon gases, GASTEC created the Pyrotec Pyrolyzer system. Through a process called thermal cracking, it transforms halogenated hydrocarbons or fluorochlorocarbon gases into a gas that is readily measured and identifiable.
Specification of Gastec 840 Pyrotec Pyrolyzer
| Operating principle | pyrolysis |
| Power source | 4 AA batteries |
| Continuous operation time | approx 2 hrs |
| Filament life | Freon 113 1,000 measurements at 6,000 ppm |
| Standard operating temperature range | 0 – 40ºC (32 – 104ºF) |
| Dimensions | ?68 x 150 |
| weight | 290g |
Detector Tube
Pyrotec pyrolyzer: Table of measurable (Target) gases
| Substance to be measured | Tube no. & name | Measuring range (ppm) | Scale range (ppm) | No. of tests per box | Detector tube type | Notes | |
| Acetonitrile | 52 | Nitro compounds | 3-180 | 10 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| Chlorodifluoromethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1000-24000 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 25-1000 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 2.5-135 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 2-Chloro-1,1,1,2- tetrafluoroethane | 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 45-1800 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| Dichlorodifluoromethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 325-7800 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 11-440 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1.8-97.2 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane | 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 10-1000 | 10-400 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1.1-22 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| Dichloropentafluoropropane | 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 20-800 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1.4-28 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloro-1,1,2,2- tetrafluoroethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 475-11400 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 20-800 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1.8-97.2 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1- trifluoroethane | 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 14-1600 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1.4-28 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| Dimethyl disulphide | 53 | Dimethyl sulphide | 0.3-6 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| Dimethyl sulphide | 53 | Dimethyl sulphide | 0.15-10 | (0.5)-10 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 |
| Enflurane | 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 110-1230 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 25-145 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| Halothane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 800-6400 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 24-960 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 3-60 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| Methyl chloride | 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 12-480 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1.6-86.4 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1-54 | 1-20 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 |
| Nitroethane | 52 | Nitro compounds | 4-240 | 10 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 52 | Nitro compounds | 0.5-30 | 0.5-30 | 10 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 |
| Nitromethane | 52 | Nitro compounds | 5-300 | 10 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 1-Nitropropane | 52 | Nitro compounds | 4.2-252 | 10 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 2-Nitropropane | 52 | Nitro compounds | 3.7-222 | 10 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2- difluoroethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 125-3000 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 7-280 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1-54 | 1-20 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| Trichlorofluoromethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 275-6600 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 8-320 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 0.8-43.2 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2,2- trifluoroethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 200-4800 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 10-400 | 10-400 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 0.8-43.2 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2- trifluoroethane | 51H | Fluorochlorocarbons | 250-6000 | 250-2000 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 |
| 51 | Fluorochlorocarbons | 10-400 | 10-400 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
| 51L | Fluorochlorocarbons | 1-54 | 1-20 | 5 | PYROTEC | Use Pyrotec Pyrolyzer No. 840 | |
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