Trek 156A Charged Plate Monitor - Manual

Model 156A
Charged-Plate Monitor
The Trek Model 156A Charged-Plate Monitor will The Model 156A tests the efficiency of your
enable you to confidently answer the above ionizer’s ion production by timing how long it
questions so that you can effectively monitor and takes air ions produced to discharge a floating
maintain your ionization program. plate that has been pre-charged to either a
positive or negative value. The Model 156A also
tests the balance between positive and negative
air ions by measuring the offset voltage
generated on a floating plate due to an imbalance
of positive and negative air ions impinging on the
plate from your ionizer.
Typically, as the ionizer ages, the rates of positive
and negative air ion production decline.
Consequently, the time required for the ionizer to
neutralize static charges increases, and the
balance of positive and negative air ions
changes.
The Model 156A Charged-Plate Monitor is an
The neutralization (decay) time may become too
important tool for evaluating the performance of
long for the ionizer to fully neutralize charges that
the air ionizers used to neutralize static charges.
are generated at a work location, or the ionizer
Trek offers the Model 156A/1 with a computer may begin to charge objects that were initially
interface option. This option adds both a serial uncharged.
communications port and an applications
software program to operate, analyze, and save
data from the charged-plate monitor to a
computer.
· Use the Model 156A to verify that new
ionizers meet your selection criteria.
· When evaluating newly setup or active ionizer
installations, use the Model 156A to
determine if the decay times and ion balance
performance are satisfactory for your
application.
· Use the compact and portable Model 156A to
d e te r m i n e w h e n a n i o n i z e r n e e d s
maintenance.
By using the Model 156A to periodically measure
the decay times and the ion balance, the need for,
and frequency of, ionizer preventative
maintenance can be easily determined.
Is your ionizer neutralizing
charges as quickly and
completely as needed?
Is the ion output
balanced?
Can you evaluate your
ionizers while they are
installed in production?
Is the recording of your
ionizer test data
efficient and cost effective?
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