I'm getting tired of borrowing a leak detector every time I want
to check various connections in my recovery system. I'm looking at
purchasing a He leak detector, but my lack of experience makes this
quite difficult. If anyone out there can share their experience, I'd
appreciate it.
My (probably poor) search skills have turned up the following
candidates:
-Ion Science GasCheck
-G3 looks more sophisticated than I need (it's geared towards those who
need settings saved for a variety of gases and need data logging, etc.)
-G2 (~$4k) looks good, but possibly more than I really need (it can be
calibrated to one gas on purchase; it mainly differs from G1 in the
quantitation capabilities)
-G1 (~$2.5k) this works well for He (primary difference is the
qualitative measurement rather than quantitative)
-Matheson 8067
($5.4k) The unit itself looks basically the same as the Ion Science G
series (??)
-GL Sciences LD329
(~$1.3k) This looks comparable to the Ion Science G1
I'm sure I've missed some. I skipped over the crazy expensive
ones and those too large to be handheld. Obviously, I like the price
point of the GL Science unit, but I'm wondering about the
quality/durability of that unit vs. the Ion Science one. Any
thoughts/experiences/suggestions are appreciated. My budget is small (I
overspent the budget for the recovery system itself...), so that is an
important consideration.
-Scott
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Dr. Scott Burt
Teaching Professor
NMR Facility Manager
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Brigham Young University
C414 BNSN / C008A BNSN
Provo, Utah 84602-5700
Phone: (801) 422-2404
chembio.byu.edu/nmr-facility <https://chembio.byu.edu/nmr-facility>
email: srburt_at_chem.byu.edu
Received on Fri Mar 25 2022 - 11:48:55 MST