Basic Stats
Weight
Most of our users carry their machine more than they carry any other large object in their life. Making it light, shows our commitment to the people actually doing the work.
7.25lbs
3.26kg
9.4lbs
4.25kg
Length x Thickness x Height
Thickness is used instead of width to draw attention to the technician’s number one form factor request. “Make it thinner so there is more room for me in ladder cages.”
10 x 2.16 x 7.5 in
25.5 x 6.6 x 19 cm
11.5 x 4 x 9 in
29.2 x 10.2 x 22.9 cm
Volume
The true measure of how big something is. Making things small is hard and we invested the time to go that extra mile.
162 in^3
2654 cm^3
414 in^3
6784 cm^3
Case Material
Sometimes bad things happen. Rugged is good.
Aluminum
Plastic
Bluetooth
Considering EPA Consent Decrees are ubiquitous and have made manual entry of ppm values all but obsolete, charging extra for Bluetooth should be obsolete as well.
Standard
Extra Cost Option
Detection Range
Detection Range determines what peg factors you must use. Using a lower peg may cause you to report a lot more emissions than actual.
0-100,000 ppm
0-50,000 ppm
Run Times
H2 Run Time
How long can you run on the internal hydrogen tank?
10 Hours
10 Hours
Battery Run Time
Will the battery last all day?
10 Hours
10 Hours
Is Continuous Monitoring Possible?
Can you leave the FID running all night/day/week/year?
Yes.
Contact Support for more info.
No.
Must be refilled manually every 10 hours.
Ease of Use
Temperature Compensated for Extreme Cold
Automatic
Filter Removal Detection
Yes
Special Conditions Apply
No
Connection on H2 Cylinder
Quick Connect
Damage Prone Left Handed Threads
H2, Filter, and Battery Info displayed on Handheld?
Yes
via Bluetooth
No
Reliability
Charger Port
Aerospace Grade
PS/2 Style
(OLD Computer Mouse)
External Scrubber for Combustion Air
Allows less unburnt sample in the FID, extending the time between service events.
Yes
No
H2 Regulation Method
Control Valve with feedback loop
Traditional Regulator
Automatically Tracked Batteries
Prevent repeated battery failures by tracking Serial Numbers electronically.
Yes
No
Return on Investment.
Equipment that is not being utilized is the most expensive kind of equipment. phx42 is designed to increase time on tools at every opportunity.
Cold Start Pump Warmup
In cold conditions, some pumps need to warm up before they can provide the proper pressures and vacuum to operate.
None
Warmup Before Calibration
15 Mins
30 Mins
H2 Refill Time
~15 Seconds
~2.5 Mins
Machine Health Self-Check
Problems found before deploying a machine to the field have a much lower impact on productivity.
Yes
No
Diagnostic Logging
Solve intermittent problems quickly.
Onboard and On Handheld
None
Automated shut down sequence to evacuate condensation from the FID.
Moisture inside an FID causes corrosion and difficulty igniting.
Yes
No
Gold POGO Pins Inside FID Exposed to Sample and Moisture
These types of connectors cause difficulty igniting a Flame Ionization Detector.
No
Yes
Modular Low-Cost Igniter
Yes (~$100)
No, Integrated into the Capsule (~$480)
Time to Repair/Replace Pump
10 Mins
2.5 Hours
Parts Cost
While not all parts can be exactly compared, here are some examples of how LDARtools designed the phx42 to help reduce costs.
Pump
This is the workhorse of the flame ionization analyzer. An FID sample pump in LDAR service is asked to suck up all kinds of nasty things.
$1,262.80
Battery
$567
$799.30
Battery Charger
$488.30
Capsule/Glow Disk
$486.20
Probe Filter
$12.67
Probe Tip
$46.90
Oring Kit
$0
No o-rings that require maintenance on the phx42.
$86.10
Note: All prices as of 8/12/21 and are for comparison purposes only. Prices will change over time and may not be updated here. Please see LDARtools.com for current prices or contact Thermo.
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