What is the the expected result of the ethanol dry gas canister?

What is the the expected result of the ethanol dry gas canister?

• A. 0.08
• B. 0.00
• C. 0.04
• D. 0.10

Answer: (A)

The ethanol dry gas canister is used to verify the breath analyzer’s accuracy with a known ethanol concentration. When this calibration gas is run through the instrument, it should display a fixed value that matches the gas’s target concentration. For the standard calibration used with many Intox EC/IR II setups, that target is 0.08 g/210 L. So the expected result is 0.08, indicating the instrument is properly calibrated near the legal limit. If the reading differs, calibration procedures would be performed to bring the device back into tolerance.

The ethanol dry gas canister is used to verify the breath analyzer’s accuracy with a known ethanol concentration. When this calibration gas is run through the instrument, it should display a fixed value that matches the gas’s target concentration. For the standard calibration used with many Intox EC/IR II setups, that target is 0.08 g/210 L. So the expected result is 0.08, indicating the instrument is properly calibrated near the legal limit. If the reading differs, calibration procedures would be performed to bring the device back into tolerance.