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P10 gas regulators

Started by Jeremy Wykes, February 11, 2015, 12:47:22 AM

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Jeremy Wykes

I would like to know what people are using for their P10 gas line regulators. Our SX100 is equipped with Air Liquide BS 300 3 SE S regulators (20 bar inlet max, 3 bar outlet max), but an attempt at googling does not reveal any information about this regulator. Another post on this forum mentions an Air Liquide BS 20-3-2,5  and I suspect a  Smith model 601  would also work.

Also, does anyone know of a source for a glass bubbler?
Australian Synchrotron - XAS

Probeman

Quote from: Jeremy Wykes on February 11, 2015, 12:47:22 AM
I would like to know what people are using for their P10 gas line regulators. Our SX100 is equipped with Air Liquide BS 300 3 SE S regulators (20 bar inlet max, 3 bar outlet max), but an attempt at googling does not reveal any information about this regulator. Another post on this forum mentions an Air Liquide BS 20-3-2,5  and I suspect a  Smith model 601  would also work.

Also, does anyone know of a source for a glass bubbler?

Can't help you with the gas bubblers, but I did have our shop make a few dozen high quality stoppers with the brass tube insert. The material is a Teflon polypropylene that doesn't react with the bubbler fluid.

On the gas regulators we used a Matheson flammable gas regulator. You can see it here I think:

http://smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?topic=332.msg2077#msg2077

I replaced the high pressure gauge with one that has an adjustable magnetic switch for low pressure warning connected to a modem that calls our engineer when it gets below 500 psi.
The only stupid question is the one not asked!

Jeremy Wykes

Can I ask what model of in line regulator you are running (located just next to the gas bubbler)?
Australian Synchrotron - XAS

Probeman

Quote from: Jeremy Wykes on February 17, 2015, 06:18:14 PM
Can I ask what model of in line regulator you are running (located just next to the gas bubbler)?

You mean on the P-10 cylinder?
john
The only stupid question is the one not asked!

Jeremy Wykes

I was not very clear. On our SX100 there is the regulator on the P10 cylinder, and then another in-line regulator for each individual spectrometer at the back of the instrument.
Australian Synchrotron - XAS

BenjaminWade

Hi Jeremy
Not sure if its any help, but our SXFive uses Air Liquide regulators as well on the individual bubblers, model BS 20-3-2,5, exactly as you describe in your original post. Cant help you on the glass bubblers though.