CalibratedtoAccuratelyDeliverCO2toChamber.
EasytoConnecttoANYChamber.
SmallProfile
Three-wayBallValueoffersquickchamberfillwhenneeded.
EasytoSetCO2 Flowrate.
WallMountOption
NEW2013AVMAGuidelinesforCO2Euthanasia-GeneralrecommendationsCarbondioxideisacceptable ...usingagradualfillmethodislesslikelytocausepainduetonociceptoractivationbycarbonicacidpriortoonsetofunconsciousness;adisplacementratefrom10%to30%ofthechambervolume/minisrecommended. . .Thepracticeofimmersion,whereconsciousanimalsareplaceddirectlyintoacontainerprefilledwith100%CO2,isunacceptable.FromAVMAGuidelinesfortheEuthanasiaofAnimals:2013Edition
WhichCO2flowmetertouse?
Calculatethetotalvolumeofyourchamberincubicinches(in3). YourchambervolumeshouldfallbetweentheminandmaxoftheselectedCO2flowmeterfortheselectedChamberDisplacementRate.
ChamberDisplacementRate | ||||
CO2FlowmeterModel/Range | ChamberVolume(in3) | 10% | 20% | 30% |
XL900 | max | 15,156 | 7,500 | 5,040 |
3.0 - 25l/min | min | 1,838 | 925 | 612 |
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LC500 | max | 6,120 | 3,022 | 2,012 |
1.0 - 10l/min | min | 598 | 290 | 210 |
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SC100 | max | 3,060 | 1,537 | 1,001 |
0.5- 5.0l/min | min | 315 | 150 | 96 |
ExampleCalculationsfor20%ChamberVol/min
LargeRatCage19"x10"x8"=1520in3.
1520in3x0.20=304in3(flowratewanted304in3/min).
304in3/mindividedby61.024=4.98l/min AIMSCO2flowmetersetting.
COICCO2Chamber(cylinder)
?xRADIus2xHeight
3.14x4"2x7"=352in3.
352in3x0.20=70in3(flowratewanted70in3/min).
70in3/mindividedby61.024=1.15l/minCO2flowmetersetting.