Stephen BissNov 30, 20228 min readReliability: Ambient ConditionsTip 41: Changing breath room ambient conditions can reduce "system calibration check" and "system blank test" reliability. Any...
Stephen BissSep 2, 20222 min readReliability: Cal Checks in the Context of Earlier & Later Ambient FailsTip 47: A calibration check using a wet-bath simulator containing alcohol standard is not reliable if information is missing about air...
Stephen BissSep 2, 20222 min readAmbient Conditions Change Baseline 0 on an IR Breath instrument - Disappearing AlcoholExperiment studying the phenomenon of disappearing alcohol It is easy to replicate this experiment on an Intoxilyzer® 5000. It is more...
Stephen BissAug 31, 20222 min readReliability: Disabling Ambient Fail Exception, Making Alcohol DisappearTip 45: Study the breath room video and learn everything you can about the breath room and detachment. Watch for: Has the qualified...
Stephen BissAug 28, 20225 min readReliability: Air Blanks "System Blank Test"Tip 43: A properly functioning approved instrument air blank system (including the instrument itself, the ambient environment around the...
Stephen BissAug 18, 20222 min readAmbient Interferents Compromise Reliability of Control TestsTip 48: The reliability of control tests using the alcohol standard in a wet-bath #duisimulator may be compromised by the presence in the...