Reliability: Flooded Sample Chamber 2
My 66 series 5000 with the flooded sample chamber is still drying out. Initially I would receive a "Processor Error" flag on startup...
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Stephen Biss
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Reliability: Flooded Sample Chamber 1
It is very easy for a qualified technician to accidentally flood the sample chamber on an Intoxilyzer 5000 (or 5000C) or an 8000 (or...
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Stephen Biss
Dec 14, 20221 min read
What is SCC: R. v. St-Onge Lamoureux "Reliability" in an Approved Intrument?
Please carefully re-read what the Supreme Court of Canada said about "reliability" in R. v. St-Onge Lamoureux. Please think about and...
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Stephen Biss
Dec 8, 20226 min read
What is Differential Voltage Monitoring (DVM) ?
Many years ago Ontario defence lawyers cross-examined breath techs on "how much room there was" on the particular Intoxilyzer 5000C to...
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Stephen Biss
Nov 23, 20224 min read
Ancient Egypt and DUI Metrology
If you served wine or beer at a pub in ancient Egypt the beverages were measured out using liquid volume instruments like these. Each...
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Stephen Biss
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Continuity: Write on Empty Bottle
Tip 35: The simplest method of communicating the last change date of the alcohol standard solution placed into the wet-bath simulator is...
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Stephen Biss
Oct 19, 20227 min read
Error in Facts - "Impaired Driving and Other Criminal Code Driving Offences", Jokinen and Keen
Does partial automation of error-checking in an approved instrument: specifically diagnostics tests, air blanks, cal. checks, and maximum...
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Stephen Biss
Oct 15, 20224 min read
Continuity: From the Box
Tip 37: Defence lawyers need to study the video - does the qualified technician take a random (unrelated to the matter before the Court)...
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Stephen Biss
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Continuity: Use of a Seal
Tip 38: One of the best ways to control wet-bath simulator alcohol standard continuity is to use alphanumeric police seals and record...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Continuity: Whiteboard or blackboard method
Tip 36: Some police detachments have been known to write the manufacturer name, lot number, name/badge of solution change officer,...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 26, 20222 min read
What is Purge Fail on an Intoxilyzer ?
What is a Purge Fail on an Intoxilyzer 8000C ? What is a Purge File on an Intoxilyzer 5000C ? How does this phenomenon affect reliability...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Appendix E: Location & Anecdotal Notes in Log
Tip 30: The CFS 8000C Training Aid of 2013 at page 191 of 238, Appendix "E" recommends that the Alcohol Standard Log, updated by the...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 13, 20221 min read
What is an Ambient Fail on an Intoxilyzer 8000C?
What does "ambient fail" or "ambient failed" mean on an Intoxilyzer 8000C? Watch the following video and ask yourself why the ambient...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 12, 20222 min read
What is an air blank on an Intoxilyzer 8000C?
What does an air blank look like on an Intoxilyzer 8000 or 8000C? What is a blank test? What is a system blank test? What does 000 mean...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Anecdotal Notes in Alcohol Standard Log
Tip 29: Obtain disclosure, of the full #duisimulator alcohol standard log, to search for anecdotal notes of difficulties experienced by...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 7, 20223 min read
Ambient Fail Threshold 5, 10, 19, 20 ?
We know that the ambient fail threshold (the mg% point at which the exception error is flagged) on both the Intoxilyzer 5000/5000C and...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 4, 20223 min read
Reliability: 64 in 2011 Ambient Threshold Changes, Elevated Zero, Purge Fail
This is the same Intoxilyzer® 64 with upgraded keyboard and (software) serial number depicted in the blog "Ambient Conditions Change...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Ambient Conditions Change Baseline 0 on an IR Breath instrument - Disappearing Alcohol
Experiment studying the phenomenon of disappearing alcohol It is easy to replicate this experiment on an Intoxilyzer® 5000. It is more...
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Stephen Biss
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Approved Instruments Order
Excerpt from Canada Regulations Approved Breath Analysis Instruments Order SI/85-201CRIMINAL CODE Registration 1985-11-27 Order Approving...
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Stephen Biss
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Reliability: Disabling Ambient Fail Exception, Making Alcohol Disappear
Tip 45: Study the breath room video and learn everything you can about the breath room and detachment. Watch for: Has the qualified...
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