Do the Sievers TOC analyzers monitor UV lamp output to protect data accuracy?
The electrical current level of the UV lamp in Sievers TOC Analyzers is constantly monitored. If the current drops below a specified operating limit, an alarm is triggered. By design, the natural degradation of the lamp does not cause the analyzer to report low TOC levels. When a UV lamp is used within the prescribed lifetime, and considering the active design countermeasures, the design safety factors, the known lamp manufacturing limits, and automated UV lamp monitoring, the probability of lamp failure causing an erroneous TOC result is negligible.
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