MSA Altair 4 Gas Monitor Calibration Guide by Ideal Calibrations

For more information regarding the MSA Altair 4 (including helpful part numbers) please see http://www.idealcalibrations.com/#/ms... This is a video in the How To Calibrate Your Gas Monitor series by Ideal Calibrations. All you need is trusted calibration gas (of course we recommend Ideal Gases brand), a cal cup, a regulator, the adaption fitting, and tubing. If you have a problem during your calibration, give us a call or send it in for repair here: https://idealcalibrations.com/gas-det... MSA Altair 4 Calibration Guide: Want to calibrate the MSA Altair 4 or MSA Altair 4x? Here's how: 1. Turn the MSA Altair 4 on in normal reading mode. Do this by pressing and holding the center button. 2. Once the MSA Altair 4 is in normal reading mode, you need to send it into calibration mode. Do this by pressing and holding right beeps at you and the screen asks you to zero the monitor. 3. Now that the screen is asking for confirmation, press the center button once to confirm. This will send the monitor into zeroing mode. Now is a good time to set the monitor down, and grab your calibration gas, regulator, and calibration adapter. 4. Open the valve on your regulator. This is a very important step so you do not ruin your calibration gas cylinder. Now screw it in to your calibration gas cylinder. Close the regulator once you hear gas spewing out of it. This is the signal to know your regulator is good to close. Continue screwing in the regulator until it stops. Do not overturn it. 5. Attach the tubing to the hose barb on your regulator. Make sure the tubing is also connected to your calibration adapter. 6. Wait for the screen to come up asking for you to apply calibration gas. Once this screen comes up, press the center button again to confirm. Screw the calibration adapter in to your gas detector. Once it is screwed on, turn on your gas. 7. Make sure your calibration gas values on the screen match what is on your calibration gas cylinder! 8. Once the calibration procedure is completed, turn your gas off and remove the calibration adapter from the MSA Altair 4. The screen will go back to normal reading mode within a few seconds. 9. Congratulations! You have officially calibrated your MSA Altair 4 gas monitor. Make sure to record these readings in your calibration log! Calibration Gas for the MSA Altair 4 Gas Detector is: 20ppm Hydrogen Sulfide 60ppm Carbon Monoxide 58% LEL Pentane (1.45% Volume Methane as a Simulant) 15.0% Oxygen Nitrogen Balance Buy the calibration gas here: https://idealcalibrations.com/calibra... Buy the Regulator here: For Diffusion (in video) - https://idealcalibrations.com/0-5-lpm... Buy a replacement Oxygen Sensor here: https://idealcalibrations.com/oxygen-... If you have any gas monitor or calibration gas questions, please feel free to call us at 1-734-956-0539 or to email us [email protected]. We'd be happy to answer any questions you have. UPDATE: If you get a bad O2 sensor, or the unit won't zero, you have two options: 1. You can either send it in to us and we'll fix it for you (estimate $241 + ship) by going to https://idealcalibrations.com/gas-det... and filling out the form. 2. You can order a generic brand oxygen sensor from us (same type MSA uses in this unit) for $120 + ship by going here: http://www.idealcalibrations.com/oxyg... Please see our websites at: http://www.idealcalibrations.com