Skc Quicktake 30 User Manual

QuickTake 30 Sample Pump

Cat. No. 228-9530

Operating Instructions

863 Valley View Road, Eighty Four, PA 15330 USA • Tel: [phone] • www.skcinc.com

Inlet

(shown without adapter)

LED

indicates active battery charging

High-contrast LED display for readout of presets, run time, and battery status

	Calibration
	mode button
	Up arrow
	increases flow
	and time and
	scrolls through		Down arrow
	presets	Star button	decreases flow
			and time and
		activates LED
			scrolls through
	Speaker	and toggles
			presets
		between
	for end of timed run alarm
		displays

Handle for easy portability

Cassette Adapter

Charging jack
(on side of case, not
shown)	Tubing Adapter
Printed Quick Guide

Figure 1. QuickTake 30 Sample Pump

Introduction

Description

The QuickTake® 30 Sample Pump (Figure 1) is a portable battery-powered air sample pump that maintains constant airflow from 10 to 30 L/min for use with the BioStage® viable cascade impactor, spore trap cassettes such as VersaTrap®, asbestos cassettes, microvacuum cassettes, or other samplers requiring flows up to 30 L/min. A diaphragm pump operating with a closed loop flow control system, the QuickTake 30 maintains true constant flow. The QuickTake 30 features a programmable timer that provides up to eight programmable run time presets of 1 to 999 minutes, continuous run with manual shut-off, or intermittent sampling. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack provides effective run times. See Appendix: Performance Profile - Typical Cumulative Run Time.

Checking Pump/Kit Contents

Use the table below to verify that you received all items associated with the Cat. No. ordered. If you are missing items, contact SKC at 800-752-8472 (U.S. only) or 724-941-9701.

	If You Ordered Cat. No.	Your Package Should Contain
	228-9530C	QuickTake 30 Pump with lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery pack and cassette/tubing adapters
	228-9530	QuickTake 30 Pump and Charger includes pump with Li-Ion battery pack, 100-240 V AC charger/adapter,
		cassette/tubing adapters, and tubing
	228-9530A	QuickTake 30 Pump, Rotameter, and Charger includes pump with Li-Ion battery pack, 100-240 V charger/adapter,
		cassette/tubing adapters, calibrator, and tubing

Required Equipment

;

;

1/4-inch ID (3/8-inch OD) Tygon® tubing Charger for Li-Ion battery-powered pump

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Getting Started

Charge the Battery

1.For a complete charge, ensure the pump is not running. Insert the charger plug into the charging jack on the pump.

2.Insert the charger into a wall outlet. A red LED will flash on the pump display to indicate the unit is charging. When charging is complete, the LED will stop flashing and the pump will go to sleep. The battery charges completely in 5 hours. Note: The QuickTake 30 can be operated using AC power. See Operate from AC Power.

Charging train

Determining Battery Charge

Battery Status Indicators

Full charge; approximately 75 to 100% battery capacity remaining

Battery is charged enough to operate the pump; approximately 25 to 75% battery capacity remaining.

Battery charge is low (charge battery); approximately 1 to 25% battery capacity remaining.

Low Battery Fault. Pump will stop running, beep, and go to sleep in 10 seconds.

Notes and Cautions

•After charging the battery pack, it is good practice to run the pump for approximately 5 minutes before calibrating. This ensures the battery is in a more steady-state condition and improves the agreement in pre and post-sampling calibrations.

•The pump will not sleep during charging. Connecting a sleeping pump to the charger will wake it up from sleep.

•The AC charger/adapter can be used to extend battery run time, but it is not a battery eliminator. Therefore, it will not provide indefinite run times.

•Do not operate or charge the pump in hazardous locations.

•Use only the SKC-approved charger for this pump. Use of an unapproved charger may damage the battery and the pump and voids any warranty.

•The battery pack may be kept on the SKC-approved charger for an indefinite time.

•Ensure proper orientation of the charging cable before plugging it into the charging jack. Improper orientation/contact will short circuit the battery and voids any warranty.

•Short-circuiting the battery pack will render it immediately inoperative.

•Failure to follow warnings and cautions voids any warranty.

See www.skcinc.com/instructions/1918.pdf for more information on SKC pump lithium-ion batteries.

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How to Use Button Sequences

Buttons must be pressed in the sequence shown.

 or  = Press individually [] = Press both simultaneously

 = Security code, press in sequence

Operating the Pump
Operation/Function		Action
Turn pump power on/off (activate LED)	Press and hold for 2 seconds to activate LED
Check battery status	With LED on, press . If battery status is low, recharge battery. See Charge the Battery.
Navigate presets and displays	Press  or to scroll through presets and displays.
Select a run time preset and run the pump	1. Scroll to desired run time preset. See below.
	2.	Select preset by pressing []. The pump will start to run.
Run pump or place in Hold	Press [].
Repeat sample run	From Done, reset (rSET), or sampling error (SErr), press [] to return to run time preset. Press
	[] to sample.
Turn off LED	The LED is automatically turned off after being idle for 4 minutes. To reactivate the LED, press and hold .
Interrupt run, terminate sample, or reset pump	1. With pump in Hold, press . Sample reset (rSEt) will be displayed.
	2.	Press [] to reset the pump or to ignore the reset and return to Hold.
Set flow or calibrate	1. With pump connected to calibrator, scroll to desired run time preset.
	2.	Press and hold CAL for 2 seconds to enter calibration mode (pump will start running).
	3.	Press  or to reach desired flow rate (not displayed on LED).
	4. Press to display Stor and press [] to save setting or to ignore changes.
	See Set/Calibrate Flow Rate for details.

	Selecting the			Press 
			5
	Available Presets
			4
	Press  or 		3
			2
			1
			CONT
			INTT
			END
			999
			998
		Press 	997	

Operate from AC Power

The QuickTake 30 may be run using AC power with the battery and AC charger/adapter:

1.Insert the charger plug into the charging jack on the pump.

2.Insert the charger into a standard wall outlet.

3.Operate the pump.

Notes and Cautions

•The charge light on the LED will flash if the battery is charging during AC operation.

•The AC charger/adapter can be used to extend battery run time, but it is not a battery eliminator. Therefore, it will not provide indefinite run times.

•Do not operate or charge the pump in hazardous locations.

•Use only the SKC-approved battery and charger for this pump. Use of an unapproved battery and/or charger may damage the battery and the pump and voids any warranty.

•To reduce risk of injury, fire, or electric shock, always follow basic safety precautions when using this product.

•Do not submerge the pump or subject it to any liquids.

•Protect the sample pump from weather when in use outdoors.

•Tampering with the battery pack or using a repaired or rebuilt battery pack voids any warranty and UL Listing for intrinsic safety.

•Do not open, disassemble, short circuit, crush, incinerate, or expose the battery to fire or high temperatures.

•Failure to follow warnings or cautions voids any warranty.

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Operation

Mount Sampling Media

Spore Trap Cassette

Use the cassette adapter supplied with the pump.

1.Insert the tube end of the adapter into the pump inlet up to the flange.

2.Remove the seal from the outlet of the cassette and push the cassette onto the bowl end of the adapter until a firm seal is established.

Empty cassette	Cassette adapter with
adapter	spore trap cassette

Calibration Note: Flow rate can be calibrated by pushing the bowl end of a second cassette adapter onto the spore trap cassette inlet (seal removed), attaching flexible tubing to the tube end of the second adapter, and attaching the other end of the flexible tubing to the outlet of a calibrator. See Set/Calibrate Flow Rate.

VersaTrap cassette

Cassette adapter

QuickTake 30 with VersaTrap cassette mounted in cassette adapter

For bioaerosol sampling at 15 L/min, SKC recommends using the Leland Legacy® pump (5 to 15 L/min) or the QuickTake 30 pump (10 to 30 L/min).

BioStage Impactor

Use with Mounting Bracket accessory (Cat. No. 228-9531).

1.Place the BioStage on the L-shaped bracket. Align the BioStage outlet to the 10 o’clock position on the bracket. Secure with thumbscrew on the bottom of the bracket.

2.Place the L-shaped bracket to the right on the pump faceplate with the short leg of the bracket fitting over the right edge of the pump. Align the hole on the short leg of the bracket with the hole on the side of the pump. Secure the bracket to the pump with the thumbscrew.

3.Insert the inlet adapter (included with bracket) into the pump inlet and connect the inlet adapter tubing to the BioStage outlet.

	BioStage outlet	Inlet adapter	Inlet
BioStage	aligned to 10 o’clock position		adapter
		inserted into	tubing	BioStage
outlet
		inlet		outlet
1	2	3
Thumbscrew	Short leg
securing
BioStage	of bracket
	Thumbscrew
	securing
	bracket
	Bracket			Thumbscrew
				securing
				bracket

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Set/Calibrate Flow Rate

•Calibrate the flow rate with a representative sampling medium in line.

•Allow pump to equilibrate after moving it from one temperature extreme to another.

Note: Use a second cassette adapter to attach calibrator to a spore trap cassette.

Tubing

Spore trap cassette Cassette adapter

Calibrator outlet

Pump inlet

Calibration train with a spore trap cassette

1.Ensure the pump has run for 5 minutes before calibrating. Using 3/8-inch ID flexible tubing and appropriate adapters, connect the inlet of the pump to the outlet of a representative sampling medium; connect a calibrator to the inlet of the representative sampling medium. See the example of a calibration train above.

2.Scroll to any run time preset. Press and hold the CAL button for 2 seconds. The pump will start running and a flashing CAL will appear on the LED.

3.	Press  or  to increase or decrease the flow until the desired flow rate is displayed on the calibrator.	Digital display:
		Calibration mode
4.	Press . A flashing Stor will appear on the LED.
	• To save new setting: Press []. The pump will stop running.
	• To ignore new setting: Press . The pump will stop running.
	Note: A security code is not needed to change flow rate. It is only required when changing factory settings. To change	Digital display:
		Store setting
	factory settings, see Advanced Operation.

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