Unpacking the F-900

The F-900 base unit arrives with the F-900 and several accessory parts to use with the instrument. Included are the heavy duty USB cable, charger, tubing accessory kit, potassium permanganate (KMnO₄) and an F-900 Instruction Manual. Several different styles of connector pieces and various lengths of tubing that do not outgas (ex: Viton or Teflon) are provided as part of the tubing accessory kit. Male and female quick connectors can be added to tubing and used to connect sample bags or custom chambers to the F-900.

Figure 4: Accessories and parts that arrive with the F-900, clockwise from top center: F-900 ethylene analyzer, power supply and heavy duty USB cable, Viton tubing, Teflon tubing with quick connects, assorted quick connects.

The F-900 includes the consumable potassium permanganate (KMnO₄), which is used to scrub ethylene and other hydrocarbons from the gas stream. If the instrument has an optional CO₂ sensor, soda lime is included, which is used to scrub carbon dioxide from the gas stream and to create a 0 ppm CO₂ gas for the CO₂ zero calibration.