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What are catalytic bead sensors? How do they work?A catalytic bead sensor is a type of gas sensor commonly used in gas detectors. It works by detecting the presence and concentration of gases in the a … read more

Ask anyone who’s worked with calibration gases before, and they’ll tell you one of the most annoying problems they run in to is component fade.This happens a bit like magic, but instead of the magicia … read more

So you've decided it's time to buy a gas detector? You poor sap, you're in for a great time! I absolutely promise that the sales person won't misrepresent their competitors, fail to inform you as to m … read more

The other day we had a MSA Altair 4X, come to us and when powered on ALL of the sensor came up with errors. So I decided to open it up and see what was going on. This is what I found. So I decided to … read more

If you have the BW Technologies Gas Alert Max XT II, giving you an error message on the Oxygen Sensor, this is what you do.Step 1 - Order the sensor from us here - BW Technologies Gas Alert Max XT II … read more