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Video 09

Limonene30 - Low & High Cal. Checks Caused by Limonene

Intoxilyzer 5000 in need of maintenance. Experiments with GOJO hand cleaner containing limonene partially dissolved in cold 50 mg/100mls alcohol standard bubbled into breath tube during some air blanks. Effects on cal. checks with 200 alcohol standard. Sometimes but not always "Interferent" flag. Cal. checks far below and far above acceptable. Simulator/tubing/Intoxilyzer reliability compromised because cal. checks no longer reliable. Intoxilyzer® is a registered trademark of CMI, Inc. The Intoxilyzer® 5000C is an "approved instrument" in Canada.

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Intoxilyzer 5000 64 series CA model
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Interferent
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Intoxilyzer®  is a registered trademark of CMI, Inc. The Intoxilyzer® 5000C is an "approved instrument" in Canada.

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