481-DESI Fluke Meter

Features:

• Provides promptly read, correct value through autoranging capability
• Easily visible inside truck trailers and other low-light situations with automated backlight
• Works dependably inside or outside thanks to sealed case
• 30 % more precise than other available meters
• Delivers more than one week of uninterrupted functioning with two 9-volt alkaline batteries
• Proven in use by state and local governmental emergency response professionals, state inspectors, HAZMAT teams and nuclear power workers
• Measures both dose and dose-rate
• Valuable for contamination-detection, general radiation area metering, radiation-level monitoring, and hazardous materials assessment
• Rugged Fluke design

Specifications:

• Chamber (cc volume air ionization) 349 cc
• Chamber wall (phenolic) 246 mg/cm2
• Chamber window (mylar) 6.6 mg/cm2
• Beta slide 440 mg/cm2
• Automatic features: Auto-zeroing, auto-ranging, and auto-backlight
• Power requirements: Two 9 V alkaline, 200 hours operation
• Warm-up time: One minute
• Battery life: Four+ hours continuous use per battery pack (assumes 50 % brightness of LCD)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 10 cm x 20 cm x 15 cm (4 in x 8 in x 6 in)
• Weight: 1.11 kg (2.5 lb)Display LCD analog/digital with backlight
• Analog: 100 element bar graph 6.4 cm long. Bar graph is divided into 5 major segments, each labeled with the appropriate value for the range of the instrument
• Digital: 2.5 digit display is followed by a significant zero digit depending on the operating range of the instrument. The units of measurement are indicated on the display at all times.
• Digits are 6.4 mm (0.25 in) high. Low battery and freeze indicators are also provided on the display

The 481-DESI is a meter from Fluke. The Fluke 481-DESI Portable Radiation Survey and Detection Meter, Dose Equivalent SI is a portable and practical means for identifying irradiated goods, and for helping remediate contamination and safety issues while minimally impacting operations.