Bloodhound Basics Identification Of The Main Components
This article orients you to the Bloodhound by identifying the most basic main components on the unit – areas of the Bloodhound with which you must be familiar in order to understand the proper operation of the unit. PREREQUSITES: There are no prerequisites for this article. You do not even need to have received your […]
Bloodhound Basics Features And Benefits Overview
This article highlights some of the key features and benefits of the Bloodhound Logging System. PREREQUSITES: There are no prerequisites for this article. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Bloodhound logging system is shown below. It is a self-contained logging system that comes in a comparably small package which can be easily transported. It is designed to be […]
How To Reset Or Reboot The Bloodhound
Every once in a while, it might make sense to reboot or restart the Bloodhound. This may be for reasons of diagnostics, refreshing the unit, or any number of things. This article explains one method for resetting, or rebooting the Bloodhound while on-site with the unit. This is essentially turning the Bloodhound completely off, then […]
Bloodhound Basics What Hardware Tools Come With The Bloodhound
Bloodhound Basics – What Hardware/Tools Come with the Bloodhound, and What I Should Provide This article discusses how the Bloodhound should be packaged when it arrives, what is included in the Bloodhound, and what items you may need to provide (as well as some suggestions on where you might find these items). WHAT COMES WITH […]
Bloodhound Basics The Face Of The Bloodhound An Overview
This article discusses using iBall Instruments Gas Chart Software to remotely connect to a Bloodhound and set peaks. By “Remote” it implies that you are connected to the Bloodhound over a network – it can be a Local Area Network (in the same trailer as the Bloodhound even) or the Internet. PREREQUSITES: These are the […]
Connecting The Bloodhound To Your Computer With A USB Cable
This article covers the process of connecting your computer to the Bloodhound using the local USB connection. This is a valuable connection for the on-site computer in that it is automatically assumed to be an “Administrator-Level” connection. The logic is that since the logger is on-site and has access to the Bloodhound through the keys […]
How To Remotely Autozero Total Gas Units On Bloodhound
Because the Bloodhound operates on a relative gas presence principal, it is possible for the readings on the device to show the presence of gas at a flat rate when there is none. When this condition occurs, a simple re-calibration or “re-zeroing” of the Bloodhound device is in order. However, there are times when the […]
Troubleshooting The Bloodhound USB Connection
PRECONDITIONS/PREPERATION TO TROUBLESHOOT: 1) Gas Chart shows “WITS CONNECTED”, counts down to 0, and shows “WITS DISCONNECTED”, and the WITS informtion on the right-hand side of the real-time data window dissapears for this period of time while it counts down again, and then it re-connectes, and so on. 2) You *may* or may not see […]
Troubleshooting DC Power Cavitator Amps
Troubleshooting DC Power – DC Cavitator Amps Output is 0.0 on iBall Gas Chart In specific cases, the DC Amps on the Real-Time Screen, or on the face of the Bloodhound measures 0.0 Amps. There are several potential causes of this including a tripped circuit breaker, or a bad fuse. This article discusses how to […]
How To Re-Load The Bloodhound Firmware
There are times that it makes sense to re-load the Bloodhound’s firmware, usually the need being related to issue resolution. This article shows you how to do this quickly and with ease. PREREQUISITES: 1) You must be on-site with the Bloodhound – this exercise is not a remote tutorial. HOW-TO: 1) Watch the face of […]