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Anybody still using tec 3 vaporisers, if not are these obsolete and can you recommend a replacement? We have Penlon SP101 anaesthetic machines.

we replaced our tec 3 vaporisers when we replaced our anaesthetic machines.We now have two types of vaporiser blease and penlon,the calibration is checked every 6 months and so far out of about 60 vaposisers non have failed.The only slight advantage I can see is that the penlon is alot lighter and easier to handle,but as our machines are blease frontlines the blease vaporisers tend to be used more often.

If you thinking of using one of this type its a good idea to see if they will take your tec 3's as aprt exchange, I know we got a good deal with penlon but that was about 3 years ago.

hope this helps

regards

richard

YES THEY ARE STILL IN USE.
YOU CAN SPEAK TO GENERAL ANAESTHETIC SERVICES
ABOUT SERVICES / PARTS / CALIBRATION.
I ALSO THINK THEY ARE LOOKING TO BUY OLD UNITS AT THE MOMENT. GIVE PAUL CARTER A RING ON .
01535 609615

Richard

Can I ask what you use to check calibration of your vaporisers? We used the riken but now we don't bother since all anesthesia is monitored.

WE HAVE A DRAGER, IRIS VAPORISER ANALYSER.
WE USE GEN ANAES SERVICES FOR ALL REPAIRS, ANNUAL SERVICES AND CALIBRATION CHECKS ETC.
APART FROM THAT YOU ARE CORRECT IN YOU SAYING "all anesthesia is monitored." AS THE THEATRE ANAESTHETIC MACHINES WE USE HAVE BULIT ANALYSERS.