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Lighthouse Handheld 3016 Particle Counter Review

"Does your manufacturing area or clean room require monitoring airborne particles?  The Lighthouse handheld 3016 is one of the best in the contamination control industry."

For those of you familiar with laser particle counters, here's an overview.  The Lighthouse 3016 handheld airborne particle counter offers 6 channels of simultaneous particle counting with a sensitivity of 0.3 to 25.0 microns and providing an air flow rate of 0.1 cfm.  In other words, it can verify most clean room classifications as well as monitor dust, pollen and mold particles for mold remediation, HVAC vent testing or monitoring general indoor air quality.

Are You Considering Buying a Lighthouse Handheld 3016 Particle Counter? Are you concerned about buying the right instrument?

Our experts, who know the "ins & outs" of particle counting will know what you need.

Compare 3016 to other handheld particle counters.  The small size, rechargeable Li-ion battery, and one hand operation make these Lighthouse handheld 3016 particle counters ideal for maneuvering around in crawlspaces or on a ladder to locate the source of particulate contamination.

Since you get 6 channels, you need to specify particle sizes you want for each of the six channels.  Predetermined size channels that coincide with indoor air quality and clean room industry standards are set at the factory, though you can order your channels with any custom size you want.

This flexible instrument can be used as a mobile particle counter or can be integrated into a larger facility monitoring/management system.  All of your important data is easily downloaded using the Lighthouse Data Transfer Software.

What is a "Cleanroom"?

Although the word cleanroom is used frequently in the air monitoring industry, many people really don't know what constitutes a clean room.  A clean room is essentially a controlled environment in which levels of particulate contamination of all varieties are reduced.

Cleanrooms are divided into 2 basic types: Horizontal Laminar Air Flow and Vertical Laminar Air Flow.  Horizontal Laminar Flow works by having HEPA filters in a wall force clean air from one side of the room to the other.  In Vertical Laminar Flow, the filters push clean air down to the floor.  Both types force air through the filters in a uniform, piston-like way known as Laminar Air Flow.

By using a quality particle counter, you can effectively measure how clean the air is in your clean room.  The contamination control industry currently uses ISO 14644-1, formerly Federal Standard 209D to provide a standardized method for measuring the amount of particulate matter in a room.

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Features included with Lighthouse Handheld 3016 Particle Counter

• Temperature/relative humidity probe
• Isokenetic Sample Probe
• Purge filter
• Power supply
• Power cord
• LMS Exchange Software

Available Lighthouse 3016 Handheld Options

• Thermal printer and cable
• External battery charger w/AC and car adaptor
• Validation documentation

The Lighthouse Handheld 3016 also features an easy to read touch screen and displays both cumulative and differential particle count data.  All data is easily downloaded using the Lighthouse Data Transfer Software.

Touch screen interface actually makes this particle counter by Lighthouse easy to figure out and use!

...which is really nice when you are dealing with a sophisticated scientific instruments.  You don't have to learn to use it.  It's obvious.

They come configured to your clean room classification or specific application.

Lighthouse handheld 3016 is so popular because it is a basic workhorse particle counter from a high quality line that is ready to upgrade... with the latest communications options, printers, sensors, software, rechargeable batteries and more.

All the best consumer electronic conveniences you would find on a cell phone or blackberry, such as car charger, windows-like interface, color touch screen, password protection, etc have been integrated into these functionally superior new Lighthouse particle counters.

~Dave Kuck