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DA7000 Breathalyser Alcoscent.

Often overlooked the DA7000 offers a few unique features and great value for money.

Ideal for business users, healthcare and & individuals demanding the highest levels of accuracy the DA7000 has a robust design for everday use. Its unique auto-diagnostics ensures sensor function for every test, indicating to the user when to exchange the sensor module to ensure every test result is accurate.

The DA-7000 offers higher accuracy utilising the NEW Semicom sensor technology, with auto diagnostics to ensure performance. Easy to change sensor modules for ”self” service changing when instructed to renew sensor.

Full presentation box, battery, user manual, 6 mouth pieces & carry case with strap. 

The DA7000 Breathalyser uses universal mouth piece tubes available in either standard or professional formats.

Is the AL6000 Breathalyser US Coast Guard Approved ?

This question was asked this week, by a company requiring a breathalyser to meet the current US Coast Guard requirements for alcohol detection devices.

The 2009 Alcoscan AL6000 currently has the following quality approvals

NF/CE Mark
DOT/NTHSA Approved
Meets US Coast Guard Requirements
Accuracy: +/- 0.005% at 0.10% BAC

Dip tests for alcohol

Detecting alcohol is simple and easy with modern biotechnology. A simple dip strip test is available which can either be used in saliva to give an immediate measure of the blood alcohol concentration, or in any liquid to detect the presence of alcohol.

If used in liquids other than saliva, the alcohol test strip will not be able to show the concentration of the alcohol, as the colour pad is specific to determining blood alcohol levels from human saliva. All that can be determined is the presence of alcohol by a blue green colour pad change. If no alcohol is present, the pad stays ‘off white.’

Results take just 2 minutes. Each foil has colour interpretation guides printed for easy interpretation of results. Alcohol test strips are quick, cheap to buy and easy to use with no additional equipment needed. There’s no need to buy massive quantities, with pack sizes starting from just 3 tests

Saliva screens for cocaine use

Single use saliva tests to detect cocaine use are now available for public and professional use here in the UK. The tests need no additional materials or training to complete a screen for cocaine and crack cocaine, in under 5 minutes, using a simple sample of saliva.

Just revove the cocaine test from its foil and remove the cover to expose the tongue like swab which can be wet with saliva dirrectly or dipped into a sample pot. The drug test membrane then works and will display a positive result if cocaine is present (one control line only) and a negative result (control and test line, 2 lines) if cocaine is not detected at above the sensitivity of the test membrane. The sensitivity is set to avoid any accidental environmental exposure to cocaine from bank notes or other sources. Results are reliable and easy to interpret.

The cocaine saliva drug tests are sold in packs of 5 

Cocaine urine test kits are also available.

Breathalyser gift ideas

Many people consider giving a breathalyser as a present, particularly at christmas, when drink driving campaigns are being run and the party season is in full swing.

 So which breathalyser makes the best choice and which breathalyser makes the best value gift ?  Here are a few suggestions for digital breathalysers which will not dissapoint in use and are presented in perfect presentation boxes for best impact and easy wrapping.

At the lower end of the market the AL2500 comes in a perfect presentation box, including batteries and user manual. The Al2500 breathalyser is small and compact and is ideal for an occasional use personal testing device. The AL2500 breathalyser does not use mouth pieces, while this does reduce the accuracy compared to top end professional breathalysers, it retains adequate accuracy for personal home use with +/-0.02% BAC and an alarm setting of 0.05% BAC 

For greater accuracy go for the AL2500 Prime unit in black. This version of the AL2500 breathalyser comes in a black finished case and incorporates an advanced flow checking technology which means the Al2500 Prime Breathalysers will only give measured readings after good quality blown samples. Recommended ! Units start from £23-26.00 delivered.

Under £50.00 buys you the all new 2009 model DA5000 breathalyser. With upgraded electronics and programming the DA5000 breathalyser offers professional levels of accuracy with the highly reliable semicon sensor. With flow check, firewire and auto-diagnostic sensor checking accurate results are easy to obtain. The  DA5000 breathalysers come in an attractive presentation box with batteries, user manual, carry strap and soft case. 5 mouth piece units are included with the DA5000 breathalyser and these should last the personal user the life time of the breathalyser. The DA5000 displays when to replace the sensor module, which can be performed at home, avoiding having to send the breathaliser for calibration service. Excellent value and again highly recommended.

£75.00 is all it takes these days to buy a top end DA7000 precise digital breathalyser. With professional inbuilt technologies, the DA7000 breathalyser offers high levels of accuracy, combined with simple one button operation, and easy change sensor facilities. Presented in an easy to wrap box with batteries, user manual, wrist strap, soft carry case and 5 mouth pieces, the DA7000 comes ready for testing and will offer years of trouble free high accuracy alcohol testing.

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