Searchpoint Optima Plus Point Infrared Gas Detector 
 

Market leading point infrared flammable gas detector offering unrivalled performance and sensitivity.

For over 40 years our company has been a World leader in the design and manufacture of gas detection instrumentation, developing advanced and innovative sensing technology, to create highly reliable, fit for purpose, cost effective gas detection solutions.

Experience in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of point infrared gas detection has resulted in a Worldwide installed base of over 30,000 units operating from light industrial to the most demanding of offshore petrochemical applications.

This expertise has resulted in Honeywell Analytics offering a new dimension in the supply of reliable infrared point gas detection with the release of the Searchpoint Optima Plus.

Typical Applications
Offshore oil and gas platforms, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, tankers, onshore oil and gas terminals, refineries, LNG/LPG bottling plants, gas compressor/metering stations, gas turbine power plants, solvent printing and coating plants.

Over 100 gas and vapour calibrations available. For a list of gases and vapours which Searchpoint Optima Plus can detect, contact your local distributor.

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Why Searchpoint Optima Plus is the right choice...
•  The proven strengths of the original Searchpoint Optima design
•  Experience gained from over 30,000 units installed worldwide
•  The latest technology and techniques used to develop the successful 

    Honeywell Analytics open path gas detector, the Searchline Excel
•  Improved reliability

 

Why Infrared?
•  Failsafe operation
•  Fast speed of response
•  Reduced routine maintenance
•  Immune to catalytic poisons
•  Long operating life
•  Works in inert atmospheres

 

Why Searchpoint Optima?
•  Can detect a wide range of Hydrocarbon gases including solvents
•  Increased reliability with no moving parts
•  Increased stability from self-compensating optics
•  Immune to long term component drift
•  Remote functional gas test facility
•  Certified for North American and European Hazardous areas

 

Why Searchpoint Optima Plus?
•  Increased false alarm rejection with 42 SOFTWARE™
•  Increased uptime with contaminated optics warning
•  Dynamic Heating Control ensures condensation free optics
•  No undetected failures
•  Improved diagnostics
•  Integral event logging
•  Reduced power consumption
•  Certified to many hazardous area classification schemes including:

   European (ATEX), UL, CSA and more

Sunshade / Deluge Protection
This multi-purpose accessory supplied as standard shields Searchpoint Optima Plus from the extremes of operational environments ensuring reliable operation.

 

Storm Baffle
This optional baffle reduces wind chill, salt and dust build-up in exposed 

applications subjected to high wind speeds e.g. Offshore HVAC intakes and FPSO turrets etc.

 

Standard Weather Protection

This accessory supplied as standard, offers the best compromise between water / dust ingress and speed of response.

 

Dust Barrier
This optional barrier fitted inside the standardweather protection provides additional protection against the ingress of dust and contamination entering the optical path.

 

Gassing Cap
The gassing cap enables confidence checking of the Searchpoint Optima Plus. It provides a close fit onto the standard weather protection and can be installed without the use of any special tools.

 

Termination / Mounting

 

DVC / DX-100(I)

These hazardous area certified enclosures are used to terminate Searchpoint Optima Plus field cabling and provides an interface for the Hand Held Interrogator (SHC-1) via an intrinsically safe connection socket. This provides

in-situ one-man maintenance without the need for a hot work permit. 

Used in conjunction with a remote gas test point this provides the best solution

for checking sensors in remote locations.

 

DVC / DX-100(M) Modbus Interface Module
Provides a multi drop Modbus RS485 interface for the Searchpoint Optima Plus and Searchline Excel infrared gas detection products. Reduces servicing and maintenance costs.

 

Certified Junction Boxes
A full range of hazardous area certified Exe and Exd junction boxes are 

available.

 

Field Interrogation

 

Multi Purpose Hand Held Interrogator (SHC-1)
This versatile commissioning / maintenance tool is certified for hazardous areas and used to reconfigure Searchpoint Optima Plus for different gases and fault diagnostics. The same interrogator can be used with the original Searchpoint Optima and Searchline Excel (open path gas detector) reducing operator training.

 

SHC-1 Protection Device

This device provides electrical protection for the SHC-1 when used with conventional terminal housings under a gas free permit to work system.

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21 Jun 10 Searchpoint Optima Plus Datasheet 7,841 kb
21 Jun 10 Gas Book Americas Gas Book 5,365 kb


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