Reliability: Flooded Sample Chamber 2
My 66 series 5000 with the flooded sample chamber is still drying out. Initially I would receive a "Processor Error" flag on startup...
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Stephen Biss
- Jan 4, 2023
- 3 min
Reliability: Flooded Sample Chamber 1
It is very easy for a qualified technician to accidentally flood the sample chamber on an Intoxilyzer 5000 (or 5000C) or an 8000 (or...
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Stephen Biss
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Reliability: Aging - Losing Memory
The Intoxilyzer® 8000 depicted in this video was once a reliable evidentiary breath testing instrument in the United States. It is...
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Stephen Biss
- Dec 21, 2022
- 6 min
Continuity of Alcohol Standard Solution: Keep from Freezing
Many years ago I asked for timely disclosure/production of a representative bottle of the alcohol standard lot used during the breath...
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Stephen Biss
- Dec 14, 2022
- 1 min
What is SCC: R. v. St-Onge Lamoureux "Reliability" in an Approved Intrument?
Please carefully re-read what the Supreme Court of Canada said about "reliability" in R. v. St-Onge Lamoureux. Please think about and...
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Stephen Biss
- Dec 8, 2022
- 6 min
What is Differential Voltage Monitoring (DVM) ?
Many years ago Ontario defence lawyers cross-examined breath techs on "how much room there was" on the particular Intoxilyzer 5000C to...
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Stephen Biss
- Nov 30, 2022
- 8 min
Reliability: Ambient Conditions
Tip 41: Changing breath room ambient conditions can reduce "system calibration check" and "system blank test" reliability. Any...
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Stephen Biss
- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
Ancient Egypt and DUI Metrology
If you served wine or beer at a pub in ancient Egypt the beverages were measured out using liquid volume instruments like these. Each...
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Stephen Biss
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Study the Block Diagram in the Wet-Bath Simulator Manufacturer's Manual
Tip 25: Obtain a copy of the Guth Laboratories, Inc. wet-bath "Model 2100 Simulator Operation Manual" and study the "Model 2100-Block...
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Stephen Biss
- Oct 19, 2022
- 7 min
Error in Facts - "Impaired Driving and Other Criminal Code Driving Offences", Jokinen and Keen
Does partial automation of error-checking in an approved instrument: specifically diagnostics tests, air blanks, cal. checks, and maximum...
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Stephen Biss
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
Continuity: From the Box
Tip 37: Defence lawyers need to study the video - does the qualified technician take a random (unrelated to the matter before the Court)...
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Stephen Biss
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
Change of Response at One Point but Not at Another Point that is Equivalent
Purpose: To suggest that there is empirical evidence in the matter before the Court of change in response by the approved instrument at...
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Stephen Biss
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Certificate of Calibration of a NIST mercury thermometer
Tip 14: Whenever police purchase a new NIST mercury thermometer, the Canadian distributor provides them with a "Guth Laboratories, Inc....
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Stephen Biss
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Continuity: Use of a Seal
Tip 38: One of the best ways to control wet-bath simulator alcohol standard continuity is to use alphanumeric police seals and record...
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Stephen Biss
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
Continuity: Whiteboard or blackboard method
Tip 36: Some police detachments have been known to write the manufacturer name, lot number, name/badge of solution change officer,...
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Stephen Biss
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
What is Purge Fail on an Intoxilyzer ?
What is a Purge Fail on an Intoxilyzer 8000C ? What is a Purge File on an Intoxilyzer 5000C ? How does this phenomenon affect reliability...
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Stephen Biss
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
What is an Ambient Fail on an Intoxilyzer 8000C?
What does "ambient fail" or "ambient failed" mean on an Intoxilyzer 8000C? Watch the following video and ask yourself why the ambient...
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Stephen Biss
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
What is an air blank on an Intoxilyzer 8000C?
What does an air blank look like on an Intoxilyzer 8000 or 8000C? What is a blank test? What is a system blank test? What does 000 mean...
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Stephen Biss
- Sep 9, 2022
- 1 min
Anecdotal Notes in Alcohol Standard Log
Tip 29: Obtain disclosure, of the full #duisimulator alcohol standard log, to search for anecdotal notes of difficulties experienced by...
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Stephen Biss
- Sep 4, 2022
- 3 min
Reliability: 64 in 2011 Ambient Threshold Changes, Elevated Zero, Purge Fail
This is the same Intoxilyzer® 64 with upgraded keyboard and (software) serial number depicted in the blog "Ambient Conditions Change...
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