A breathalyzer is a device designed for self-monitoring of a person who has consumed alcohol or took alcohol-containing preparations before driving a vehicle. This device functions as a blood alcohol content meter.
After the new edition of the Code of Administrative Offenses came into force on July 1, 2008, the demand for personal pocket breathalyzers for motorists has grown several dozen times. And this is understandable: a pocket breathalyzer allows you to independently control your condition and capabilities after, for example, friendly parties. The device will be a great gift for any car enthusiast. True, you need to understand that professional breathalyzers and breathalyzers are certified and verified, therefore only they can be used by traffic police officers to check drivers for "sobriety", no one will take into account the readings of a pocket device, of course.
Professional devices in retail are not often found, but they can be purchased in the MedTechnika chain of stores or ordered from manufacturers via the Internet. Devices are supplied to state bodies under state contracts, each device is registered.
Altotester sensor
Today on the market there is a wide selection of different breathalyzers, but only a few can provide real help in determining the alcohol content in the blood. The main thing you need to know when buying this device: in a breathalyzer, the main element is the sensor.
The quality of the device depends on the degree of its sensitivity and the tendency to the appearance of an error over time.
The most widespread professional use are breathalyzers with semiconductor sensors, which are able to show the car enthusiast the presence of alcohol residues. Sensors take for alcohol all organic substances found in the human body and having small molecular sizes. Such devices are not used in the traffic police for two reasons: inspectors do not need such a high sensitivity of the apparatus and accuracy of readings, besides, such breathalyzers fail extremely quickly.
It is possible to restore the sensitivity of the device only in a special service center, provided that the consumer knows where it is.
Accordingly, conductor testers are used for laboratory tests, in chemical and biochemical experiments, etc. You can purchase them on order from the manufacturer. In Russia, they are produced only by the St. Petersburg plant, but in Europe you can order production in many special centers (Finland, Sweden, Germany - Dräger).
Manufacturers
The traffic police units are actively equipped with modern professional breathalyzers, which have electrochemical sensors. The lion's share of the Korean manufacturer, SENTECH KOREA CORP, which previously supplied equipment to the market under the Al brand, and now Dingo Pro and Dingo A-070, as well as budget models Dingo A-055 and Dingo A-025, is in service. retail market.
Canadian manufacturers also supply export models, but they do not have their own sensor developments, so they purchase the source material in the same Korea (sensors marked A) or Germany (sensors marked D). You can buy a Canadian tester in any store of related products, there are a lot of them on the market.
