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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...
Stephen Biss
Dec 8, 20226 min read


Reliability: Ambient Conditions
Tip 41: Changing breath room ambient conditions can reduce "system calibration check" and "system blank test" reliability. Any...
Stephen Biss
Nov 30, 20228 min read


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...
Stephen Biss
Nov 23, 20224 min read


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...
Stephen Biss
Nov 17, 20223 min read


Calibration Check on Periodic Inspection of Wet-bath Simulator
Tip 27: Does the Inspector use a traceable reference thermometer, that is accurate and precise, to at least two decimal places, to...
Stephen Biss
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Continuity of Alcohol Standard: CalGuard Feature
Tip 40: Some police services take the position that they don't need to use seals between the simulator housing and the jar. Failure to...
Stephen Biss
Nov 3, 20223 min read


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...
Stephen Biss
Oct 19, 20227 min read


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)...
Stephen Biss
Oct 15, 20224 min read


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...
Stephen Biss
Oct 12, 20224 min read


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...
Stephen Biss
Oct 3, 20222 min read


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,...
Stephen Biss
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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...
Stephen Biss
Sep 26, 20222 min read


Appendix E: Location & Anecdotal Notes in Log
Tip 30: The CFS 8000C Training Aid of 2013 at page 191 of 238, Appendix "E" recommends that the Alcohol Standard Log, updated by the...
Stephen Biss
Sep 16, 20222 min read


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...
Stephen Biss
Sep 9, 20221 min read


Reliability: Cal Checks in the Context of Earlier & Later Ambient Fails
Tip 47: A calibration check using a wet-bath simulator containing alcohol standard is not reliable if information is missing about air...
Stephen Biss
Sep 2, 20222 min read


Ambient Conditions Change Baseline 0 on an IR Breath instrument - Disappearing Alcohol
Experiment studying the phenomenon of disappearing alcohol It is easy to replicate this experiment on an Intoxilyzer® 5000. It is more...
Stephen Biss
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Reliability: Disabling Ambient Fail Exception, Making Alcohol Disappear
Tip 45: Study the breath room video and learn everything you can about the breath room and detachment. Watch for: Has the qualified...
Stephen Biss
Aug 31, 20222 min read


Continuity: Outgoing = Incoming Seal Numbers
Tip 39: The key to usefulness of alphanumeric seals on a #duisimulator is whether or not the incoming seal number on the subsequent...
Stephen Biss
Jul 15, 20222 min read


COBRA V and Hospital Change of Location
Warning: This blog entry was written prior to Bill C-46 during an era when forensic science in Ontario was more transparent. Prior to R....
Stephen Biss
Jun 17, 20224 min read
Is it safe to assume that the target value of the alcohol standard was 100?
The video below displays a variety of alcohol standards that could be used in a #duisimulator for evidentiary breath testing for...
Stephen Biss
Jun 10, 20223 min read
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