67 Pa. Code § 177.406 - Equipment
(a)
General
requirements. Official emission inspection stations shall have tools
and equipment in good satisfactory operating condition to be able to conduct
emission inspections upon a subject vehicle. Equipment required shall include
the following:
(1) Wheel chocks.
(2) Approved emission inspection and
maintenance textbooks/workbooks or electronic or computerized medium with
supplements and current changes and approved handbooks and manuals.
(3) Exhaust emission analyzer approved by the
Bureau and certified by the manufacturer as meeting or surpassing
specifications set forth in subsection (b), where applicable.
(4) Approved dynamometer, where
applicable.
(5) Where applicable,
OBD-I/M equipment as specified in §
177.501(a)(2)
(relating to equipment approval procedures), approved by the Bureau.
(6) Where applicable, equipment for
performing the gas cap test and visual inspection.
(b)
Analyzer specifications.
Exhaust emission analyzers approved by the Bureau shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) Meet PA 97 equipment
specifications, where applicable, as provided in Appendix A (relating to
acceleration simulation mode: Pennsylvania procedures, standard, equipment
specifications and quality control requirements) and meet section 207b of the
Federal Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C.A. §
7541(b))
warranty specifications.
(2)
Conform with the following minimum specifications:
(i) Upon the activation of the emission test,
the Automatic data collection unit or VIID, as applicable, shall automatically
set the standard required for comparison as defined in §
177.204 (relating to basis for
failure). Standards shall be field programmed by the manufacturer or provided
by the vehicle inspection information database, as applicable.
(ii) Approved exhaust emission analyzers
shall be powered by alternating current.
(iii) The sample probe shall meet or surpass
PA 97 sample probe requirements and be capable of being placed in the tailpipe
a minimum of 10 inches with a device, if necessary, to preclude sample
dilution.
(3)
Field calibration gases. Field calibration gases shall be as
specified in Appendix A (relating to acceleration simulation mode: Pennsylvania
procedures, standard, equipment specifications and quality control
requirements).
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