The breathalyzer is small and portable and comes in a plain case with zipper, in which there is room for the mouthpieces and the instruction manual. The application is simple and self-explanatory, with increasing alcohol level because you can hardly do anything wrong.
The display indicates whether the device is ready and what to do. After drinking alcohol, however, has about 15 minutes for accurate measurements. Serviceable. But for that then does not need to be blown into it for as long as I thought, and the measurement data are displayed very fast and easy to read in parts per thousand. Even after repeated blowing in succession these values differ from each other not.
The Alcotest 3000 are lt. Description three mouthpieces in which are plugged into the unit. In my there were only 2, probably because it is a test device. More mouthpieces can be bought as needed. The required 2 AA batteries are already inserted, so that the breathalyzer is immediately ready for use.
To test the device, I have started an experiment on himself with a bottle of ouzo. The results were partially somewhat different than I expected. The alcohol level rose but faster than expected and after 5 Ouzo the value already amounted to almost 0.6 per thousand. At a traffic stop that would have already led to a ban (though I would by the amount of alcohol in any case no longer self-driven).
And I would have had such a device at the last company Christmas party. The blood alcohol levels of some of my colleagues have already keenly interested me, but that will follow, perhaps this year ...
The breathalyzer has to be sent to the manufacturer for a period of time to calibrate. The exact date will appear on the display (about 1 year). This costs about 45, -, the spare mouthpieces according to the amount set in from about 15, - (for 25 pieces).
