i-Spec Q-100: A Biodiesel Analyzer in Your Pocket
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 02. 5.08
This gadget probably won't sell as much as the iPhone with which is shares some design cues, but can your fancy touch-screen phone give you information about your biodiesel (at least until Apple's next software update)? Total glycerin, acid numbers, blend percent, and methanol content. The whole nine yards.
The i-Spec Q-100 has been introduced at the 2008 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo (Feb. 3-6, Orlando, Florida). Paradigm Sensors is the name of the company that makes it, and its CEO, Robert Young, said: "Our handheld provides a means to overcome a market barrier to alternative fuels: Poor quality biofuels that clog up engines." We're very curious to find out the real-world performance of these. If you knows more, let us know in the comments. ::Paradigm Sensors, ::Paradigm Sensors Introduces First-Ever Handheld Biodiesel Analyzer, via ::AutoblogGreen. See also: ::Green Basics: Biodiesel, ::Find Biodiesel With Your Cell Phone
How much?
I'd like it built into my car.
I saw this gadget at NBB conference in Orlando. It is currently still in production, but will sell for about $5K with test cartridges around $20. Runs on lithium batteries so you can literally carry it in your pocket. Can also print results.