Brooks Instrument Sho-Rate 1250A Glass Tube Air Flowmeter
About this part
1250AD6073AFSVV is a configured Brooks Instrument Sho-Rate 1250A low-flow glass tube variable-area flowmeter. Official Brooks 1250/1255 documentation identifies the family as precision low-flow glass tube meters for liquids and gases, with configurable tube, float, scale, connection, end-block, valve, and seal options. The configured D6073 air table row is listed with a stainless-steel 1/4 inch float, 0.2 to 11.4 LPM air context, and 2.5 to 25 SCFH air context; exact installed hardware and scale markings should still be verified from the physical unit label because no verified official exact-part Brooks build sheet is currently available
Configurations vary. Verify the exact unit before choosing a replacement.
Application classLife sciences and laboratory automation
CategoryFlow Control
Specifications
Identification
Device type
Direct-reading glass tube variable-area flowmeter
Series family
Brooks Sho-Rate 1250/1255 Series
Configured model code
1250AD6073AFSVV
Base model context
Brooks model-code documentation identifies 1250A as the 65 mm tube flowmeter base model
Flow
Measuring principle
Variable-area rotameter with tapered borosilicate glass metering tube and metering float
D6073 air LPM context
Brooks 1250/1255 documentation lists D6073 in the Model 1250 Air direct-reading table with stainless-steel 1/4 inch float and 0.2 to 11.4 LPM air range
D6073 air SCFH context
The same Brooks D6073 Model 1250 Air table entry lists 2.5 to 25 SCFH air context
Observed exact-SKU range context
Distributor catalog pages and stored Sonisys auction evidence for this exact manufacturer part number describe an air flowmeter with 2 to 25 SCFH or 2.5 to 25 SCFH wording; this is retained as observed catalog/listing context, not as a replacement for the official Brooks D6073 table row
Configuration
Code interpretation boundary
The configured code is consistent with 1250A base model, D6073 tube/table context, air service, SCFH unit-of-measure context, 1/8 inch FNPT stainless end-block context, standard inlet valve context, and Viton O-ring context; verify installed hardware from the physical label
Configured-unit rule
Tube number, float material, direct-reading scale, end-block material, connection, valve, O-ring material, and process-fluid assumptions must be verified from the specific unit and documentation
Reference conditions
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet states reference conditions of 70 deg F (21.1 deg C) and 14.7 psia (1 bar absolute) for listed gas accuracy context
Performance
1250 family accuracy
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists 1250 accuracy as +/-5% full scale at reference conditions for listed gases
Repeatability
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists repeatability as 0.25% full scale
Pressure and temperature
Series-level pressure/temperature
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists 200 psig from 33 deg F to 250 deg F / 13.8 bar from 1 deg C to 121 deg C; verify the configured unit and application before using this limit
Materials
Series-level materials
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists borosilicate glass, aluminum, 316 stainless steel, clear polycarbonate, and Teflon in materials of construction
D6073 float material
Brooks 1250/1255 documentation lists D6073 with stainless-steel float material and 1/4 inch float diameter
Seal options
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists Buna and Viton packing/O-ring options; the configured code ending in V identifies Viton O-ring context for the standard valve configuration
Connections
Connection options
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists 1/8 inch NPT with locknuts for aluminum or stainless steel and 1/4 inch NPT with locknuts for stainless steel only
Configured connection context
The model-code S position is listed by Brooks as 1/8 inch FNPT stainless steel end blocks; distributor pages for the exact manufacturer part number also identify 1/8 inch FNPT connection context
Valve
Valve options
Brooks 1250/1255 data sheet lists no-valve, standard inlet-valve, and limited outlet-valve configurations depending on service
Configured valve context
The model-code V position is listed by Brooks as standard inlet valve context
Installation
Mounting orientation
Brooks installation documentation describes variable-area meter use in vertical orientation
Maintenance
Tube assembly service
Brooks documentation describes quick removal or installation of tube and float while the meter remains in process piping, and the data sheet describes EZ-CHANGE tube assembly interchangeability
Applications
Application domain
Low-flow gas and liquid indication in laboratory, industrial, and OEM applications; this configured part is identified by source evidence as an air/SCFH configuration