Omega Products PHH-925 Installation Manual

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PHH-925 and PHH-950
pH Meters
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Quick Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page ii
Introduction
Electrode Connector Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LCD Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Electrodes
Preparing pH and Ion Selective Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Preparing Conductivity Cells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connecting Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using and Storing Electrodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
pH Electrodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Solid-State FET Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ion Selective Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Conductivity Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Meter Operation
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Standardizing and Measuring pH
pH StandardizatIon Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Standardizing and Measuring pH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clearing Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standardizing and Measuring mV
Relative mV Standardization Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clearing Relative mV Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standardizing and Measuring Ion
Ion Standardization Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Standardizing and Measuring Ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clearing Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Standardizing and Measuring Conductivity
Conductivity Standardization Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Standardizing and Measuring Conductivity,
Salinity,Resistivity or TDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Clearing Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Temperature Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Determining Temperature Coefficients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Datalogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Appendix A: Power Station and Docking Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Appendix B: Error Conditions and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Appendix C: Basic pH Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix D: Ion Selective Electrode Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Appendix E: Conductivity Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Appendix F: Determining Isopotential Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix G: Meter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Maintenance and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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The following quickly steps you through meter operation.For detailed instructions on each step,refer to the page(s) indicated.
Step Description Page
1. Install Batteries Install four AA alkaline batteries 1 into the rear battery compartment.
2. Connect Install electrode in the appropriate 5
Electrode connector input on top of the meter.
3. Turn Meter On Press On/Off. 3
4. Select Channel Make sure that the channel selected, 3 A (Twist-Lock input) or B (BNCinput), matches the electrode connection. Press channel and select. Note: If no electrode is connected to channel A Twist-Lock input,only channel B is allowed.
5.Set Mode For the channel A Twist-Lock input, 3 the meter automatically recognizes the electrode connected,and selects the appropriate modes. For channel B BNC input,any allowed mode can be selected.Press mode and select.
6. Standardize Immerse the electrode into a buffer or 9 (pH) standard and stir.Press std (standard- 13 (ion) ize) and follow the prompts.Repeat 15 (Conductivity) this step to enter buffers or standards.
5. Print Press Print to send the measurement 19 to the internal datalog and out to a printer/computer ( if using the Docking Station).
Warning: Use of this product in a manner not specified by the
manufacturer may impair any safety protection provid­ed by the equipment.
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This manual explains the operation of PHH-925 and PHH-950 meters for obtain­ing pH,mV, ion and conductivity (PHH-
950) measurements.Before beginning,we recommend that you become familiar with the various features of your meter:
Electrode Connector Inputs
Twist-Lock: Used for attaching pH/ATC,
FET pH/ATC,conductivity/ATC cells or ATC (temperature) electrodes with the waterproof Twist-Lock connector. BNC: Used for attaching pH,ORP,or ISE electrodes with BNC connector. Reference: Used for attaching a sepa­rate reference probe.
Batteries
The meter requires four AA alkaline bat­teries (unless used with the optional Power or Docking Station).To install bat­teries, slide the compartment cover open by pressing in and down where indicat­ed.Position the batteries according to the directional markings and insert.Slide the cover closed.
Note: Nickel-cadmium rechargeable
batteries can be used,but their operating life is half that of alkaline cells, and they cannot be recharged in the meter.
LCD Display
BNC
Reference Twist-Lock
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Note: Not all of the following will dis­play at the same time.
Temperature: The meter displays the measured temperature when an electrode with ATC or separate temperature probe is attached. Shows M when a manually entered temperature is being used.
Result: Current measurement. BAT: Indicates that the meter has
10% of battery life remaining (approximately 4 hours),or AC indicates that the meter is con­nected to the Docking or Power Station.
Channel: Indicates result is from A (Twist-Lock input) or B (BNC input).
Manual Temperature: M indicates that measurement is using a manu­ally entered temperature in place of the automatic temperature.(See page 13).
Date: The meter displays the cur­rent date,either in mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy format.
Buffers/Standards: Shows individual buffers or standards that have been entered.
Stability symbols: S indicates the reading is stable,U indicates an unstable reading.
Mode: Indicates the meter is in pH, mV, ion, rel mV,conductivity,resistivi­ty,salinity or TDS mode.
Time: Displays the current time in either 12 hour AM/PM or 24 hour format.
Function Keys
A
M 25.0°C
BAT
7.000
A M pH
4.00
7.00
10.00
1/24/97 11:52 AM
S
G
A
I
F
D
J
C
B
E
H
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
Single Channel Display
21.3°C
7.000
A pH
1.00
B M mg/L F­1/24/97 11:53 AM
Dual Channel Display
S
S
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mode: Selects the mode (pH,mV, ISE
temperature,conductivity,resistivi­ty,salinity,or TDS) to use for the currently selected channel (elec­trode input).
std: Initiates standardization process
for the currently selected mode to enter pH buffers, ion standards or conductivity standards.
channel: Selects the channel(s) (electrode
inputs) to display.
slope: Displays buffers or standards and
calibration data in slope display. Press data to see the time and date for each calibration point.
print: Outputs the current result or cali-
bration data to the Docking Station RS232 interface and the internal datalog.
setup: Calls the setup menu (see Setup). Up/Down Scrolls when viewing stored data
Arrows: and sets the display contrast. data: Enters the datalogging menu
(see Datalogging).
enter: Accepts numeric values,menu
selections or pending operations.
on/off: Turns the meter on and off. clear: Clears an incorrect number entry
or cancels the current operation.
Numeric Enters number s for menu selec- Keypad: tion, standard entry and other
operations.
+ Enters a negative value.
•: Enters a decimal point. 10X: Enters the exponential part of a
number.
1
4
7
2
5
8
3
6
9
0
+
.
10
x
mode
std channel
slope
print setup
data
enter
on/off
clear
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Electrodes
The meter allows you to use a variety of glass membrane (“glass”) pH/ATC elec­trodes,ion selective electrodes,the Field Effect Transistor (FET) Solid-State pH/ATC electrode (PHH-925 only),temperature (ATC) probes,Conductivity/ATC cells (AP50 only),combination electrodes using a BNC connector,or separate electrode pairs with BNC connector and reference pin.The glass pH,FET pH and conductivity cells with Twist-Lock connector are automatically detected and identified by the meter.
Preparing pH and Ion Selective Electrodes
Remove the protective end cover or the soaker bottle from the electrode.Before first using your pH electrode or whenever the electrode is dry,soak it several hours in an electrode filling or storage solution (4 Molar KCl solution) or in a buffer for pH electrodes.Store and condition ISE’s in the recommended solutions.
Preparing Conductivity Cells
Remove the protective end cover from the cell.Rinse the cell with deionized or de­mineralized water.
To measure Use channel (connector)
pH A (Twist-Lock)
or
B (BNC) ORP (mV) B (BNC) FET pH A (Twist-Lock) ISE B (BNC & Reference) Conductivity A (Twist-Lock) pH & ISE A (Twist-Lock pH)
and
B (BNC ISE) pH & Conductivity A (Twist-Lock Cond.)
and
B (BNC pH)
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Connecting Electrodes
Note: If you install an electrode with a
Twist-Lock connector,the meter automatically senses it and selects the appropriate mode and stan­dardize menus for that type of
electrode.
Glass pH/ATC, FET pH/ATC electrode, con­ductivity/ATC cell or ATC Probe (with Twist-Lock connector):
Connect the electrode to the Twist-Lock input located at the top of the meter.Line up the white arrow and line on the elec­trode’s Twist-Lock connector and push until it locks in place.To disconnect,twist the connector ring in the arrow direction and pull apart.
pH, ORP or ISE electrode (with BNC con­nector):
Connect the electrode to the BNC input located at the top of the meter.Push in and rotate the electrode’s BNC connec­tor until it locks in place.To disconnect, twist the BNC connector in the opposite direction and pull.
Electrode Pair Using a Reference Electrode (with Reference Pin Plug):
Connect the indicating electrode to the BNC input.Connect the reference elec­trode to the Reference input.Push the electrode’s tip pin plug into the input to connect and pull out to disconnect.
BNC Input
Twist Lock Input
5
BNC Input
Reference Input
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Using and Storing Electrodes
pH Electrodes
Provide moderate stirring for faster electrode response.
Rinse the electrode between each measurement with a portion of the next sample or buffer to be measured, or with deionized or distilled water.
Keep glass electrodes wet when not being used by moistening the cotton in their end covers with electrode filling solution and storing them with end covers on,or by placing in their stor­age vials.
Keeping glass electrodes “wet”will improve their performance.In the la b, store electrodes in electrode filling solu­tion or storage solution (4M KCl).For electrodes used in field applications, occasionally leave them in solutions for several hours.
Solid-State FET Electrode
The model PHH-925 allows use of both standard glass pH/ATC and Solid-State FET (Field Effect Transistor) pH/ATC elec­trodes.The meter can store a calibra­tion for both types of electrodes.Plug the FET electrode into the Twist-lock input. Allow the FET about 2 minutes to warm up and stabilize when first con­nected.The FET electrode can be stored dry or in electrode storage solu­tion.If the FET electrode remains con­nected to the meter (and batteries are in the meter),further warm up is not necessary.
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Ion Selective Electrodes
Add proper amount of Ionic Strength Adjuster (ISA) to all standards and samples.
Provide moderate stirring for faster electrode response.
Rinse the electrode(s) between each measurement with a portion of the next sample or standard to be mea­sured,or with deionized or distilled water.
In the lab, follow the instruction sheets for the individual electrode.Store as recommended.
Conductivity Cells
Rinse the cell between each measure­ment with a portion of the next sample or standard to be measured.
Immerse the cell fully into the standard or sample to be measured,lift the cell to allow the solution inside the cell to drain,and immerse the cell again. Repeat three times.
Stir briefly and tap the cell against the container bottom to dislodge air bubbles.
Clean any deposits from the cell body by rinsing with deionized water and store dry.
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Setup Menu
Press setup to access the menu options.
1. Check batter y - Indicates the bat­tery power remaining.
2. Set sleep mode - Enter the time in
minutes before the meter auto­matically turns itself off (“sleeps”) if no keystrokes have been pressed. Enter a value of 0 to keep the meter on continuously. The maxi­mum time allowed is 999 minutes.
3. Set sample ID# - Select a starting value for the sample ID number. Sample measurements will then be identified by sequential sample ID numbers. Each time the print key is pressed the sample number will be incremented.
4. Set time and date - Enter time and
format,and date and format.
5. Signal averag ing - Set the meter to very slow (10 readings),slow (8),medium (6),fast (4) and very fast (2).The meter places each new reading into a moving win­dow,from which it calculates the average (displayed) and standard deviation (for stability determina­tion).
6. Manual tempera ture - Enter a tem­perature to be used in the absence of an ATC probe or with manual temperature override.
7. Set contrast - Adjust the display contrast.
8. Pr inter baud rate - Select the baud rate for the RS232
input/output.
Pressing a number key causes that menu selection to be chosen or that operation to be executed.
Setup Menu
1 - Check battery 2 - Set sleep mode 3 - Set sample ID# 4 - Set time and date 5 - Signal averaging 6 - Manual temperature 7 - Set contrast 8 - Printer baud rate
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pH Standardization Menu
Press mode and select 1 – pH. Press std and the standardize pH menu appears:
1. Enter a buffer - Allows you to add a new buffer or update an existing buffer.Follow the prompts.
2. Clear buffers - Clears all buffers currently stored.
3. Select buffer set - There are five auto-
recognition buffer sets,one custom set and manual entry
available.For some buffer sets the meter will ask for the nominal refer­ence temperature for the buffers set (the temperature at which the buffers are at their nominal values; e.g.,7.000 at 25°C).
Auto-recognition buffer sets - The five buffer sets are automatically recognized and temperature cor­rected for the variation of buffer
pH with temperature. Custom buffers - Allows you to enter up to five custom buffers (each at least two pH units apart), with no temperature com­pensation. Manual entry - Allows you to enter any buffer value.
4. Enter slope - Allows you to enter a known slope to be used by the meter with a single-point standardization. The normal default slope is 59.16
mV/pH.The meter allows between 80 and 120 % efficiency to be entered.
5. Temperature source - Allows the
meter to be set to use the ATC if pre-
sent (Auto) or use a manual tempera­ture override (Manual).
6. Set isopoint - Allows you to enter in an
isopotential point (See Appendix F).
7. Resolution - Allows pH readings to be
set to 0.1,0.01,or 0.001 pH units.
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Auto-recognition
Buffer Sets
• 2, 4, 7, 10,12
• NIST 1.68,4.01,6.86,
9.18,12.46
• 1,3,6,8, 10, 13
• DIN 1.09,3.06,4.64,
6.79,9.23,12.75
• 1,4,7,10, 13
• Custom buffers
Standardize pH
Channel A
1 - Enter a buffer 2 - Clear buffers 3 - Select buffer set 4 - Enter slope 5 - Temperature
source 6 - Set isopoint 7 - Resolution
Note: Dur ing auto-
matic calibration,the
meter allows pH
electrodes with 90 to
105% efficiency to
be used.
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Standardizing and Measuring pH
1. Immer se the electrode in a buffer and stir moderately.The meter dis­plays the current pH measurement.
2. Press std, then press 1–Enter a buffer.
3. Follow the prompts on the display.
4. The meter automatically recognizes the buffer,waits for a stable signal, and enters the buffer. The entered buffer appears in the display.
5. Alternatively,if the signal is not sta­ble,you can press enter when the reading stabilizes according to your tolerance criteria.The meter then enters the buffer.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to enter a second,third,fourth or fifth buffer. With more than one buffer the meter performs a diagnostic check on the electrode.The electrode is considered good if the slope is between 90 to 105%.If a sixth buffer is entered,the buffer farthest away is replaced by the new buffer.
Hints: To achieve better accuracy:
• Standardize using at least two buffers , bracketing the expected pH of your samples.
• Standardize at least daily for the most accurate readings.
• Rinse the electrode with DI water between samples and buffers.
• Blot the electrode dry (DO NOT rub or wipe) between samples and buffers.
• Stir all buffers and samples.
• During standardization,allow time for
mV
4 7 10
pH buffers
samples
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the electrode to stabilize before enter­ing the buffer into the meter.
• Always use fresh buffers .
Clearing Buffers
Press std, then press 2–Clear buffers to clear buffers. If all previously entered buffers will be re-entered,it is not neces­sary to clear buffers.If re-entering only some buffers, all the old buffers should be cleared.
The meter automatically compensates for the temperature dependence of the electrode’s response when measuring pH. The meter also compensates for buffer ‘s change in pH value with temperature. Temperature compensation is based on temperature either from an ATC probe or a manually entered temperature.
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Actual Buffer pH vs. Temperature
pH 4.00(4.01)/7.00/10.00 buffer (nominal 25°C)
Temperature Buffer 4 Buffer 7 Buffer 10
(°C)
30 4.016 6.991 9.947 25 4.008 7.003 10.000 20 4.003 7.020 10.057 15 4.000 7.042 10.119 10 3.998 7.069 10.187
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Millivolt measurements are used to mea­sure ORP (oxidation-reduction potential) or redox potential,to check perfor­mance of pH or Ion Selective Electrodes, and for redox titrations.
The meter will measure millivolts (mV) by selecting mV mode using the mode key. Relative mV can be measured by enter­ing a mV offset or using a mV value as the relative mV reference point.
Relative mV Standardization Menu
In mV mode,press std and the standard­ize mV menu appears:
1. Auto-zero relative mV - Sets the rel­ative mV offset equal to the nega­tive of the current mV reading. The current mV becomes 0.0 relative mV.
2. Enter manual mV offset - Allows you
to enter in any mV offset.
3. Clear relative mV mode - This clears any offset that has been entered,returning the meter to absolute mV mode.
4. Resolution - Allows mV readings to be set to 1 or 0.1 millivolt.
Clearing Relative mV Mode
Press std,then press 3 – Clear relative mV mode to clear offset and return the
meter to absolute mV mode.
Standardize mV
Channel A
1 - Auto-zero
relative mV
2 - Enter manual
mV offset
3 - Clear relative
mV mode
4 - Resolution
Electrode Potential,mV
Titrant Volume, mL
Redox Titration
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The PHH-925 and PHH-950 can be used with Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE’s) to directly read ion concentrations.ISE’s are connected to the channel B (BNC) input. If a separate reference electrode is required,connect it to the reference input jack.
Ion Standardization Menu
Select channel B using the channel key. Press mode and then press 3–ISE for ion concentration mode.Press std and the standardize menu appears.
1. Enter a standard - Allows you to add a new standard or update (re-enter) an existing standard. Follow the prompts.With the first standard you select the ion name and units.
2. Clear standards - Clear s standards for the standardization set in current use.
3. New ion cal - Allows for another set of calibration standards to be entered/stored for a different ISE. The meter stores up to five ion cali­brations.
4. Recall ion cal - Allows the recall of an ion calibration set.
5. Enter slope - Allows entry of a known slope to be used with a single-point standardization.The nor mal default slope is 59.16 mV/decade for mono­valent ions and 29.58 mV/decade for divalent ions at 25°C.
6. Temperature source - Allows the meter to use the ATC (if present) or a manually entered temperature override*.
7. Set Isopoint - Allows you to enter an isopotential point (See Appendix F).
8. Enter blank - Allows you to enter a blank.
9. Resolution - Allows the readings to be set to 1,2 or 3 digits.
Standardizing and Measuring Ion
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Standardize ISE
Channel B
1 - Enter a standard 2 - Clear standards 3 - New ion cal 4 - Recall ion cal 5 - Enter slope 6 - Temperature source 7 - Set isopoint 8 - Enter blank 9 - Resolution
*Temperature Source
Set to Auto to use the ATC probe (if present). Set to manual when samples being mea­sured on one channel are at a different tem­perature from samples with the ATC probe.Use manual when tempera­ture correction is not desired or the isopoten­tial is not known (ISE’s).
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1. Add the appropriate Ionic Strength Adjuster (ISA) solution to the stan­dard.
2. Immer se the electrode(s) in the solu­tion and stir continuously.
3. Press std and select 1–Enter a stan- dard to add a standard.
4. Follow the prompts.
5. The meter waits for a stable signal and enters the standard.The entered standard appears in the display.
6. Alternatively,if the signal is not sta­ble,you can press enter when the reading stabilizes according to your tolerance criteria.The meter then enters the standard.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to enter a second,third,fourth or fifth standard. With more than one standard,the meter performs a diagnostic check on the electrode.
Helpful Hints:
• Provide stirring.
• Allow the electrode time to reach a stable reading before entering the standard into the meter.
• To achieve better accuracy,standardize using at least two standards,bracketing the expected range of your samples.
• Standardize from low to high concen­trations.
• Always use fresh standards.
Clearing Standards
mV
ion standards
log [ion]
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Press std, then press 2–Clear standards to clear the current set being used. This will not clear other stored ion cali­brations. The meter will automatically recognize when a conductivity cell is attached to the meter.
Select channel A using the channel key. Pressing mode allows the meter to be set to the proper units.
Conductivity modes and units are:
Conductivity - µS/cm or mS/cm. Resistivity - •cm , k•cm or M•cm Practical Salinity - salt concentration
in parts per thousand (ppt) based upon sea water. NaCl Salinity - sodium chloride equiva­lent concentration in ppt. Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) - an empir i­cal scale relating conductivity to total dissolved solids in ppt.
Conductivity Standardization Menu
Press std and the standardize con­ductivity menu appears:
1. Enter standard - Allows you to add a new standard or re-enter an existing standard.Up to five points may be entered.Follow the prompts.
2. Clear standards - Clears all stan­dards currently stored.
3. Temperature source - Allows the meter to use the ATC (if present),
or use a manually entered temper­ature override.
4. Enter known cell constant - Allows you to enter the nominal or known actual cell constant.
5. Enter tempera ture coefficient -
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Select Mode
Channel A
1 - Conductivity 2 - Practical
Salinity 3 - NaCl Salinity 4 - Resistivity 5 - Total Dissolved
Solids 6 - Temperature
Standardize
Conductivity
Channel A
1 - Enter a standard 2 - Clear standards 3 - Temperature
Source 4 - Enter known
cell constant 5 - Enter temperature
coefficient 6 - Resolution 7 - Autoranging
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Allows you to select the reference temperature and the temperature coefficient (used with conductivity). The default setting is 1.90%/°C cor­rection to 25°C.
6. Resolution - Allows the readings to be set to 1,2,3 or 4 digits.
7. Autorang ing (Conductivity/
Resistivity modes)- Select unit autoranging (µS to mS,to kto M) or fixed units (µS,K).
or
7. Solids factor (TDS mode) - enters the solids factor used for TDS.The default is 0.5.
Standardizing and Measuring Conductivity, Salinity, Resistivity or TDS
1. Immer se the cell in a standard and stir moderately.The meter displays the current measurement.
2. Press std, then press 1 – enter stan- dard to add or re-enter a standard. Follow the prompts.
3. The meter waits for a stable signal, and enters the standard.The entered standard appears in the
display.
4. Alternatively,if the signal is not stable, you can press enter when the read­ing stabilizes according to your toler­ance criteria to enter the standard.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to enter a second,third,fourth or fifth standard. Standards must be at least two-fold apart in value.On each standard, the meter performs a diagnostic check on the cell.The cell is consid­ered bad if the cell constant is out­side 50% and 200% of the nominal
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value.
Helpful Hints:
• Always immerse,then drain, the con­ductivity cell several times when transferring to a new standard or sample.
• Ta p the cell gently to remove air bub­bles.
• Always use fresh standards.
• Standards are entered in conductivi­ty as µS/cm,in resistivity as K•cm, and in salinity and TDS as either µS/cm or K•cm.
• To achieve better accuracy, stan­dardize using at least two standards, bracketing the expected range of your samples.
• Verify that the proper cell constant is being used for the sample’s conduc­tivity (1 or 10 cm-1).
Clearing Standards
1. Press std,then press 2 – Clear stan­dards.
Temperature Compensation
The meter automatically compensates for conductivity temperature depen­dence when a temperature coefficient is used.The range of values for the tem­perature coefficient is from 0 to 4%/°C.To disable temperature compensation, enter a value of zero.Resistivity is not temperature compensated,practical salinity is referenced to 15°C,and NaCl equivalent salinity is referenced to 25°C. For conductivity measurements,select a reference temperature and enter a tem­perature coefficient.
Determining Temperature Coefficients
17
Conductivity
Concentration
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The temperature coefficient of a particu-
lar sample can be determined and entered to allow temperature correc­tion.A typical temperature coefficient for a simple salt solution is 1.9%/°C.
To determine temperature coefficient:
• Set reference temperature to 25°C and temperature coefficient to
0.00%/°C.
• Record the conductivity value and temperature of the solution (tempera­ture must be different than the refer­ence temperature).
• Heat or cool solution to the reference temperature.
• Record the conductivity of the solu­tions at the reference temperature.
• Solve the following equation for the temperature coefficient TC.
Datalogging
TC =
Conductivity at T Conductivity at T
ref
–1
100
T – T
ref
Typical Temperature Corrections for 15°C to 25°C
NaCl Concentration (M) TC (%/°C)
0.5 1.90
0.1 1.96
0.01 2.01
0.001 2.02
KCl
1 1.75
0.1 1.85
0.01 1.90
0.001 1.96
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Data
toggles
between
these
screens
The meter will store up to 250 data points. Press print to store the current result with units,temperature,time, date,channel,sample number and stability to the internal datalog. Print also outputs an ASCII text string with the information to the optional Docking Station RS-232 interface.
Press data and the Datalogging menu will appear.
1. Star t interval - Allows you to enter the time interval for auto­matic datalogging.
2. Stop interval - Stops time-based datalogging.
3. View datalog - Shows the stored data,one screen at a time.Press the data key to move side to side to show time and date for each sample.Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down through the samples.
4. Clear da talog - Clears all the data points out of memory.
5. Pr int datalog - Allows you to print all data points.
The optional Power Station provides a laboratory bench stand and external
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Minimum Datalogging
Time Interval
With meter continually on:
1 second at 9600 baud 2 seconds at 2400 baud
With meter in sleep mode:
10 seconds
Datalogging
(43 points)
1 - Start interval 2 - Stop interval 3 - View datalog 4 - Print datalog 5 - Clear datalog
View Datalog
(243 points)
5.432 pH A S #12345 M 25.4C
9.99E-9 mg/L F- B S #345 100.0C
180.5 mV B S #3 34.5C
9.500 ion Cl- A S #12345 100.2C
100.2 µS/cm A U #12400 55.2C
screen data
View Datalog
(243 points)
5.432 pH A S 5:43PM 12/30/95
9.99E-9 mg/L F- B S 5:43PM 12/30/95
180.5 mV B S 5:43PM 12/30/95
9.500 ion Cl- A S 5:43PM 12/30/95
100.2 µS/cm A U 5:43PM 12/30/95
screen data
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AC power.The optional Docking Station provides external AC power and RS-232 interface to a printer or computer/ter­minal.
Installing Meter in the Station
1. Connect the power supply to the Power or Docking Station and to an AC outlet.
2. Place the meter in the station.
3. The meter displays AC to indicate external AC power is being used. The Auto-Off feature is suspended while the meter is in the
station.
Using with a Printer or Computer/Terminal
1. Connect your serial ca ble from the Docking Station to the serial port on your printer or computer/ terminal. See the next page for wiring requirements.
2. Set pr inter as follows:
• baud rate must match the meter
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
3. Pressing pr int causes the current reading to be printed.
Note: During standardization,the meter automatically prints standard­ization data,including the value, temperature,slope and the time
and date. The following serial interface commands are available:
Add standard: 7.ØØ3 pH B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:47 AM Add standard: 4.ØØ9 pH B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:47 AM Add standard: 1Ø.ØØØ pH B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:47 AM
4.ØØ9 mS/cm 2/17/97 11:47 AM 25.ØC 99.8
7.ØØ3 mS/cm 2/17/97 11:47 AM 25.ØC 99.7
1Ø.ØØØ mS/cm 2/17/97 11:47 AM 25.ØC
Sample: 1S 1Ø.ØØ1 pH B 25.Ø M 2/17/97 11:48 AM
Add standard: 1.ØØ ppm Cl- B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:48 AM Add standard: 1ØØØ ppm Cl- B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:49 AM Add standard: 1ØØ ppm Cl- B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:49 AM Add standard: 1Ø.Ø ppm Cl- B 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:49 AM Sample: 2 S 1Ø.Ø ppm Cl- B 25.ØCM 2/17/97 11:50 AM
Clear standards: cond A Add standard: 1ØØ uS/cm A 25.ØC 2/17/97 11:52 AM Sample: 3 S 1ØØ uS/cm A 25.ØC M 2/17/97 11:52 AM
Sample: 4 S 1Ø.Ø kOhm CM A 25.ØC M 2/17/97 11:52 AM Sample: 5 U 1.ØØ kOhm CM A 25.ØC M 2/17/97 11:52 AM
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Command Function
KM Mode KS Standardize KC Channel KL Slope KP Print KT Setup KA Up Arrow KD Data KB Down Arrow KN Enter KO Off KX Clear KF ± KG Decimal Point KE 10
x
K(digit) Enter numeric dig it
The complete pin connections for the dig­ital I/O connector to the docking station are below.
Note: Some printers and computer
serial ports will require only pins 1-3 connection.Those requir ing more extensive handshaking may require the other pin con­nections.
Testing the Electrode and Meter
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Docking Pin At Station Function Computer
1 common 1 2 serial data in 2 3 serial data out 3 4 no connection 4 5 no connection 5 6 no connection 6 7 common 7 8 common 8 9 no connection 9
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To test the pH electrode,place it in a fresh pH 7 buffer.Select the correct channel for the electrode.Press mode and select mV. Verify that the meter is in absolute mV mode (display shows mV,not rel mV) and note the mV reading.Repeat for either a pH 4 or pH 10 buffer.If the electrode potential is within the limits shown,it is measuring correctly.
pH 7 0 ± 30 mV pH 4 159 to 186 mV higher than pH 7 reading pH 10 159 to 186 mV lower than pH 7 reading
To test the meter for correct operation with a BNC electrode,short the BNC input connector using a bent paper clip as shown.Press mode and select mV mode. If the meter reads 0 ± 0.1 mV*, it is measur­ing correctly.
To test the meter for correct operation with a pH Twist-lock electrode,shor t the Twist-lock input connector using two paper clips as shown.Each paper clip must touch two adjacent pins inside the connector.Press mode and select mV mode.If the meter reads 0 ± 0.1 mV*, it is measuring correctly.
* Note: Meter accuracy is ±0.1 mV at
calibration temperature,not including
long term drift and a temperature
error.The zero and slope temperature
coefficients of the meter over the
range of 15 to 40°C specify ±4 mV at
full scale (worst case).The long ter m
drift will not exceed 0.1 mV per month.
Error Messages
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pH value out of range The electrode efficiency is outside the
acceptable limits for the pH electrode: 90 to 105%.
The electrode has drifted too far from the last calibration.
• pH electrode is not in a solution.
• Insufficient or incorrect filling solution in reference electrode.
• Cracked or broken glass bulb mem­brane.
• Improper electrode conditioning.
• Bad buffers.
• Blocked or clogged reference elec­trode liquid junction.
• Poor technique not rinsing electrodes between buffers.
• Loose connector or cable.
• Incorrect manual buffer value entry.
• Defective meter.
mV value out of range
• Electrode is not in a solution.
• Defective electrode.
• mV input exceeds the design range of the meter.
• Defective meter.
Ion value out of range The electrode slope is outside the
acceptable limits for an ion selective electrode.
• Ion electrode is not in a solution.
• Bad standards.
• Entry of incorrect concentration.
• Poor technique,not rinsing elec­trodes between standards.
• Not stirring the standards.
• Improper electrode conditioning.
• Defective ISE or reference electrode
• Insufficient or incorrect filling solution
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in reference electrode.
• Loose connector or cable.
• Defective meter.
The ion standard (mV signal) is too close to another standard.
• The standards are made too close together (should be 10 fold apart).
• Bad standards.
• There is no ISA adjuster in the stan­dards.
• Defective ISE or reference electrode.
• Insufficient or incorrect filling solution in reference electrode.
Conductivity out of range. Resistivity out of range. Salinity or TDS out of range.
• Sample too high in conductivity for meter range with cell constant used.
• Defective probe.
• Defective meter.
Temperature out of range.
• Defective ATC probe.
• Temperature manually entered out­side of -5 to 105°C.
• Defective meter.
The meter has lost calibration coefficients.
• Battery backed memory has been corrupted. (The memory does not use the AA batteries for backup.There is a separate lithium battery inside the meter.It is
not
user serviceable).
• Factory service is required to re-cali­brate the meter for accurate mV, tem­perature,or conductivity measure­ments. pH, ion or conductivity mea­surements are still accurate after stan­dardization with buffers or standards.
pH Theory
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The measurement of pH plays an important role in water quality, indus­try and research.pH is a measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution,and is usually written:
pH = -log [H+]
Where [H+] is the concentration of hydrogen ions.
pH levels generally range from 0 to 14,with a pH value of 7 being the neutral point.pH values above 7 are alkaline,and pH values below 7 are acidic solutions.
Conventional pH meters use a glass pH electrode paired with a refer­ence electrode.The reference elec­trode provides a stable reference point and completes the electrical circuit.The pH meter reads the volt­age between the two electrodes, converts it to pH units,and displays the result.
The PHH-925 meter can also use a Field Effect Transistor (FET) electrode for measuring pH.The FET uses an ion-sens­ing solid state membrane attached to a transistor to measure the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. The measurement of ions plays an important role in water quality, industr y,
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pH 0 Strong Acid 1 2 Lemon Juice 3 4 Tomato Juice 5 Coffee 6
Neutral 7 Pure water
8 Baking Soda 9 10 11 12 Ammonia 13 14 Strong Base
More Acidic
More Basic
pH scale showing the relative acidity or basicity of some common substances
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research and environmental monitoring.Ion­selective Electrodes (ISE’s) respond,more or less exclusively, to a specific type of ion in solu­tion.The par ticular ion to w hich an ISE responds depends on the chemical makeup of its sensing membrane.ISE’s operate accord­ing to a form of the Nerst equation:
E = Eo+ (2.303 RT/F) log a
Where:
E = measured electrode potential E o= standard potential of the system (con-
stant) R = gas constant F = Faraday’s constant T = absolute temperature a = activity of the ion interest in the solution
Conductivity Theory
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Conductivity refers to the ability of a solution to conduct electricity.The amount of electrolytes present deter­mine the ease with which a solution can carry a current.
Conductivity is used as a measure of the purity of water.Pure water contains few dissolved ions and has a low con­ductivity and a high resistivity. Ultrapure reagent grade waters are measured in resistivity. Practical salinity is a measure of salt concentration in sea water, NaCl Salinity is the amount of NaCl dissolved which would give the same conductivi­ty as the sample,and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) is an empirical relationship between conductivity and dissolved solids in typical samples.
Isopotential Point
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Conductivity =
1
Resistivity
TDS = Conductivity x Solids Factor
Where C = Conductivity
T = Temperature °C
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The Isopotential point is the potential of an electrode system which does not change with temperature.Typical pH electrodes have isopotential points near zero mV (which is the default setting for the meter).For high accuracy pH mea­surements,or for ion measurements where the sample temperature may widely vary, the isopotential of the pH or ion electrode may be experimentally determined and entered into the meter.
• Prepare a set of buffers or ion stan­dards spanning the linear range of the electrode.Place the buffers or standards in a temperature bath at known temperature.
• Place the meter into mV mode.
• Measure and record mV readings of each pH or concentration,and repeat at several temperatures.
• Using graph paper,plot the log of concentration or pH value versus mV reading.
• Draw lines connecting the points at each temperature.
Where the lines intersect is the Isopotential point.
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200
100
0
10
-3
10
-4
Log of Ion Concentration, moles/L
Electrode
Output
(mV)
10°C
60°C
Isopotential Point:
3.07 x 10-4moles/L, 162 mV
Ion Electrode Isopotential Point
50
150
-180
0
180
4 7 10
pH
Electrode
Output
(mV)
25°C
10°C
Isopotential Point:
7.04pH 9 mV
pH Electrode Isopotential Point
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pH
Range: -2.000 to 20.000 Resolution: 0.1/0.01/0.001 Accuracy: ±0.002
mV
Range: ±1,200 Resolution: 1/0.1 Accuracy: ±0.1mV over ±400mV:
±0.2mV over ±1200mV Zero temperature coefficient: 0.01 mV/°C max. Scale temperature coefficient: 85ppm/°C max.
Ion
Range: 1.00E-9 to 9.99E9 Resolution: 1,2,or 3 significant figures Accuracy: 0.17n%; where n equals electrons
exchanged in the electrode reaction
Conductivity
Conductivity 0.01 – 300,000 µS/cm* Practical Salinity: 0 to 42 ppt* NaCl equivalents: 0 to 70 ppt* Resistivity: 33 to 100 megohms* TDS: 0.005 – 300,000 ppt* Resolution: 1, 2, 3 or 4 significant figures Accuracy: ±0.5% of reading ±0.01 µS/cm Temperature coefficient: 0.001 µS/cm/°C
with cell constant 1.0 cm
-1
Range 5: 30,000 to 3,000 µS/cm Range 4: 3,000 to 300 µS/cm Range 3: 300 to 30 µS/cm Range 2: 30 to 3 µS/cm Range 1: 3 to 0.3 µS/cm
Temperature
Range -5° – 105°C Resolution 0.1°C Accuracy ±0.3°C
* dependent on cell constant
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Maintenance
Other than battery replacement, this product contains no user serviceable par ts . All replacement parts other than batteries should be obtained from Omega Engineering Inc.
Cleaning
The exterior surfaces of this product may be cleaned with a damp cloth or with mild detergent.
NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reason­able protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.This equipment generates,uses, and can radiate radio frequen­cy energy and,if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,may cause harmful interfer­ence to radio communications.Operation of this equip­ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interfer­ence in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
CAUTION
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
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MEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and
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