Consort C861, Manual

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Dissolved oxygen measurement
1. Select [O
2
] by pressing MODE . The display will immediately show the measured
value according to the previous calibration. Should you want to recalibrate,
press CAL .
2. The display shows the salinity correction. Select the proper value and press
CAL . Leave salinity correction to zero unless you are going to measure in heav-
ily salted solutions such as e.g. sea-water (35 g/l). Select [CALIBRATE], press
CAL and follow the instructions on the screen until the calibration is finished.
3. The electrode exposed to the air reaches an equilibrium corresponding to the
partial pressure of oxygen and thus to saturation in water at the given temper-
ature. The instrument shows the measured saturation, current, temperature,
and will calibrate automatically when readings are stable.
4. After rinsing the electrodes with distilled water, immerse them in the samples
and read the display. Stirring the solution during the measurements promotes
the homogeneity and is obligatory ! The advection rate must be at least 10
cm/s.
5. Rinse the electrode always after use and store it in distilled water.
• A blinking decimal point warns you for unstable measurements. Wait to read
the display!
• Stirring the solution during the measurements promotes the homogeneity and
is therefore always recommended.
• Press
ê
to change the resolution from 0.1 to 0.01 mg/l or from 1 to 0.1 %.
Interferences
All substances which can diffuse through the membrane and for which 800 mV poten-
tial suffices for polarographic reduction, will be reduced in the electrode. This will
give a corresponding current contribution, if they are present. Interference can
be caused by ions entering the electrode through porous or mechanically damaged
membranes and by diffusion of other reactive gases apart from oxygen, e.g. CO
2
,
Cl
2
, SO
2
, and H
2
S. These substances react in undesired manner with the electrode.
Acidic or basic gases change the pH value of the electrolyte solution and thus dis-
turb the reading, particularly when measuring small oxygen concentrations. High
salt concentrations in the sample solution can falsify readings too.
%O
2
measurement
1.
Select [%O
2
] by pressing
MODE
. The display will immediately show the meas-
ured value according to the previous calibration. Should you want to recali-
brate, press
CAL
. Proceed as for mg/l.
Air pressure measurement
1. Select [hPa] by pressing MODE . Should you want to recalibrate, press CAL .
2 . Adjust to the real air pressure and press CAL . Press Hold calibration.
Principle
The oxygenmeter and its electrode function according to the Clark principle with
silver as cathode and lead as anode in an electrolyte cell. Oxygen gas present
in the electrolyte is reduced to OH ions at the cathode. The resulting current is
diffusion limited and therefore proportional to the oxygen concentration in the
sample solution. This current is amplified, corrected, and displayed in mg/l, ppm
or % dissolved oxygen.
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