Hach TU5300 sc, Basic User Manual

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Specification Details
Tubing requirements Polyethylene, polyamide or polyurethane tubing. Calibrated ¼ in. OD,
+0.03 or –0.1 mm (+0.001 or –0.004 in.)
Measurement units TU5300 sc: NTU, FNU, TE/F, EBC or FTU; TU5400 sc: NTU, mNTU
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, FNU, mFNU,
TE/F, EBC, FTU or mFTU.
Range 0 to 700 NTU, FNU, TE/F and FTU; 0 to 175 EBC
Method detection limit 0.0001 NTU at 25 °C (77 °F)
Response time T90 < 30 seconds at 100 mL/min
Signal averaging TU5300 sc: 30–90 seconds
TU5400 sc: 1–90 seconds
Accuracy ± 2% or ± 0.01 NTU (the larger value) from 0 to 40 NTU
± 10% of reading from 40 to 700 NTU based on Formazin primary standard at 25 °C
(77 °F)
Linearity Better than 1% for 0 to 40 NTU based on Formazin primary standard at 25 °C
(77 °F).
Repeatability TU5300 sc: 0.002 NTU or 1% (the larger value) at 25 °C (77 °F) ( > 0.025 NTU
range);
TU5400 sc: 0.0006 NTU or 1% (the larger value) at 25 °C (77 °F) ( > 0.025 NTU
range)
Stray light < 0.01 NTU
Resolution 0.0001 NTU (0.0001 to 0.9999/1.000 to 9.999/10.00 to 99.99/100.0 to 700 NTU)
Default: TU5300 sc: 0.001 NTU and TU5400 sc: 0.0001 NTU
Air bubble compensation Physical, mathematical
Sample requirements Temperature: 2 to 60 °C (35.6 to 140 °F)
Conductivity: 3000 µS/cm maximum at 25 °C (77 °F)
Flow rate
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: 100 to 1000 mL/min; optimal flow rate: 200 to 500 mL/min
Pressure: 6 bar (87 psi) maximum compared to air, 2 to 40 °C (35.6 to 104 °F)
sample; 3 bar (43.5 psi) maximum compared to air, 40 to 60 °C (104 to 140 °F)
sample
Calibration options StablCal
®
or Formazin: 1-point calibration (20 NTU) for 0 to 40 NTU measurement
range, 2-point calibration (20 and 600 NTU) for 0 to 700 NTU (full) measurement
range or 2- to 6-point custom calibration for a measurement range of 0 NTU to the
highest calibration point.
Verification options Glass verification rod (solid secondary standard) ≤ 0.1 NTU, StablCal or Formazin
Verification (RFID or
Link2SC
®
)
Verification of the measurement value by comparison of the process and lab
measurements with RFID or Link2SC.
Certifications CE compliant; US FDA accession number: 1420493-xxx. This product complies with
IEC/EN 60825-1 and to 21 CFR 1040.10 in accordance with Laser Notice No. 50.
Australian RCM.
Warranty 1 year (EU: 2 years)
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1 mNTU = 0.001 NTU
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For the best results, operate the instrument at a flow rate of 200 mL/min when the maximum
particle size is 20 µm. For larger particles (150 µm maximum), the best flow rate is 350 to
500 mL/min.
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