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FLUORIDE ELECTRODE CLEANING
General:
Rinse the fluoride electrode with deionized water.
Protein, oil & fat:
Clean the electrode tip with a cotton wool
soaked in alcohol, then rinse with deionized water.
IMPORTANT
: After cleaning, rinse the fluoride electrode thoroughly
with deionized water and dry it attentively with a non-
abrasive cloth.
TROUBLESHOOTING
•
Reading fluctuates
: could be due to dirty or blocked reference
electrode junction. Follow the cleaning procedure above.
•
Reading drifts
: submerge the tip of the reference electrode in
HI 7082
solution at a temperature of 50-60°C for about 1 hour.
Afterwards, rinse with deionized water.
•
No slope (meter always reads the same value)
: the bulb or
stem of the fluoride electrode might be cracked. Repeat the mea-
surement with a new fluoride electrode.
•
Response (of the fluoride electrode) is sluggish
: immerse the
fluoride electrode in
HI 4010-10
solution for 3 hours.