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Model No. PS-2230

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Advanced Water Quality Sensor Instruction Manual

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Summary of Contents for PASPORT PS-2230

Page 1: ...lectrode PS 2573 Required Equipment PASPORT Interface and Software See PASCO catalog or www pasco com Optional Equipment Part Number Optical Dissolved Oxygen Probe Metal Guard PS 2588 Skin surface Temperature Probe PS 2131 Conductivity Electrode 1x 699 06620 Various Ion selective Electrodes ISE See PASCO catalog or www pasco com Oxidation Reduction Potential ORP Electrode CI 6716 Replacement Item ...

Page 2: ...he multi sensor You can leave any probe disconnected if you do not plan to use it If you will be using an ion selective electrode or oxygen reduction potential electrode connect it to the pH ISE ORP port Follow the instructions below to set up the sensor with PASCO Capstone SPARKvue SPARK SLS or the Xplorer GLX standalone For detailed information about each of the multi sensor s component sensors ...

Page 3: ...such as the Fast response Probe PS 2135 or Skin Surface Probe PS 2131 PASCO physics apparatus containing an embedded 10 k thermistor can also be connected to the multi sensor The multi sen sor automatically detects the presence of a temperature probe and it will only collect temperature data if a probe is connected Measuring Temperature To measure temperature connect the probe and start data colle...

Page 4: ...are for a 10x probe Divide each range by 10 if you are using a 1x probe The conductivity electrode is sensitive to very low concentrations of dissolved solids so you will probably never measure a sample with a conductivity of zero A reading of 25 S cm for pure water is typical True pure water is difficult to obtain and store The table right lists typical conductivity values for common aqueous solu...

Page 5: ...Place the tip of the electrode in the solution to be measured and wait for the reading on your computer or interface to stabilize Rinse the electrode with dis tilled water before measuring another solution pH Calibration The pH measurement can be calibrated however for most applications calibration is not necessary Perform a two point calibration with two buffer solutions of known pH Refer to the ...

Page 6: ...acts as an oxygen permeable diffusion layer which allows oxygen molecules to pass though while pro tecting the dye layer The sensing layer is an immobilized polystyrene dye layer that luminesces when excited with light of the correct wavelength The probe measures dissolved oxygen by emitting a blue light of the proper wavelength that causes the dye in the sensing layer to luminesce glow a red colo...

Page 7: ...Calibration The Optical Dissolved Oxygen Probe is calibrated at the factory and does not need to be re calibrated under most circumstances However if the Sensor Cap is replaced with a new Sensor Cap PS 2587 then the Sensor Cap Calibration Code Coefficients included with the new Sensor Cap will need to be entered into the sensor using the PASCO data acquisition software The sensor will then need to...

Page 8: ...issolved Oxygen Probe Sensor Cap is model num ber PS 2587 see www pasco com for more information NOTE Do not remove the Sensor Cap except to replace it with a new cap To clean the Sensor Cap rinse it with clean water and dry it with a lint free cloth If necessary use a mild detergent Do not use alcohols or other organic solvents that may deteriorate the sensing layer When changing the Sensor Cap r...

Page 9: ...00 S cm with included 10x probe 0 to 100 S cm 0 to 1000 S cm 0 to 10000 S cm with optional 1x probe Accuracy 10 of full scale without calibration Resolution better than 0 05 of full scale pH ISE ORP probe voltage Electrode Connector standard BNC Input Resistance 1012 Voltage Range 2000 mV to 2000 mV Voltage Resolution 0 1 mV pH Range 0 to 14 pH Resolution 0 001 Optical Dissolved Oxygen Probe Cable...

Page 10: ...tware or go to the PASCO web site at www pasco com and enter Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor or PS 2196 in the Search window Download the instruction manual PDF file under the User Resources tab Capstone Calibration Code Coefficients The replacement Sensor Cap comes with a Calibration Code Label see the example Reference Solution Approximation Normality of Solution Method of Preparation Temperatur...

Page 11: ...haracters K1 to K5 and KC consecutively without spaces 4 Click OK to close the Proper ties window 5 Perform a one point or a two point calibration Go to the PASCO web site at www pasco com and enter Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor or PS 2196 in the Search window Download the instruction manual PDF file under the User Resources tab SPARK SLS Calibration Code Coefficients 1 As in the calibration pro...

Page 12: ...d KC Enter the coefficients consecutively and without spaces After the Calibration Code Coefficients have been entered touch OK NOTE An error message screen will appear if the sensor is not con nected to the interface or the Cali bration Code Coefficients were not entered properly Press OK Check the sensor connection or re enter the Calibration Code Coefficients 6 Perform a one point or two point ...

Page 13: ...reen shows three selections Edit Sensor Properties Edit Timer Proper ties and Edit Spectrometer Proper ties Touch or click Edit Sensor Properties to show the sensor menu and then touch click Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor The Edit Sensor Prop erties screen changes to show Salinity Constant and Cap Coefficient 5 In the text area for Cap Coefficient enter the Calibration Code Coefficients K1 throug...

Page 14: ... Press a numeric key twice to switch to the alphabetic characters that are on the key NOTE An error message screen will appear if the sensor is not connected to the interface or the Calibration Code Coefficients were not entered properly Press OK Check the sensor connection or re enter the Calibration Code Coeffi cients 5 Perform a one point or two point calibration with known standard solutions G...

Page 15: ...s products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners For more information visit www pasco com legal Product End of Life Disposal Instructions This electronic product is subject to disposal and recycling regulations that vary by country and region It is your responsibility to recycle your electronic equipme...

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