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ETALYSER PORTABLE HM1000

 

Portable Field Heavy Metals Analyser

 

Summary of Contents for METALYSER HM1000

Page 1: ...METALYSER PORTABLE HM1000 Portable Field Heavy Metals Analyser...

Page 2: ...v 5 0 2 www trace2o com CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 2 Kit Content 4 3 Getting to Know Your Metalyser 5 4 Getting Started 15 5 Operating Procedure 18 6 Adding a Standard Addition 23 7 Troubleshooting 25...

Page 3: ...proposed in the 1920s but recent advances in electronics and software have provided a means to make the instrument portable The instrument takes a complex idea but makes it easy to understand and is...

Page 4: ...NT Pipette Cable Clamp Electrode Rinse Solution Conditioning Solutions Metalyser Instrument Sonde Polishing kit Standards Stirrer Oil and Reference Electrode Fill Solution USB Power Supply Transformer...

Page 5: ...Metalyser Portable HM1000 Instruction Manual v 5 0 www trace2o com 5 3 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR METALYSER...

Page 6: ...bling use of the instrument under poor lighting conditions ON OFF Button The ON OFF is used to turn the instrument on and off there is also an optional ten minute auto shutdown feature should you leav...

Page 7: ...reen these symbols will appear periodically to provide information about the instrument s status Battery fast charge indicator Battery trickle charge indicator Battery fault overheat indicator Battery...

Page 8: ...is fully connected To remove the electrodes pull back the connector shroud with the arrow on and the connector will pull off When attaching or removing electrodes be careful to avoid touching the stir...

Page 9: ...metre in water Lowering the head deeper than this may result in water ingress which will require sonde head replacement Note The sonde cable may be fixed to the lid of the Metalyser box using the box...

Page 10: ...place after use Always place a few drops of deionised water in the cap before replacing it on the electrode Working Electrode the electrode surface should be examined for cracks and imperfections that...

Page 11: ...ode Fill Solution to operate Ensure the Reference Electrode is held vertically with the connector upwards and determine that there is enough solution in the Reference Electrode Fill Solution at max Fi...

Page 12: ...ss platen and holder are clean and free of dust or dirt which may cause scratching Place a clean cloth on the platen and dampen the cloth with the polishing slurry provided Hold the electrode perpendi...

Page 13: ...so that when full and removed from the water course excess sample water will empty out of the holes levelling off at a constant volume Instrument the instrument is waterproof and robust A periodic vis...

Page 14: ...before analyse sample can be used Standard Addition Used to analyse samples and calculate the unknown concentration by the addition of a known standard Calibrate Used with analyse sample Calibration m...

Page 15: ...able of charging at a fast rate taking approximately 7 hours to fully charge the battery or a trickle charge rate which should be used for overnight top up charge if the instrument is only used once o...

Page 16: ...from a list or specific location navigate to USB memory drive Windows should install the drivers Once complete the wizard will run again Use the same settings as before Once Windows has installed the...

Page 17: ...uage follow the steps below From the main menu select System From the system menu select Language Highlight required language and press OK Press cancel to return to main menu Auto switch off The Metal...

Page 18: ...he following table illustrates which electrode to use for each element Elements Analysed Working Electrode Used Colour of Working Electrode after Plating Cd Pb WE1 Grey Hg WE2 Yellow Gold As WE2 Yello...

Page 19: ...nalysis WE2 is used for Hg and As analysis WE3 is used for Ni analysis Chromium Electrode is used for Cr VI analysis only It is necessary to perform the plating and conditioning before an analysis ses...

Page 20: ...Menu Choose M2 3 Conditioning Half fill SAB with AU500 Au Plating Solution After plating check tip for yellow gold plate Return AU500 Au Plating Solution to bottle These conditioning steps within the...

Page 21: ...a new calibration curve the previous calibration will be used which may not be correct for the current analysis The calibration needs to be established just prior to analysis and also after a new plat...

Page 22: ...polish WEx Pour appropriatePlating Solution into the SAB attach sonde Run Mx Conditioning on the Metalyser Return Mx Conditioning Solution to the bottle Tip HMx Buffer into the SAB Add sample water t...

Page 23: ...a 20ppb standard in this case is sufficient If the user expects the analysis to be 100ppb then for example a 120ppb standard would be suitable How to use a pipette 1 Place a clean pipette tip on the p...

Page 24: ...he right and to the left on this screen and then pushing the centre of the joystick to accept it Deposition time seconds Concentration range ppb 30 50 to 500 60 10 to 50 120 10 Suggested ranged for ch...

Page 25: ...r reagents when operating a To check this run the stirrer according to the instructions on page 13 3 Working Electrode is the Working Electrode conditioned correctly a Is WE1 grey in colour or is WE2...

Page 26: ...resent Instrument is not designed to deal with strong organics system is for natural rivers and water courses Sample L O D Overrange on instrument The Metalyser has been designed for low level ppb ana...

Page 27: ...the graph navigate to main menu chose Data Log then Last Result The result will appear first pressing OK will display the graph Press OK again to exit the graph 8 INTERFERENCE EFFECTS The Metalyser h...

Page 28: ...on 2200mAh rechargeable Parameter Lower Limit Upper Limit Arsenic III As III 5 500 Total Arsenic As III V 10 500 Copper Cu 5 500 Mercury Hg 5 500 Cadmium Cd 3 500 Lead Pb 5 500 Zinc Zn 5 500 Upper lim...

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