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• Remove the cuvette.
• Using the other 1 mL syringe, add to the cuvette exactly 0.5 mL of sample.
Note
: Do not mix up the two syringes!
• Replace the cap and invert several times to mix.
• Reinsert the cuvette into the instrument.
• Press
Timer
and the display will show the countdown prior to the measurement or, alternatively, wait
for 15 seconds and press
Read
. When the timer ends the meter will perform the reading.
• The instrument displays the results in
mg/L of magnesium (Mg
2+
)
.
INTERFERENCES
Interferences may be caused by:
Acidity (as CaCO
3
) above 1000 mg/L
Alkalinity (as CaCO
3
) above 1000 mg/L
Calcium (Ca
2+
) above 200 mg/L
Iron must be absent
Aluminum must be absent
Copper must be absent
0.5 mL
of sample
Magnesium