Test Procedures
PROCEDURE
Use universal sample holder
1. Press
ON
button to turn spectrophotometer on.
2. Scroll to and select
PROGRAMMED TESTS
.
3. Select
ALL TESTS
(or another sequence containing
7 Biguanide
from
TESTING
MENU
.
4. Scroll to and select
7 Biguanide
from menu.
5. Rinse a tube (0290) with sample water. Fill to 10 mL with sample.
6. Insert the tube into chamber, close lid and select
SCAN BLANK
.
7.
Remove the tube from colorimeter.
8. Use the 1.0 mL pipet (0354) to add 2.0 mL of Biguanide Indicator (3994). Cap and
invert three times to mix.
9. Wait 1 minute.
10. Insert the tube into chamber. Close lid.
11. Select
SCAN SAMPLE
. Record result in ppm Biguanide
12. Press and hold
OFF
button to turn the spectrophotometer off or press
EXIT
button to
exit to a previous menu or make another menu selection.
NOTE: For best possible results, a reagent blank should be determined to account for any
contribution to the test result by the reagent system. To determine the reagent blank,
follow the above test procedure to scan a distilled or deionized water blank. Then follow
the above procedure to perform the test on a distilled or deionized water sample. This test
result is the reagent blank. Subtract the reagent blank from all subsequent test results
of unknown samples. It is necessary to determine the reagent blank only when a new lot
number of reagents is obtained.
BIGUANIDE
SMART Spectro 2 Test Procedures 05.02.16
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