®
Model No.PS-2195
Specifications
5
More About Calibration
You can also calibrate the Salinity Sensor using a standard salinity solution purchased
from a company such as Hach (www.hach.com) or Lamotte (www.lamotte.com) that
offers water quality testing equipment. A third way is to make a calibration solution
from “Instant Ocean
®
Sea Salt” (www.instantocean.com) which can be purchased at
most aquarium supply stores.
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Conductivity
Total dissolved solids (TDS) is a measure of the amount of mineral and salt impurities
in a sample of water. TDS is usually measured in parts per million (ppm) and drinking
water is typically below 500 ppm. For example, one kilogram of water containing 1
milligram of dissolved solids has a TDS of 1 ppm. One way to measure the amount of
TDS in a sample is to measure the electric conductivity of the sample.
A conversion factor is used to convert conductivity to the approximate concentration
of TDS. The conversion factor depends on the specific dissolved solids and can vary
between 0.40 and 0.96, depending on the dissolved solids. A value of 0.65 is used as
an approximation if the dissolved solids are not known. As an example,
TDS (ppm) = 0.65 x Conductivity (
S). Since conductivity varies with temperature,
the Salinity Sensor has built-in compensation for temperature.
Table: Conversion Chart to Estimate TDS of Aqueous Solutions
at 25 °C
Specifications
(*with calibration)
Conductivity
(
S)
Parts per Million
As Ion
As CaCO
3
As NaCl*
1.000
0.650
0.500
0.400
1.250
0.813
0.625
0.500
1.667
1.083
0.833
0.667
2.500
1.625
1.250
1.000
5.000
3.250
2.500
2.000
10.000
6.500
5.000
4.000
20.000
13.000
10.000
8.000
40.000
26.000
20.000
16.000
80.000
52.000
40.000
32.000
158.730
103.175
79.635
63.492
312.500
203.125
156.250
125.000
625.000
406.250
312.500
250.000
1250.000
812.500
625.000
500.000
2500.000
1625.000
1250.000
1000.000
5000.000
3250.000
2500.000
2000.000
10000.000
6500.000
5000.000
4000.000
Measurement
Ranges
Other
Values
Conductivity
1,000 to 100,000
S
Sample rate (maximum)
50 Hz
Temperature
0 to 50 degrees C
Temperature compensation
±0.5 ppt from 0 to 45 °C at 33 ppt
Salinity
1 to 55 ppt ±1%*
Cell constant
10X
Содержание PasPort PS-2195
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