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14. Application Functions
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14.2 Liquid Density Measurement
Liquid density measurement refers to the measurement of the weight of a reference solid of a known
volume in air and in the sample liquid. Density of the liquid is calculated from these two values.
The display unit for liquid density is “d”. The data output unit is DL.
1
Select menu item
in advance.
2
Remove the below-weigh hook cap from the
bottom of the balance to expose the below-weigh
hook
.
3
Hook the hanging pan, and then immerse the
hanging pan in a tank containing the sample liq-
uid.
4
From mass display, press the
[UNIT]
key sev-
eral times until “d” is displayed.
5
Press the
[O/T]
key.
6
Load the reference weight on the pan of the
balance.
Note
Use of the optional
SMK-101, or SMK-102 Specific Gravity Measure-
ment Kit
(refer to
) is recommended for efficient measurements.
When using the SMK-101 or SMK-102, refer to the instruction manual of
the kit. Follow the instruction below when a hanging pan and a tank are
prepared by the user.
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Note
Enter the value for the volume (cm
3
) of the reference weight. Refer to 7.4
for numerical value input. To cancel the set-up, set the value to zero.