Turner Designs Ballast-Check 2, Руководство пользователя

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Ballast-Check 2 User’s Manual
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Ballast-Check 2 Fluorometer
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60 cc plastic syringe with male luer lock end
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Glass Cuvette
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Kim Wipes for wiping the outside of the glass cuvette
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10 micron mesh filter capsule
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Filter washing kit
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Deionized or distilled water.
The following procedure is used to measure a sample:
1.
Aspirate a small amount of sample into your 60cc syringe to rinse any residual from
your previous sample and purge it from the syringe.
2.
Aspirate 50cc of sample into your syringe.
3.
Using the sample in your syringe, rinse a glass cuvette 3 times, then fill the cuvette ¾
full.
4.
Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes.
5.
Insert the cuvette into your Ballast-Check 2 and close the lid.
6.
Turn the Ballast-Check 2 on with the ON/OFF button. Wait 5 seconds for the unit to power
on.
7.
Press READ.
8.
The message "SHIP/TANK OKAY?" will be displayed and you'll be prompted to
select "YES" to proceed with measuring or "NO" to return to the HOME screen to
enter the correct SHIP and TANK values. To select "YES" press the ENTER key and
you will be prompted to press the READ button to continue with the measurement.
9.
Press READ and the measurement will begin.
If LOW risk is displayed, the measurement is complete and you can read Abundance
and Activity values for that sample by pressing the

key.
If HIGH Risk is displayed, you may be prompted to insert a 10 micron sample.
10.
Attach a 10 micron filter capsule to your 60cc syringe
11.
Remove the cuvette from your Ballast-Check 2 and discard the sample
12.
Using the remaining sample in your syringe, rinse the glass cuvette 3 times, then fill
the cuvette 3/4 full with your 10 micron filtered sample.
13.
Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes.
14.
Insert the cuvette into your Ballast-Check 2 and close the lid.
15.
Press READ. Results will be displayed as HIGH or LOW risk. The measurement is
complete. Associated Abundance and Activity values can be viewed by pressing
the

key.
16.
Remove the cuvette from the Ballast-Check 2 and discard the sample.
17.
Remove the 10 micron filter from your 60cc syringe and discard the sample remaining
in the syringe.
18.
Rinse the syringe 3 times with deionized water.
19.
Using the filter washing kit, backwash the 10 micron filter with deionized or
distilled water to prepare it for reuse or storage. See Filter Washing Procedure in
Section 4.9 for more information on filter washing.