YSI 5239 Dissolved Oxygen Probe - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
I NTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1
P ROBE C ONFIGURATION ....................................................... 1
S YSTEM S PECIFICATIONS ...................................................... 1
T EMPERATURE C OMPENSATION ........................................... 2
P ROBE O PERATION ................................................................. 2
M EMBRANE I NSTALLATION .................................................. 2
C ALIBRATION ....................................................................... 3
E RRONEOUS R EADINGS ........................................................ 5
I NTERFERENCES ................................................................... 6
A CIDS ................................................................................... 6
S TORAGE .............................................................................. 6
P RINCIPLES O F O PERATION ................................................... 7
T HE C LARK O XYGEN S ENSOR .............................................. 7
T HE DO R EADINGS F ROM THE C ATHODE R EDUCTION ......... 8
T HE F ORMATION OF AgCl AT THE A NODE ............................ 8
T HE FUNCTION OF THE E LECTROLYTE .................................. 9
M AINTENANCE A ND T ROUBLESHOOTING ............................ 10
M EMBRANE C AP L IFE ........................................................ 10
E LECTRODE C LEANING ...................................................... 11
T ROUBLE S HOOTING G UIDE ............................................... 12
S ERVICING ......................................................................... 13