Hach-Lange SIGMATAX2 - Manual (Page 8)

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General Information
2.2 Application areas
N O T I C E
Any use other than use in accordance with requirements defined in the user manual leads to the
loss of the warranty claims and can lead to personal injury and property damage, for which the
manufacturer assumes no liability.
Automatic sample removal and homogenization system for supplying the PHOSPHAX S
sigma (total phosphorus), TOCTAX (total organic carbon, TOC) and astro TOC (total
organic carbon, TOC) process photometers with samples from water containing solid
particles with a diameter < 0.5 mm.
2.3 Functional description
A sampling probe is immersed in the water and draws only the sample volume required for
the analysis without coming into contact with pumps. The sample is conveyed into a small
storage vessel in the open loop control unit and is homogenized using an ultrasound
generator.