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Thermo Fisher Scientific CyberScan PC 510 User Manual

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Instruction Manual PC 510

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5.6

Calibration with Conductivity Standard and TDS factor

The concentration of salts dissolved in solution increases the conductivity of that solution. This
relationship varies from salt to salt and is roughly linear over a given range for a given salt.

The TDS conversion factor is the number used by the meter to convert from conductivity to TDS.

Instead of calibrating for TDS directly (described above), you can calibrate the PC 510 bench meter
by:

1. Calibrating to conductivity standards (as described above) and then

2. Entering the appropriate TDS conversion factor into the meter.


To determine the conductivity to TDS conversion factor for your solution:

• Addendum 1 on page 47 lists some commonly used conversion factors.
• Addendum 2 on page 48 describes how to calculate the TDS conversion factor for other

solutions.

Enter the TDS conversion factor into your meter as described under Section 8.8, in Program P7.4,
Setting the TDS Factor on page 36.