LaMotte SMART3 Colorimeter - Manual (Page 94)

PROCEDURE
1. Press and hold until colorimeter turns on.
2. Press ENTER to select Testing Menu.
3. Select ALL TESTS (or another sequence containing 006 Biguanide) from
TESTING MENU.
4. Scroll to and select 006 Biguanide from menu.
5. Rinse a tube (0290) with sample water. Fill to 10 mL with sample.
6. Insert the tube into chamber, close lid and select SCAN BLANK.
7. Remove the tube from colorimeter.
8. Use the 1.0 mL pipet (0354) to add 2.0 mL of Biguanide Indicator (3994). Cap
and invert three times to mix.
9. Wait 1 minute.
10. Insert the tube into chamber. Close lid.
11. Select SCAN SAMPLE. Record result in ppm Biguanide
12. Press
to turn the colorimeter off or press
EXIT
to exit to a previous
menu or make another menu selection.
NOTE: For best possible results, a reagent blank should be determined to account
for any contribution to the test result by the reagent system. To determine the
reagent blank, follow the above test procedure to scan a distilled or deionized
water blank. Then follow the above procedure to perform the test on a distilled or
deionized water sample. This test result is the reagent blank. Subtract the reagent
blank from all subsequent test results of unknown samples. It is necessary to
determine the reagent blank only when a new lot number of reagents is obtained.
BIGUANIDE SMART3 Test Procedures 11.10
Test P
rocedures