Hanna Instruments HI 83216 User Manual

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USING CUVETTES

• Proper mixing is very important for reproducibility of the measurements. The right way of mixing a

cuvette is specified for each method in the related chapter.
(a)

invert the cuvette a couple of times or for a specified time: hold the cuvette in the vertical position. Turn
the cuvette upside-down and wait for all of the solution to flow to the cap end, then return the cuvette
to the upright vertical position and wait for all of the solution to flow to the cuvette bottom. This is one
inversion. The correct speed for this mixing technique is 10-15 complete inversions in 30 seconds.

This mixing technique is indicated with “invert to mix” and the following icon:

(b)

shaking the cuvette, moving the cuvette up and down. The movement may be gentle or vigorous.
This mixing method is indicated with “shake gently” or “shake vigorously”, and one of the following
icons:

• Pay attention to push the cuvette completely down in the holder and to align the white point on the

cap to the indexing mark on the meter.

on the tip of the syringe, if so eliminate them. Then, keeping the syringe in vertical position above
the cuvette, push the plunger down into the syringe until the lower edge of the seal is exactly on
the 0.5 mL mark. Now the exact amount of 0.5 mL has been added to the cuvette, even if the
tip still contains some solution.

USING LIQUID AND POWDER REAGENTS

• Proper use of the dropper:

(a) for reproducible results, tap the dropper on the table for several times and wipe the outside of the

dropper tip with a cloth.

(b) always keep the dropper bottle in a vertical position while dosing the reagent.

• Proper use of the powder reagent packet:

(a) use scissors to open the powder packet;
(b) push the edges of the packet to form a spout;
(c) pour out the content of the packet.

shake gently

shake vigorously

(a)

(b)