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Electrical Conductivity (EC)

Electrical Conductivity (EC)

What is USP conductivity?

What is EC?

What is resistivity?

Why do I need temperature compensation for measuring EC?

Salinity

Can I use an EC probe to measure salinity in my food samples?

How can you use an EC meter to measure ocean salinity?

Probes

What is this vent hole mentioned for my four ring EC probe?

What types of conductivity probes are there?

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Does my new conductivity (EC) meter come calibrated?

How should I store my EC probe?

How do I clean my EC/TDS probe?

What is the fringe field effect?

How do I calibrate my EC/TDS probe?

Why do my EC readings keep drifting? Why are the readings erratic?

Why are my EC/TDS readings inaccurate?

I have bubbles on my EC probe. Do I need to do anything?

What is the polarization effect?

Why does my manual say I need to use a plastic beaker?

Why will my EC probe not calibrate?

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TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)

What is the relationship between TDS and EC?

What is TDS?

Testers

How does a Hanna EC/TDS tester work?