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Technology News
64 November 2013
Salt contamination meter
ELCOMETER’S new 130 Salt
Contamination Meter is designed to
make the measuring of soluble salts
faster, easier and more accurate.
For use on-site or in the laboratory,
the portable, hand-held gauge can
accurately and reliably carry out 24
tests per hour. Automatic temperature
compensation ensures repeatable and
accurate results. A calibration offset
function allows less than pure water
to be used for testing, automatically
adjusting the reading to
take into consideration the
conductivity of the water used.
Individual readings are
stored with date and time
stamp, temperature and
size of test paper, and the
memory capacity is up to
150,000 readings in 2,500
alphanumeric batches.
The meter can measure
salt contamination of up to
50μg/cm (3,000ppm) on flat
or curved surfaces. The data
can be transferred using
Bluetooth to ElcoMaster™ 2.0
data management software, to
enable professional inspection
reports to be sent anywhere in
the world instantly.
With a heavy duty, impact resistant,
dust and waterproof design equivalent
to IP64, the Elcometer 130 is designed
for use in the harshest environments.
Performing the Bresle Method as
per ISO 8502-6, each test can take up
to 12 minutes to perform (10 minutes
sampling, and 2 minutes to prepare the
patch, test the conductivity and remove
the patch and residue). The Elcometer
130 is faster: 2 minutes sampling and 2
minutes to prepare test and make good.
In addition, as the test samples can be
set up concurrently, two tests can be
undertaken within 5 minutes.
So while the Bresle Method restricts
users to five tests per hour, the Elcometer
130 can accurately and reliably achieve
24 tests per hour – nearly five times
faster than other Bresle equivalent test
methods.
Elcometer Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 161 371 6010
Email:
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Elcometer 130
Salt Contamination
Meter