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1. 3 times then fill the cuvette full Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes Insert the cuvette into your Ballast Check 2 and close the lid Turn the Ballast Check 2 on with the ON OFF button Set the Ship and Tank values if these values haven t been set See Setting Ship Tank Values section Press READ Confirm Ship Tank values are okay by selecting YES and pressing ENTER Press READ and the measurement will begin a If LOW risk is displayed the measurement is complete You can see values for that sample by pressing the down arrow key b Ifthe sample has a HIGH risk you will be prompted to insert a 10 micron sample Attach a 10 micron filter to your 60cc syringe Remove the cuvette from your Ballast Check 2 and discard the sample Using the remaining sample in your syringe rinse the glass cuvette 3 times then fill the cuvette full with your 10 micron filtered sample Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes Insert the cuvette into your Ballast Check 2 and close the lid Press READ Results will be displayed as HIGH or LOW risk and associated values can be viewed by pressing the down arrow key Sampling is done Remove the cuvette from the Ballast Check 2 and discard the sample Remove the 10 micron filter from your 60cc syringe and discard the sample remaining in the syringe Rinse the syringe three times with deionized or distilled water Using the filter washing kit back wash the 10 micron2. Ballast Check 2 Handheld PAM Fluorometer Quick Start Guide Congratulations on your new Ballast Check 2 Handheld PAM Fluorometer We are committed to customer satisfaction If you need assistance technical specialists are available at 408 749 0994 or toll free at 877 316 8049 Setting Ship and Tank Values Prior to reading a sample Ship and Tank values need to be set To set SHIP values Turn the Ballast Check 2 on using the ON OFF button Press the SHIP button Use the left right arrow keys to scroll to the first desired space Use the up down arrow keys to cycle through alpha numeric values 0 Z and then scroll to the next desired space 5 Press ENTER when done The resulting value is included in the data output file for each measurement To set TANK values 1 Press the TANK button 2 Use the left right arrow keys to scroll to the first desired space 3 Use the up down arrow keys to cycle through alpha numeric values 0 Z and then scroll to the next desired space 4 Press ENTER when done The resulting value is included in the data output file for each measurement Sampling Procedure Read section 3 Sample Analysis Guidelines in the users manual before proceeding 1 Aspirate a small amount of sample into your 60cc syringe to rinse any residual from your previous sample and purge all the water from the syringe Aspirate 50cc s of sample into your 60cc syringe Using the sample in your syringe rinse one of the glass cuvettes
3. filter with a clean water source such as deionized or distilled water to prepare it for reuse or storage See Filter Washing section When finished viewing data or if ready to run the next sample press ESC to get to the Home screen and repeat sampling procedure It is recommended you repeat the steps above 3 times If you see inconsistent results please refer to the Sample Analysis Guidelines in Section 3 of the user manual 2 3 4 oF 6 i 8 9 1 TURNER D DESIGNS Reliable instruments for an Unreliable World www turnerdesigns com 998 8502 Revision E Page 1 of 2 Ballast Check 2 Handheld PAM Fluorometer Quick Start Guide Filter Washing The 10 micron filters are made from nylon mesh 10 micron mesh size and are used to filter out greater than 10 micron cells When the Ballast Check 2 displays HIGH risk for samples you will be asked to insert a 10 micron sample See sampling procedure steps 10b 12 for instructions on how and when to filter using the 10 micron filters We recommend back washing the 10 micron filters after each use to clean any debris or organisms trapped after a filtering event We also recommend back washing the filters after use prior to storage to avoid salt from crystallizing onto the filter To wash the filters properly Attach one end of the tubing to the 5cc syringe both are included in the Filter Washing Kit Fill the syringe with clean water deionized or distilled by pulli
4. ng water through the tubing Attach the other end of the tubing to the outflow port of the 10 micron filter housing Make sure there is nothing attached to the inflow port of the 10 micron filter housing Flow all the water in the syringe through the filter housing Repeat as necessary as determined by visual inspection This should effectively clean the 10 micron filter ensuring all particles or organisms trapped by the filtering event are purged from the nylon mesh O Viewing Data Data can be viewed on the Ballast Check 2 s display using arrow keys The ESC button should first be pressed to ensure you re on the Home screen then 1 If users want to view data for a specific sample toggle to that sample using left right arrow keys sample number will be displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen When the desired sample is displayed press the down up arrow keys to toggle through logged data for that sample Refer to Ballast Check 2 manual for instructions on how to send and view data on your computer and how to clear logged data from the Ballast Check 2 s memory TURNER D DESIGNS Reliable instruments for an Unreliable World www turnerdesigns com 998 8502 Revision E Page 2 of 2
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