eutech-instruments iodide epoxy User Manual

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Instruction Manual 
 
Iodide Electrode
 
 
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persists and you are using an electrode pair, try the same routine with a working reference 
electrode. 
4. 
If the problem persists, the standards and/or reagents may be of poor quality, interferences 
in the sample may be present or the technique may be faulty. (See 
Standards and 
ReagentsSample
and
 Technique
 sections below.) 
 
5. 
If another electrode is not available for test purposes, or if the electrode in use is suspect, 
review the instruction manual and be sure to: 
- Clean and rinse the electrodes thoroughly. 
- Prepare the electrodes properly. 
- Use the proper filling solution. 
- Adjust the pH and the ionic strength of the solution by the use of the proper ISA. 
- Measure correctly and accurately. 
- Review 
TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
 
Standards and Reagents 
Whenever problems arise with the measuring procedure that has been used successfully in the past, 
be sure to check the standard and reagent solutions. If in doubt about the credibility of any of the 
solutions, prepare them again. Errors may result from contamination of the ISA, incorrect dilution 
of standards, poor quality distilled/deionized water, or a simple mathematical miscalculation. 
 
Sample 
Look for possible interferences, complexing agents, or substances which could affect the response 
or physically damage the sensing electrode (or reference electrode) if the electrodes work perfectly 
in the standard, but not in the sample. 
 
Try to determine the composition of the samples prior to testing to eliminate a problem before it 
starts. (See 
Measuring HintsSample Requirements
and
 Interferences
.) 
 
Technique 
Be sure that the electrode's limit of detection has not been exceeded. Be sure that the analysis 
method is clearly understood and is compatible with the sample. 
 
Refer to the instruction manual again. Reread sections on 
GENERAL PREPARATION 
and
 
ELECTRODE CHARACTERISTICS
 
If trouble still persists, call Eutech Instruments Pte Ltd. at (65) 6778-6876 and ask for the Customer 
Services Department.