Anything under 3uS is acceptable to me, although one can only use the purest 
water one may be able to get their hands on, beggars can't be chosers in some 
situations, at the end of the day, all things considered, when all is said and 
done and push comes to shove...look on the bright side...any EIS/CS is better 
than none <g>, so I wouldn't get paranoid over it, so long as one doesn't start 
putting a mish-mash of other 'stuff' in the water resulting in some dubious 
Frankenstein 'concoction'.

 

N.
 


Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:26:22 -0700
From: ladybugadoo...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: CS>EC meter
To: silver-list@eskimo.com





Thanks again. With the accuracy of the COM 100, it looks like the way to go 
especially since water purity is rule number one.

--- On Mon, 10/26/09, Clayton Family <clay...@skypoint.com> wrote:


From: Clayton Family <clay...@skypoint.com>
Subject: Re: CS>EC meter
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 9:24 PM


It depends on how fussy you want to be. I like my meters, and for me, 55 
dollars is not too much. I like to be fussy at times, and wanted to see how 
accurate I could get with an at home battery set up, so I needed the extra 
accuracy for my own purposes. Others say they make perfectly good stuff with 
the ppm meter. They are all EC meters, at least the ones I looked at; it 
depends on the calibration ( I decided against doing additional calibration) 
and accuracy. I have had mine for maybe 3 years? and the electrodes are fine. 
They might wear out more if you are measuring salt water, but for our purposes, 
probably not necessary. It is nice to have one that is immersible.


What I have heard is that if you have the tds (reads in Total Dissolved Solids) 
meters, then you just have to double the reading. And when you measure the 
water first, to see that it is good enough, it needs to measure zero or below 
2- someone correct me if I am in error.


HM is a good company. Don't know about the seller, though. I got mine from 
silverpuppy dot com


Kathryn



On Oct 26, 2009, at 1:47 PM, lk wrote:




Thanks Kathryn. The HM AP-2 does measure in EC as opposed to ppm. I did notice 
that the sensor in the HM COM 100 is replaceable & it does measure to a  
smaller increment 0.1.  Are these things that one needs to be concerned about 
or is it just an added plus?
Reason I ask is I need to be economical but also don't want to cut myself short 
in getting the proper equipment to do the job right. :)


--- On Mon, 10/26/09, Clayton Family <clay...@skypoint.com> wrote:


From: Clayton Family <clay...@skypoint.com>
Subject: Re: CS>EC meter
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 1:09 PM


not about the company, but I have the HM COM 100 and love it. I prefer one that 
reads directly in EC, not ppm, although the com 100 will also read ppm, I like 
my data straight, without having to double the reading.


kathryn



On Oct 26, 2009, at 11:17 AM, lk wrote:




Found this website, http://www.eseasongear.com/tds1.html Considering the HM 
Digital AP-2. Their prices seem to be very reasonable. Any thoughts about this 
meter? Anybody have experience with this company?
TIA


                                          
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