Procedure – LaMotte SMART3 Colorimeter User Manual

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PROCEDURE

1. Press and hold

until colorimeter turns on.

2. Press

ENTER

to select TESTING MENU.

3. Select

ALL TESTS (or another sequence containing 045 Hydrazine) from

TESTING MENU.

4. Scroll to and select 045 Hydrazine from menu.
5. Rinse a clean tube (0290) with sample water. Fill to the 10 mL line with sample.
6. Insert tube into chamber, close lid and select SCAN BLANK.
7. Remove tube from colorimeter. Use the 1 mL pipet (0354) to add 4 mL of

*Hydrazine Reagent A (4841). Cap and mix.

8. Use the 0.15 g spoon (0727) to add one measure of *Hydrazine Reagent B

Powder (4842). Cap and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Wait 2 minutes for

maximum color development. An undissolved portion of Hydrazine Reagent B

may remain in bottom of tube without adversely affecting results.

9. At the end of the 2 minute waiting period, mix, insert tube into chamber, close

lid and select SCAN SAMPLE. Record result.

10. Press

to turn colorimeter off or press

EXIT

to exit to a previous menu or

make another menu selection.

NOTE: For best possible results, a reagent blank should be determined to account

for any contribution to the test result by the reagent system. To determine the

reagent blank, follow the above test procedure to scan a distilled or deionized

water blank. Then follow the above procedure to perform the test on a distilled or

deionized water sample. This test result is the reagent blank. Subtract the reagent

blank from all subsequent test results of unknown samples. It is necessary to

determine the reagent blank only when a new lot number of reagents is obtained.

HYDRAZINE

SMART3 Test Procedures 11.10

Test P

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