Fill Up The Reagents - Focustronic Mastertonic User Manual

3. Put needle through the needle stabilisator (the white plastic part) and mount
needle and stabilisator into it fittings according to the pics.
Now you can proceed with calibration and fill up reagents.

Fill up the reagents

Mastertronic uses the high end reagents that exist on the market, and we have tested
and chosen those that are best for this purpose. Mastertronic, thanks to our
underlying own algoritms for the photometric analysis, will not mimic the accuracy of
the corresponding manual test for the reagent, but have its own higher accuracy,
precision and resolution according to our specifications (see specifications).
When filling the reagent vials there are a few
important things to bare in mind:
• When you assign a reagent vial to the carousel it
will automatically move to the correct position, (see
below*). Its also possible to control the carousel
from the app (see picture).
carousel with your hands! That will destroy the
machine!
• Always shake the original reagent bottle before
emptying it into the Mastertronic vials. For "reagent B" in Fauna Marin Nitrate,
and "Reagent 2" for API-Ca, shake vigorously at least 30 seconds before
emptying it into the MT vials.
• To make it easier empty all the solution from the reagents original bottle, usually
you can remove the plastic tip from the reagent bottle (after you have shaken it)
with a pair of pliers if needed.
• Make sure all the reagents are up to date, and try to fill the Mastertronic vials
almost to the top line, and be prepared to refill when its around 8 ml of
reagent left to make sure its totally safe and the needle is always is below
the surface. Of course MT alerts you of this in time.
NEVER move the
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