Installation Guide

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RF41-en-US_V1.3 3/15

User'sGuide

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Battery/CoolantBrixRefractometer(ATC)

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ModelRF41

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Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofthisExtechRefractometer.

Precisionopticalinstrumentsshouldbehandledgently;avoid

touchingtheopticalsurface.Carefuluseoftheseinstrumentswill

provideyearsofreliableservice.

Specifications

Range 0to‐50ºCPropyleneGlycolfreezepoint

 0to‐50ºCEthyleneGlycolfreezepoint

 1.15to1.30specificgravitybatteryacid

 0to‐40ºCcleaningfluidfreezepoint

Resolution 1ºC

Dimensions 6.3x1.6x1.2"(160x40x30mm);

Weight 6.4oz.(180g)

Description

1. Eyepiece

2. MirrorTube

3. Adjustmentscrew

4. CoverPlate

5. Prism

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Scale

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Operation

Thisinstrumentmeasurestherefractiveindexofasampleand

displaystheresultsinºCorSpecificgravity.

1.ZeroAdjustment

 Covertheprismwithafewdropsofdistilledwater.Closethe

coverplateandviewthelight/darkboundary(shadowline).If

necessary,turntheadjustmentscrewuntiltheshadowline

aligns

withthescale’szeroline.Thezerocalibrationshouldbe

performedatambienttemperatureandshouldberepeatedevery

30minutesifthetemperaturechanges.Afterthezeroadjustment,

cleantheprismwithasoftcloth.

2.SamplePreparationandReading

Covertheprismwithafewdropsofdistilled

waterfromthe

includedvial.Closethecoverplatesothattheliquidspreads

acrosstheentiresurfaceoftheprismwithoutairbubblesordry

spots.Allowthesampleto

remainontheprismfor

approximately30seconds.

Whileholdingtheinstrument

underalightsource,look

throughthe

eyepiece.Thebrix

concentrationisdeterminedby

theintersectionofthe

boundaryofthelightanddark

fieldsonthescale.Ifthescale

appearsoutoffocus,adjustbyrotatingtheeyepieceuntilthe

scaleisinfocus.Theinstrumentalsofeaturesaneye‐guardto

preventstraylightfrom

enteringtheeyepieceandcausing

reflections.

Itmaybenecessarytoadjustthepositionofthelightsourceto

maximizethecontrastoftheshadowline.Undernormal

conditions,optimalcontrastisobtainedbyholdingtheinstrument

underneathandperpendiculartoalightsource.

Onceareadinghasbeentaken,wipe

drywithacleancloth(donot

washorrinse)andplacetheinstrumentinthesuppliedplastic

case.Storetheinstrumentinasafe,dryenvironment.

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3.AutomaticTemperatureCompensation(ATC)

Temperaturecompensationrelievestheuseroftheresponsibility

tomeasuretemperatureandapplyacorrectionfactorwhen

taking

readings.Thisrefractometermakesthiscorrection

automatically.Whenambienttemperaturevariesfrom20°C,

readingsareautomaticallyadjustedtocompensatefor

temperaturevariancebetween10°Cto30°C.

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