Tip: allow 24hrs to elapse if measuring salinity of a newly mixed batch of water as it does take this time for the correct ionisation of the water.
Milwaukee refractometers are very simple to use: simply place one drop of your sample in the prism well, and read the results immediately!
The new Milwaukee MA887 seawater digital refractometer encompasses 3 different types of user selected scales for the measurement of seawater providing for a much more precise evaluation. Each scale is temperature compensated.
- PSU - the newest type scale standard - letters stand for Practical Salinity Units and is fast become the universal standard for seawater measurementÂ
- PPT - the old standard of Parts Per Thousand of saturated salt. This is the oldest of the 3 seawater measurements scalesÂ
- S.G. - the current standard of Specific Gravity hydrometers and refractometers.
- Dual-level LCD
- Automatic temperature compensation (ATC)
- Easy setup and storage
- Battery operation with low power indicator (BEPS)
- Automatically turns off after 3 minutes of non-use
- Detailed instructions included with equipment
- All parts included for immediate use.
- Range:Â
- 0 to 50 psu
- 0 to 150 ppt
- 1.000 to 1.114 s.G. (20/20)
- 0 to 80°c / 32 to 176°f
- Resolution:Â
- 1 psu
- 1 ppt
- 0.001 s.G. (20/20)
- 0.1°c / 0.1°f
- Accuracy:Â
- ±2 psu
- ±2 ppt
- ±0.002 s.G. (20/20)
- ±0.3°c / ±0.5°f
- Calibration:Â
- automatic