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Clean conductivity cell, as needed:
• Do not clean cell if you will be sending instrument to Sea-Bird for post-deployment calibration to
establish drift during deployment.
• Clean cell if you will not be performing a post-deployment calibration to establish drift.
See cleaning instructions in instrument manual and Application Note 2D: Instructions for Care and
Cleaning of Conductivity Cells.
For instrument with external pump (16plus, 16plus-IM, 16plus V2, 16plus-IM V2, 19plus, 19plus
V2): Clean pump as described in Application Note 75: Maintenance of SBE 5T and 5M Pumps.
(Annually) Inspect and (if applicable) rinse pressure port.
See instructions in instrument manual.
Send instrument to Sea-Bird for calibrations / regular inspection and maintenance.
We typically recommend that instrument be recalibrated once a year, but possibly less often if used only
occasionally. Return instrument to Sea-Bird for recalibration. Between lab calibrations, take field salinity
samples to document conductivity cell drift.
Notes:
1. We cannot place instrument in our calibration bath if heavily covered with biological material or painted
with anti-foul paint. Remove as much material as possible before shipping to Sea-Bird; if we need to
clean instrument before calibrating it, we will charge you for cleaning. To remove barnacles, plug ends
of conductivity cell to prevent cleaning solution from getting into cell, then soak instrument in white
vinegar for a few minutes. To remove anti-foul paint, use Heavy Duty Scotch-Brite pad or similar
material.
2. If using lithium batteries, do not ship batteries installed in instrument. See
http://www.seabird.com/customer_support/LithiumBatteriesRev2005.htm
for shipping details.
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