{"id":1402,"date":"2016-07-19T21:10:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T04:10:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:15:04","slug":"1402","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/1402","title":{"rendered":"Conductivity Probe Troubleshooting and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/product\/conductivity-probe\/\">Conductivity Probe<\/a> (<nobr>CON-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/manuals\/CON-BTA\">Specifications and User Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/product.con-bta._hero.001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Primary Test:<\/strong> Place the toggle switch at the desired setting, run the data-collection program, and take a reading in a solution of known TDS. We suggest using the calibration solution that comes with the probe. It is 500 mg\/L TDS or 1000 microsiemens\/cm (\u03bcS\/cm).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondary Test:<\/strong> If you change the setting of the toggle switch while the data collection program is running, reset the program so that the calibration equation for the new setting is selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TECH TIPS VIDEO<\/strong><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H3gLnwbn1bg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h4>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/638\/\">Will I get interference when I put two sensors in the same solution?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/2341\/\">How do I calibrate a sensor in Logger <i>Pro<\/i>?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/2342\/\">How do I store the calibration for my sensor using Logger <i>Pro<\/i>?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/760\/\">Where do I get Conductivity Standards?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1841\/\">What material are your Conductivity Probes made of?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/2774\/\">Does the conductivity probe have different calibrations?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/2959\/\">How is the temperature compensation calculated on my conductivity probe (CON-BTA)?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3910\/\">What chemicals can I use with your conductivity probes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/11516\/\">What is the difference between salinity and conductivity?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Range:<br \/>\u26ac Low Range: 0 to 200 \u03bcS\/cm (0 to 100 mg\/L TDS)<br \/>\u26ac Mid Range: 0 to 2000 \u03bcS\/cm (0 to 1000 mg\/L TDS)<br \/>\u26ac High Range: 0 to 20,000 \u03bcS\/cm (0 to 10,000 mg\/L TDS)<\/li>\n<li>Typical Resolution:<br \/>\u26ac Low Range: 0.1 \u03bcS\/cm (0.05 mg\/L TDS)<br \/>\u26ac Mid Range: 1 \u03bcS\/cm (0.5 mg\/L TDS)<br \/>\u26ac High Range 10 \u03bcS\/cm (5 mg\/L TDS)<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy using factory calibration:<br \/>\u26ac \u00b18% of full-scale reading for low range<br \/>\u26ac \u00b13% of full-scale reading for mid range<br \/>\u26ac \u00b14% of full-scale reading for high range<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy using custom calibration: \u00b12% of full-scale reading for each range<\/li>\n<li>Response Time: 98% of full-scale reading in 5 seconds, 100% of full-scale in 15 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Temperature Compensation: automatic from 5 to 35 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Temperature Range (can be placed in): 0 to 80 \u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Cell Constant: 1.0 cm<sup>-1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Description: ABS body, parallel carbon (graphite) electrodes<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: 12 mm OD and 150 mm length<\/li>\n<li>Factory Calibrations<br \/>\u26ac slope (low range): 65.7 \u03bcS\/cm\/V; intercept 0.0 \u03bcS\/cm<br \/>\u26ac slope (mid range): 960 \u03bcS\/cm\/V; intercept 0.0 \u03bcS\/cm<br \/>\u26ac slope (high range): 9000 \u03bcS\/cm\/V; intercept 0.0 \u03bcS\/cm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calibration<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not have to perform a calibration for most experiments in the classroom. However, if your experimental application requires more accurate readings, you should calibrate your sensor. For more information on calibrating a sensor, see <a href=\"\/til\/4011\/\">How do I calibrate my sensor?<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Products<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/electrode-support\/\">Electrode Support<\/a> (<nobr>ESUP<\/nobr>) <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/conductivity-standard-solution\/\">Conductivity Standard Solutions<\/a><br \/>\u26ac CON-LST: Low\u2014150 \u00b5S\/cm<br \/>\u26ac CON-MST: Medium\u20141413 \u00b5S\/cm<br \/>\u26ac CON-HST: High\u201412,880 \u00b5S\/cm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/platinum-cell-conductivity-probe\/\">Platinum-Cell Conductivity Probe<\/a> (<nobr>CONPT-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-platinum-cell-conductivity-probe\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Platinum-Cell Conductivity Probe<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-CONPT<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-conductivity-probe\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Conductivity Probe<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-CON<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specifications and User Guide Troubleshooting TECH TIPS VIDEO Additional Troubleshooting Specifications Calibration You do not have to perform a calibration for most experiments in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[693,1807,1806,1808,720],"class_list":["post-1402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-con-bta","tag-con-din","tag-conductivitymain","tag-conmain","tag-maintil"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}