{"id":4265,"date":"2018-10-08T17:25:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T00:25:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-13T08:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:11:43","slug":"4265","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/4265","title":{"rendered":"My Colorimeter won&#8217;t calibrate properly when used with a Go! Link or EasyLink."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"inline\">When using a <a href=\"\/product\/colorimeter\/\">Colorimeter<\/a> (<nobr>COL-BTA<\/nobr>) on the 565 nm setting with a <a href=\"\/product\/golink\/\">Go! Link<\/a> (<nobr>GO-LINK<\/nobr>) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-5967\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/product.go-link._hero.001.600.338.jpg\" alt=\"\"> or <a href=\"\/product\/easylink\/\">EasyLink<\/a> (<nobr>EZ-LINK<\/nobr>) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-6347\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/product.ez-link._hero.001-600x338-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"> interface, you may occasionally see a bad value, typically 108% T, after calibration. This value should be closer to 100% T. This problem is rare, so if you have multiple sensors and interfaces, try different combinations and you will likely find combinations that work properly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/image-13.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20350\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"inline\">If using the 565 nm LED is critical to your experiments, use <a href=\"\/product\/labquest-mini\/\">LabQuest Mini<\/a> (<nobr>LQ-MINI<\/nobr>) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"50\" class=\"wp-image-17182\" style=\"width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/product.lq-mini-model-2._hero._001-edited-1-345x230.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/> as your interface. An alternative is to use the <a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-colorimeter\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Colorimeter<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-COL<\/nobr>) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"49\" class=\"wp-image-20349\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/image-12-e1715612565398.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/image-12-e1715612565398.jpeg 257w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/image-12-e1715612565398-90x90.jpeg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/>, which requires no interface.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3403\/\">What model Colorimeter do I have?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1665\/\">How do I calibrate my older Colorimeter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/1367\/\">Colorimeter Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When using a on the 565 nm setting with a or interface, you may occasionally see a bad value, typically 108% T, after calibration. 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