LaMotte - pH TRACER PockeTester 1741
Description
Nail down your water quality control with the LaMotte pH TRACER PockeTester. This rugged, compact electronic meter provides direct, simultaneous, and highly accurate readings of two of the most critical factors in water analysis. Built for reliable field use, the TRACER allows you to quickly check water status for applications across environmental science, pool and spa maintenance, agriculture, and industrial water treatment. Knowing your exact pH and temperature profile is essential for achieving consistent quality and compliance.
Key Measurements
The pH TRACER measures two essential factors critical to water quality:pHTemperature
Features & Specifications
Test Factors
Range
Resolution
Accuracy
pH
0.00 to 14.00 pH
0.01 pH
±0.01 pH
Temperature
32° to 149°F (0 to 65°C)
0.1°F/°C
±1.8°F/°C
Additional Features:
Simultaneous pH and Temperature display.
15-reading memory storage.
Easy-to-replace flat surface electrode.
Understanding Your Measurements
Following the structure of the BrewLab Pro kit, here is a detailed breakdown of why these two measurements are vital for water quality control:
pH
The chemistry of virtually any water-based system is complex, and the pH level is the single most critical factor that affects countless processes—from chemical reaction rates and nutrient solubility to corrosion and biological activity. In order to consistently achieve optimal quality, compliance, and product consistency, the pH of the sample must be monitored with high resolution and accuracy. The TRACER provides the precision needed for critical decision-making.
Temperature
Temperature has a profound, often overlooked, impact on chemical measurements and system stability. Specifically, pH measurements are temperature-dependent, which is why the TRACER automatically utilizes Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC) to ensure your pH readings are accurate regardless of the sample's temperature. Accurate temperature monitoring is also essential in maintaining ideal conditions for microbial growth, ensuring proper sterilization, and maximizing the effectiveness of chemical reactions across all industrial and environmental applications.
Our HALO® for home and craft winemakers has a glass body, spherical tip, and Hanna's Clogging Prevention System (CPS) that resists clogging 20x longer. All readings are transmitted directly to your Apple or Android device or the edge®blu.
Take laboratory grade pH and temperature measurements using your smart phone or tablet.
Easily connect to the Hanna Lab App at the press of a button via Bluetooth® wireless technology.
Group your data by time or notation. Email it for storage or share it with friends or colleagues.
The HALO® Wireless Wine pH Meter incorporates Bluetooth® Smart technology with an application-specific design. There are several features that make it ideal for measuring the pH of wine.
General Purpose Glass Formulation
General Purpose (GP) glass provides the best response over the entire pH range and can be used for a wide range of applications.
Built-In Temperature Sensor
HI10482 features a built-in temperature sensor for temperature measurement and compensation.
Movable CPS Sleeve Junction
Clogging Prevention System (CPS) technology was designed for pH measurements in wine juice and must samples that have a high solids content. CPS technology utilizes a ground glass junction that allows proper flow of the liquid with a PTFE sleeve that repels solids. When the HALO become dirty, the PTFE sleeve can be moved to clean the ground glass surface rejuvenating the junction resulting in a 20x longer electrode lifespan.
Real-Time Data
Display of pH and temperature updated every second. Readings are automatically saved to a history file every hour, limited only by the available memory on the device.
Fluid, Dynamic Graphing
Measurements can be displayed alone on the display, with tabulated data, or as a graph. The graph can be panned and zoomed with pinch-to-zoom technology for enhanced viewing.
GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)
Displays date and time of current calibration, offset, and average slope, along with calibrated buffers, mV values, temperature and slopes between each buffer.
Calibration Reminder & Measurement Alarms
The Hanna Lab App alerts you when HALO needs calibration or if a measurement threshold is exceeded.
Log & Share Data
Saved log files may be annotated with measurement-specific information. Data is easily shared via email in CSV format.
Help & Tutorials
Demo mode helps you explore features of the Hanna Lab App. General app information, HALO information, pH tutorial, maintenance tutorial, and contact information are available in help.
HALO® Features/Benefits
Connects to Hanna Lab App with a compatible Apple or Android Device via Bluetooth Smart Technology (Bluetooth 4.0)
Up to five-point pH calibration with seven standard pH buffers available
Calibration reminder
• Alerts you when HALO needs calibration
• Appropriate preprogrammed calibration buffer set for application specific Halo pH electrodes
Real-time data
• Displays pH and temperature updated every second
Basic Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
• Displays date and time of current calibration along with offset and average slope
Full GLP
• Displays date and time of current calibration, offset and average slope along with calibrated buffers, mV values, temperature and slopes between each buffer
Fluid, dynamic graphing
• Measurement can be displayed with tabulated data or as a graph. The graph axes may be expanded using pinch-to-zoom technology for enhanced viewing
Measurement alarms
• Alerts you if the measurement threshold is exceeded
One button sample tagging
• Pressing either the icon in the Hanna Lab App or button on the HALO will tag sample data for easy reference
Data logging with custom annotations
• Saved log files may be annotated with measurement specific information
• Data is autosaved every hour
Four ways to save and share data:
• All data since last autosave
• Annotations only
• All data within a timed interval
• Annotations only within a timed interval
• Share data via email in CSV format
Help and tutorials:
• Demo mode to help explore features of the Hanna Lab App
• General app information
• General HALO information
• pH tutorial
• Maintenance tutorial
• Contact information
Compatibility:
HALO is compatible with the following devices:
Android
Compatible with most devices equipped with Bluetooth Smart Technology (Bluetooth 4.0) and running Android 4.3 or later.
iOS
iPad (3rd generation or newer)
iPhone (4S or newer)
iPod Touch (5th generation or newer)
HI2202 edgeblu Meter
Take laboratory grade PH and temperature measurements using your smart phone or tablet
Easily connect to the Hanna Lab App at the press of a button via Bluetooth wireless technology
Group your data by time or notation
Email it for storage or share it with friends or colleagues
Hanna's Clogging Prevention System (CPS) resists clogging 20x longer, monitor data with real time graphing and display
The HI1048B is a glass body, refillable, sleeve junction pH electrode with a BNC connector. This electrode features a double junction reference, Hanna's Clogging Prevention System (CPS) technology and spherical glass sensing bulb made with general purpose glass. This pH electrode is ideal for wine must and juice due to their high solids content that would clog a standard general purpose pH electrode.
Clogging Prevention System (CPS™) Technology
Refillable Electrode
Double Junction Design
Hanna Instruments offers a wide variety of pH electrodes that are designed for many different applications. The type of glass used for sensing pH, bulb shape, body material, type of junction, type of reference and electrolyte used are just some of the design considerations.
The HI1048B uses general purpose (GP) glass, spherical bulb, glass body, sleeve junction with CPS™ technology, double junction and is refillable with 3.5M KCl, making it ideal for wine must, juice, and other samples with a high solids content.
General Purpose Glass Formulation
General Purpose (GP) glass, as the name implies, is a standard glass formulation that is used for general use. A pH electrode with GP glass will have a resistance of 100 megaohms at 25°C and is suited for measuring the pH of samples that are at ambient temperatures. The HI1048B is suitable to use with samples that measure from 0 to 80°C.
Spherical Glass Tip
The spherical shaped tip design allows for a wide area of contact with the measured sample. This permits a faster electrode response with a higher degree of stability.
CPS Sleeve Junction
Clogging Prevention System (CPS) technology is an innovation in for the improvement of pH measurements in samples that have a high solids content. Conventional pH electrodes use ceramic junctions that can clog quickly when used in samples that have a high solids content such as wine must or juice. When the junction is clogged, the electrode does not function. CPS technology utilizes the porousness of ground glass coupled with a PTFE sleeve to prevent clogging of the junction. The ground glass allows the proper flow of the liquid, while the PTFE sleeve repels solids. As a result, pH electrodes with CPS technology take up to 20 times longer to be fouled as compared to conventional electrodes.
Double Junction Reference
A double junction electrode has an internal compartment surrounding the reference wire. Silver ions are present in the electrolyte of the internal compartment, which houses the Ag/AgCl reference wire; the electrolyte outside this compartment is silver free. The double junction design means that virtually no silver from the electrode enters the sample. This design allows measurement in applications where silver ions in the sample are undesirable or for samples that contain sulfides that can cause the silver to precipitates and clog the junction. The clogging of the junction will result in drifty and erratic readings.
Refillable
The HI1048B is a refillable probe. Since it is a double junction pH electrode, the fill solution is the HI7082 3.5M KCl. This solution does not contain any silver as with single junction electrode fill solutions.
Glass Electrode Body
The glass body is ideal for laboratory use. The glass is resistant to many harsh chemicals and is easily cleaned. The glass body also allows for a fast transfer of heat to the internal reference electrolyte. The mV generated by the reference cell is temperature dependent. The faster the equilibrium the steadier the reference potential.
BNC Connector
The HI1048B has a BNC connector. This type of connector is universal in that it can be used on any pH meter that has a female BNC probe input. Other types of connectors include DIN, screw type, T-type, and 3.5mm to name a few. These types of connectors tend to be proprietary for a particular type of meter and are not interchangeable.
Single Junction Versus Double Junction pH Electrodes
Conventional electrodes are normally single junction. As depicted by the figure above, these electrodes have only a single junction between the internal reference wire and the external solution. Under adverse conditions, such as high pressure, high temperature, highly acidic or alkaline solutions, the positive flow of the electrolyte through the junction is often reversed resulting in the ingress of sample solution into the reference compartment. If this is left unchecked, the reference electrode can become contaminated, leading to complete electrode failure. Another potential problem with single junction electrodes is the clogging of the junction due to silver chloride (AgCl) precipitation. Silver can be easily precipitate in samples that contain Tris buffer or heavy metals. When the electrolyte solution makes contact with the sample, some AgCl will precipitate on the external face of the junction. The result is drifty readings obtained from the sensor.
Hanna’s double junction system, as the name implies, has two junctions, only one of which is in contact with the sample as shown in the figure. Under adverse conditions, the same tendency of sample ingress is evident. However, as the reference electrode system is separated physically from the intermediate electrolyte area, the contamination of the electrode is minimized. The likelihood of clogging of the junction is also reduced with a double junction electrode since the outer reference cell uses a fill solution that is “silver-free”. Since there is no silver present, there is no precipitate forming to clog the junction.
Able to measure samples 0 - 80C
Glass body, refillable sleeve junction PH electrode with a BNC connector
Features a double junction reference with Hanna's Clogging Prevention System (CPS) technology and spherical glass sensing bulb made with general purpose glass
Ideal for wine must and juice due to high solid content that would clog a standard general purpose PH Electrode
