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Aquattro 06-19-2012 07:10 PM

Someone explain me some math..
 
So I've just opened my first Elos Ca test kit, and reading the instructions, the math goes like this

50 x number of drops C
+
10 x number of drops D

eg - 8 drops of C = 450mg/l + 5 drops of D + 50mg/l =total Ca of 425mg/l


not when I was in school it weren't....

Mandosh 06-19-2012 07:14 PM

Elos directions make my brain hurt.

Borderjumper 06-19-2012 07:15 PM

I had an elios kit.. I solved the math problem easily,, I gave it to Jake!

don.ald 06-19-2012 07:17 PM

1 drop of c = 50. so when you get to say 400 and the colour has not changed switch to D. +10
so 8 drops of c = 400 then add on drop of d and if it changes then your ca is 410. if it takes 2 drops of d to change colour then its 420, and so on.

fishoholic 06-19-2012 07:17 PM

All I know is 1+1=2 :lol:

lastlight 06-19-2012 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by don.ald (Post 725318)
1 drop of c = 50. so when you get to say 400 and the colour has not changed switch to D. +10
so 8 drops of c = 400 then add on drop of d and if it changes then your ca is 410. if it takes 2 drops of d to change colour then its 420, and so on.

+1

I usually add 7 drops of C (350) and then switch to D so as to not over-shoot the mark. If all goes well I add 7 drops C (350) + 7 drops D (70) = 420

Aquattro 06-19-2012 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 725322)
+1

Well ya, I got that figured out in all of about a second, but should I be using a test kit where they can't even get the directions right? This isn't a translation problem, pretty sure math is math, even in German. What other QC are they sloppy on?

don.ald 06-19-2012 07:23 PM

just use API much easier and accurate enough. and when it's not and you get Pi$$ed it is cheaper when you pitch it :mrgreen:out the window

Borderjumper 06-19-2012 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by don.ald (Post 725324)
just use API much easier and accurate enough. and when it's not and you get Pi$$ed it is cheaper when you pitch it :mrgreen:out the window

Or give it to Jake :mrgreen:

Aquattro 06-19-2012 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borderjumper (Post 725325)
Or give it to Jake :mrgreen:

Jake's got enough lately :)

The kit is easy enough to use, although my test showed Ca at 450, which is higher than I would have expected. Salifert generally gives me about 420.


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