Hi Brad,

Where did you get this ***from. You have not described a TDS-1. For sure
you don't know how it works. Try reading the spec sheet.  :-) Then take
one apart and make the circuit diagram. Then put some good test
equipment on it and see what it does. :-)

  Bless you   Bob Lee



Brad Kirby wrote:

> The Hanna TDS-1 has a accuracy of  +- 10 ppm (@ 20 deg C. or 68 deg F)
> .
> When calibrated with the 800 ppm packets, your readings have a range
> of 20 ppm.  Your distilled water that measures 0 ppm with this meter
> could actually have 10 ppm of Total Dissolved Solids. Also a CS
> solution that is actually 10 ppm may have a meter reading range from 0
> to 20 ppm ( 100% error). The TDS-1 was designed to measure ppm in the
> range  200 ppm ( 5% error) or higher. Both the TDS-1 and the PWT are
> conductive meters. They function electrically identical by passing a
> current between two electrodes and performing temperature, range and
> calibration factors built into each unit. I own a TDS-1.

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