Designed for the testing of wastewater, drinking water and process water, this new instrument can be won by the owner of the oldest surviving Hach or Lange photometer identified by September 2005
Hach Lange's DR2800 is a (340-900nm) spectrophotometer designed to meet the needs of those responsible for testing wastewater, drinking water and process water.
Delivered pre-programmed with in excess of 200 tests, the DR2800 claims the widest range of both ready-to-use (tube tests) and parameters covering all of the major tests from ammonium to zinc including BOD, COD, TOC, nutrients, metals, disinfectants and surfactants.
During the testing process each sample is rotated and ten measurements are taken before an instantaneous indication of concentration (or transmittance or absorbance).
Any unusual measurements, as a result of scratches etc, are ignored.
Hach Lange 13mm tubes are barcoded and recognised by a laser within the instrument.
As a result, the cuvette is identified and the correct calibration data is applied automatically.
Flexibility is another key feature, and a facility for up to 50 user-methods is available as standard in addition to the ever increasing range of Hach Lange tests, updates for which can be downloaded and transferred to the DR2800 with the USB stick.
Hach Lange says it can confidently predict that the DR2800 will soon become the workhorse of almost every water testing laboratory.
However, much like cars, new models are not always launched at a time when budgets allow immediate purchase, so Hach Lange has announced a competition to win a brand new DR2800, which will be awarded to the customer with the oldest working Hach or Lange photometer.
The competition closes on 26 September 2005.
