YSI EXO Conductivity & Temperature Sensor
Features
- 0 to 200 mS/cm measurement range
- T63<2 sec response time
- ±0.5% of reading or 0.001 mS/cm accuracy from 0 to 100
| Image | Part# | Product Description | Price | Stock | Order | |
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 | 599870 | EXO conductivity & temperature sensor | Request Quote | Usually ships in 3-5 days | ||
| Image | Part# | Product Description | Price | Stock | Order | |
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 | 065270 | 3161 conductivity standard, 1,000 uS, 1 quart | $71.25 | Usually ships in 3-5 days | ||
 | 065272 | 3163 conductivity standard, 10,000 uS, 1 quart | $71.25 | In Stock | ||
 | 065274 | 3165 conductivity standard, 100,000 uS, 1 quart | $71.25 | Usually ships in 3-5 days | ||
 | 060907 | 3167 conductivity standard, 1,000 uS, 8 pints | $121.60 | In Stock | ||
 | 060911 | 3168 conductivity standard, 10,000 uS, 8 pints | $121.60 | In Stock | ||
 | 060660 | 3169 conductivity standard, 50,000 uS, 8 pints | $121.60 | In Stock | ||
 | 599867 | EXO anti-fouling copper screen kit, pack of 2 | $78.00 | In Stock | ||
 | 599470 | EXO conductivity/temperature sensor cleaning brush, pack of 2 | $12.00 | Usually ships in 3-5 days | ||
The EXO combination conductivity and temperature sensor should be installed in a sonde in nearly all sonde applications. Not only will this sensor provide the most accurate and fastest response temperature data, but it will also provide the best data for the use in temperature compensation for the other EXO probes. The conductivity data is used to calculate salinity, non-linear function (nLF) conductivity, specific conductance, and total dissolved solids, and compensate for changes in density of water (as a function of temperature and salinity) in depth calculations if a depth sensor is installed.
Temperature Thermistor
The temperature sensor uses a highly stable and aged thermistor with extremely low-drift characteristics. The thermistor’s resistance changes with temperature. The measured resistance is then converted to temperature using an algorithm. The temperature sensor receives a multi-point NIST traceable wet calibration and the accuracy specification of 0.01˚C is valid for expected life of the probe. No calibration or maintenance of the temperature sensor is required, but accuracy checks can be conducted.
Conductivity Electrodes
The conductivity sensor uses four internal, pure-nickel electrodes to measure solution conductance. Two of the electrodes are current driven, and two are used to measure the voltage drop. The measured voltage drop is then converted into a conductance value in milliSiemens (millimhos). To convert this value to a conductivity value in milliSiemens per cm (mS/cm), the conductance is multiplied by the cell constant that has units of reciprocal cm (cm-1). The cell constant for the conductivity cell is approximately 5.5/cm ±10%. For most applications, the cell constant is automatically determined (or confirmed) with each deployment of the system when the calibration procedure is followed.
Temperature Compensation
EXO sensors have internal thermistors for quality assurance purposes. Turbidity uses the internal thermistor for temperature compensation, while all other EXO sensors reference the C/T probe for temperature compensation. To display and log temperature, a C/T probe must be installed in an EXO sonde. Thermistor readings are logged in the sonde’s raw data–viewable in KOR software–but are not included in data exported to Excel.
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