IceCap Salinity Pen Calibration - Help Needed

[Js.Aqua.Project]

I was given an IceCap salinity pen that seems entirely inaccurate.

I tried the method in this video to calibrate it but to no success.


I also tried the CoralVue video instructions in this video:


Note: Using a scale, reagent grade Sodium Chloride, and RO I mixed up and tried 30ppt (shown in 1st video) and 35ppt (CoralVue video) calibration solutions.

Regardless of which solution I use calibrate everything reads back at 1.037-1.039 including the solutions.

I have also tried initializing the pen and replacing the battery.

Recommendations?

@Jeremy@CoralVue

 

[Ranjib]

bump

 

[Js.Aqua.Project]

#reefsquad any of you use this salinity pen?

 

[reef lover]

Not that one sorry...

 

[Ron Reefman]

Sorry, that it reads wrong. I never used one.

I use a cheap hydrometer that I calibrate every year or so now (I did it every 3 months for a couple of years). Yes, it reads wrong. It says 1.021 when a calibrated refractometer says 1.026. So I labeled the hydrometer "ADD 0.005". It's always been 0.005 too low for many years now. I consider it more reliable than the refractometer which needs calibration every so often.

 

[GrouperStupor]

Try to get it replaced. Some of the earlier builds would start reading crazy numbers and couldn't re-calibrate. They replaced mine with no hassle. They may replace it without a receipt since it was a gift. They know this was caused by a manufacturing defect and was not something you caused.