My Tips for Neptune Trident Calibration

[MrWellington]

I'm not buying that a Trident is more accurate than Hanna. Hanna Instruments has decades of experience and a proven track record with the scientific community. In contrast, the Trident is trusted by -- Neptune and those who buy the Trident.

I've been through two Tridents and learned to use those readings as trend analysis only because the measurements are notoriously wrong - even after calibration. I add/subtract what I know to be the difference between Hanna and Trident. I haven't tried to calibrate using Hanna numbers, but that sounds like it would be worthwhile.

This would be a GREAT topic for a "BRS Investigation" video.

 

[Reefer Matt]

I'm not buying that a Trident is more accurate than Hanna. The scientific community trusts Hanna instruments. It has decades of a proven track record. Whereas, Trident is trusted by -- Neptune, and those who buy the Trident.

I've been through two Tridents and learned to use those readings as trend analysis only because the measurements are notoriously wrong - even after calibration. I simply add/subtract what I know to be the difference between Hanna and Trident. I haven't tried to calibrate using Hanna numbers, but that sounds like it would be worth a try.

To each their own. The Trident is very reliable for me, in fact I have two of them. They both consistently read within the margin of error when compared to other hobby grade instruments like Hanna Checkers.