Introducing the New Eutech 700 Bench Meter Series - Simple, Affordable Solutions for Water Testing
THE LEADING ASIAN JOURNAL FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCE MARCH/APRIL 2011 - VOLUME 18 ISSUE 2
A Spectrum of Products with Just What You Need
The new Eutech 700 bench meter series combines simple, stress-free meter operation with the largest display of any bench meter in it‘s class - more than twice the size of our popular 510 series. The meters feature a small footprint, multi-position electrode arm, quick reference guide, splashproof key pad and more!
pH l ORP l Ion l Conductivit y l TDS l Dissolved Oxygen l Temperature Eutech 700 Bench Meters – Simple, Affordable Solutions for Water Testing
You shouldn’t have to pay for features you don’t use. The Eutech 700 Bench Meter Series offers five meters with the features you need for simple, affordable measurements of pH/ORP/Ion, Conductivity/TDS, Dissolved Oxygen and pH/ORP/Conductivity/TDS – all with ˚C/˚F Temperature.
Largest display of any bench meter in it’s class – more than twice the size of our popular 510 series.
Simple, stress-free meter operation.
High accuracy, reliable meters feature auto temperature compensation, non-volatile memory, auto-buffer recognition, splash-proof keys and more!
Multi-position electrode arm and quick reference guide included.
The 700 meters embrace Eutech’s signature characteristics of user- friendly, reliable and intuitive instruments. Add the benefits of high accuracy, auto temperature compensation, non-volatile memory and auto-buffer recognition and measurement become simple.
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Why pay for features you don’t use. The Eutech 700 series offers five meters with the features you need for simple, affordable measurements of pH/ORP, pH/ORP/Ion, Conductivity/TDS, Dissolved Oxygen and the pH/ORP/Conductivity/TDS - all with °C/°F temperature.
Find out more about the new Eutech 700 bench meters at
www.Eutechinst.com Circle no. 300 Mass Spectrometry & Spectroscopy Simon Hudson 10-15
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