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Old 01-17-2003, 06:18 PM   #1
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PH Probe - Is it possible to calibrate with household chemicals


Ok, I'm going to buy a ph probe and build a op amp circuit so my multimeter can read it, a simple circuit. was wondering if I could calibrate it with distilled water and ammonia. I understand I need to calculate the slope and the offset from ph 7. I have several PIC microcontrollers that can do the conversions or just a quick program on the computer or my programmable calculator. I evently plan on expanding it to be a controller, but do not like the stuff on the market, can't interface the standard PH controllers to a computer for logging of data, well you can for $500 bucks.

I've found some standard probes for $33, has anyone found any cheaper prices than this?

For those that are interested in hooking up PH probe to there multimeter here is opamp circuit.
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I read an article (in MFM?) about using 20 mule team borax to calibration the high portion... Apparently it saturates in RO/DI water to a very stable high PH. Sorry I don't have a link for you.


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Thanks Doug, I've also heard that kalkwasser has a PH of 10, can anybody verify this?
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Actually the pH of Kalkwasser is around 12 , so boraxo as the high sample at 10 is OK
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