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Buddyboy
04-18-2006, 04:26 PM
Hello again!

Just started playing around with my new refractometer and was wondering how you folks clean it? Would tap water and a paper towel work? I don't want to scratch the blue glass where you deposit the water. Would paper towel be too abrasive? Maybe i'm making too much of this! hehe Thanks for your help!

Bud

prosnow
04-18-2006, 04:30 PM
I rinse mine in ro/di water then use the little shamee peice of material that game with it, works great, go down to a leather store they should sell this "shamee" material...

Buddyboy
04-18-2006, 04:57 PM
Yeah, I find the included chammy pretty inadequate. hehe How about paper towel? Also, has anyone scratched the glass on their refractometer? Does it render the instrument useless? Throw off the reading? Just curious...

Bud

Psyire
04-18-2006, 05:09 PM
I just clean it under the tap and dry off with a towel, no problems here.

TheReefGeek
04-18-2006, 05:16 PM
Just to be safe, might as well use a cotton towel instead of a paper towel, less abbrasive.

Buddyboy
04-18-2006, 06:09 PM
Cotton towel! Excellent idea! Thanks all for your input!

Bud

Railskinner
04-18-2006, 06:14 PM
:biggrin:

Where does a person purchase a Refractometer. What are they worth?

:wink:

Railskinner

Buddyboy
04-18-2006, 06:17 PM
Railskinner,

I got mine at J&L Aquatics for about $60.

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/store_pages/details/testkits.php?product_ID=t-cprefact

Should be available almost anywhere although prices may vary!!!

Bud

Bartman
04-19-2006, 03:09 AM
Got mine through eBay. About $50 delivered.

Invigor
04-19-2006, 03:48 AM
isn't is "chamois"?

prosnow
04-19-2006, 05:06 AM
hahha sure is! its not my fault i'm drunk all the time and cant spell!!! MUAHAHAH wait a minute, i'm drunk right now and guess what..i won tickets to the first playoff game this year!!!!! woot woot!!!