I've picked up one of the low-cost pH meters from Amazon and been pretty happy with it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GO2QKVK/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Aside from calibrating it with the included reference liquids, I've done nothing special for maintainance - rinse it, dry it, put the cap on it (dry) and put it away until next time...
I've seen a few winemakers now who have older and/or higher-end pH meters that require the sensing tip to be stored in liquid.
Is there some fundamentally new technology being used in this new crop of low-cost pH meters that avoids to complexity of this maintainance/wet-storage?
I know a fancier, more expensive pH meter may be more accurate, but my question is whether these low-end meters are truly as maintainance-free as they seem or if my instruction manual was missing a couple pages?
Aside from calibrating it with the included reference liquids, I've done nothing special for maintainance - rinse it, dry it, put the cap on it (dry) and put it away until next time...
I've seen a few winemakers now who have older and/or higher-end pH meters that require the sensing tip to be stored in liquid.
Is there some fundamentally new technology being used in this new crop of low-cost pH meters that avoids to complexity of this maintainance/wet-storage?
I know a fancier, more expensive pH meter may be more accurate, but my question is whether these low-end meters are truly as maintainance-free as they seem or if my instruction manual was missing a couple pages?
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