Index
S
Sample(s)
complex 31, 81, 89
holder 10, 12, 35, 36
cleaning 39, 45, 84
special purpose 81, 82
leaf disc, 85
loading 34, 35, 82, 84
mutiphasic 81
nonhomogeneous 88
physical characteristics 9, 81, 89
slide 12, 13, 19
solid(s) 85
tissue 81, 85
very small 82
very large 85
viscosity 9, 81
volume 23, 71
large 85-87
very small 83-84
variations in 34
Sampling Error 68
Screen (see display screen)
SELECT Keypad 12, 13
Sensing Element 10
Serial Data
output 44, 93, 94
pin diagram 94
Port 14, 15, 44, 93, 94
voltage data 93
Signal Chime 14
shutter wheel 15
Software
resident version 20
Solute Particles 9
Solution
colligative properties of 9, 76
concentration 9, 75
(see also "osmolality")
100
Special Applications 81-90
Clinical and General Research 81
Specimen
feces 81
gastrointestinal aspirate 81
physical state 9
removing 38
sputum 81
sweat 81
Standard Deviation 30, 62, 71
Standard International Units 9, 38, 71, 77,
91
Supplies 73, 74
Swab Stick 55
T
Teasing needle 82
Temperature
ambient 10, 20, 21, 43, 71
considerations during setup 19
dew point 10
Drift Scale 20, 21, 53, 60, 61, 82
stability 19, 71, 82
Thermal Equilibration 20, 21, 52, 53, 60,
67, 76, 85
Theory of Operation 75-79
Thermocouple (TC)
cleaning 45-50, 55, 56
Clean Test 40
cooling 77
control circuitry 43
contamination 18, 34, 45, 48,
54-56, 58, 61, 62, 65, 66
damage 55, 59, 62, 63, 65, 66, 70
deformed 62, 63, 65, 66, 69
restoring 69, 70
junction (bead) 70