Lovibond® Comparator 2000 System
The Lovibond® Comparator 2000 System allows operators to visually match a sample against a suitable range of graded coloured glass filters in Lovibond® test discs.
The Lovibond® Comparator 2000 System allows operators to visually match a sample against a suitable range of graded coloured glass filters in Lovibond® test discs.
System components:
Comparator instrumentto
bring the sample and the glass filters together for colour matching
Lighting unit (optional) to ensure constant viewing
conditions for colour matching
Colour grading disc containing a series of
glass filters, graded to give direct colour values
Sample container of the required path length
For specific colour control requirements
Tintometer Ltd can also manufacture customised glass filters, which
are matched to samples provided, usually representing the 'ideal' colour
and acceptable colour limits or a series of product related colours.
Using the Lovibond® Comparator
2000 System
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1. Follow the test method for sample
preparation, adding the specified reagent to a known volume of
sample in the appropriate sample container.
2. Insert the Lovibond® test
disc into the comparator instrument.
3. Place the sample container in the right
hand comparator compartment, and, if specified in the test
method, a cell containing a blank of water or untreated sample
in the left hand side.
4. Using standardised lighting, rotate the
disc until the closest colour match with the sample is
obtained.
5. The value will be shown in the window in
the comparator instrument.
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Colour Scale
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ASTM Color
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Yes
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Yes
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Barrett Scale
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Yes
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Dichromate Colour Index
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Yes
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Dyed Aviation Gasoline
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Yes
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EBC Colour (European
Brewery Convention)
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Yes
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Yes
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European Pharmacopoeia
(EP) Colour Series
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Yes
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Yes
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Gardner Colour
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Yes
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Yes
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Haemoglobin Content
of Blood (Harrison’s Method)
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Yes
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Yes
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Honey Colour (Pfund
Equivalents)
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Yes
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International Fruit
Juice Union (IFU) Colour
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Yes
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Yes
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Iodine Colour
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Yes
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Yes
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Maple Syrup
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Yes
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Paint Research Station
(PRS) Colour
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Yes
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Platinum-Cobalt Units
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Yes
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Yes
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Rubber Latex Film Colour
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Yes
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Series 52 (Brown) Colour
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Yes
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US Pharmacopoeia (USP)
Colour
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Yes
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Yes
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