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Project Question: My son is doing the electrolyte challenge for his project. We have a question about using the multimeter. When we put the straw part of the conductance sensor into the Orange juice the first time the reading was 19.1 and when we went to test the Orange juice the second time around the multimeter screen was blank. What could we have done wrong or need to adjust?
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Electrolyte challenge

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I have a question about the electrolyte challenge. When we placed the straw conductance into orange juice the very first reading was 19.1 and when I repeated this step three times the multimeter screen would go blank when in the Orange juice both on the second and third time but when we took the straw conductance out of the Orange juice it would give you a reading . What may have happened and what do I need to do to fix the problem ?
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Re: Electrolyte challenge

Post by donnahardy2 »

Welcome to Science Buddies.

I think you are doing this excellent project:
https://store.sciencebuddies.org/Chem_p ... e-Kit.aspx

A blank multimeter screen usually means that the circuit is not complete. Clean and check the connections to make sure all connections are intact. Make sure the meter is completely dry before using it. Try replacing the batteries. Here is a troubleshooting guide that may give some other ideas. If you cannot solve the problem, the multimeter may need to be replaced. If this is a new meter, contact the vendor.
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/blog/ ... ng-repair/

Good luck. I hope you can resolve the problem quickly.

Donna Hardy
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