Spring Prep: Tips for Field Readiness

Spring deployment season is here! If you’re gearing up for fieldwork, advanced planning can make all the difference between a smooth operation and unexpected hiccups in the field.  One crucial preparation step is ensuring all the necessary spares and resources are on-hand well in advance. Some essential considerations: Stock Up on Sample Bottles or Bags
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7 Tips for Sampler Post Deployment Maintenance

Maintaining your sampler from deck to lab is critical for long instrument life. After instrument recovery, a few basic steps can avoid  emergency service before the next deployment: After removing sample bottles, sample bags, or filter holders, rinse sampler with fresh water. Connect the COM cable and offload all data from memory. Open the controller
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5 Resources for Earth Day

Earth Day 2021’s Global call to action is “Restore Our Earth” — restoring the world’s ecosystems through natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovative thinking. Whether you chose to dive into this theme on April 22 or any day of the year, here are 5 ways to learn more: Connect with Earth Day Live On-Line
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3 Interactive Resources for Earth Day

Fifty years ago on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was born as 20 million Americans mobilized to promote a new way forward for our planet. Half a century later, Earth Day has become a Global call to action and a chance to take a deeper dive. “There’s nothing wrong with enjoying looking at the surface
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7 Tips for Fieldwork Prep from Home

On-line access to many instrument resources is available if you’re working remotely, planning a proposal, or troubleshooting an instrument. Some helpful tips: Download McLaneTerm terminal emulation. McLaneTerm can connect a McLane engineer with your instrument if technical support is needed. A detailed User Manual is also available. See the article McLaneTerm for your Sampler or Profiler, Email us with technical
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5 Tips to Maximize your Deployment Success

A well-prepared pre-deployment plan is another tool to maximize your instrument’s operation and deployment results. Consider these tips: Check your tool kit. The tool kit is instrument-specific and includes many spare items. These items often get used in the field and should be replenished. Tools for the field should include a user manual and copy of McLaneTerm terminal
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5 tips for your next instrument deployment

Deployment season is ongoing, and preparing in advance for spares (with adequate lead time) ensures success in the field. Consider these items ahead of time: Plan whether additional sample bottles or bags are needed if deploying a water sampler. A full set of bags or bottles is included with a new sampler. However, if your
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7 best practices for a smooth profiler cruise

Well before your busy profiler deployment, help ensure your cruise goes smoothly by preparing your team and instrument by following these seven best practices. Schedule training. Instrument training at McLane’s facilities is included with purchase. Refresher courses for older instruments can be arranged at our daily rate. Consider training your whole field team as McLane can accommodate small
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Five post-deployment best practices for your instrument

Proper post-deployment equipment maintenance extends the life of your instrument and prepares it for your next cruise. Post-deployment care varies by instrument so refer to the instrument user manual, which can be accessed in our Library.  Some universal best practices include the following: Run the data offload option, confirm that the data was recorded, and
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Six tips for getting the most from McLane instrument training

Well-prepared instrument users have greater success in the field.  Training is included with all McLane instrument purchases.  To get the most of our instrument training, consider these six tips: Budget for training with McLane.  Instrument training at our facilities in Falmouth, Massachusetts is included with a purchase of an instrument. However,  travel, room and board are not.  Budgeting
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