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Descriptions and links on this page are provided as a convenient information source to our customers. Sea-Bird recommends products listed on this page, only to the extent that they are known to be of good quality, and are electronically, mechanically, and functionally compatible with Sea-Bird instruments and software (when used as suggested by Sea-Bird).
Should I order third party sensors from Sea-Bird, or deal directly with the sensors' manufacturers?
This depends on your own expertise and resources. We have extensive experience in integrating and supporting a wide range of auxiliary sensors, but not everything under the sun. We have a large list of commonly used sensors that we routinely offer for sale (see our Third Party Product Configuration page).
When you purchase any of these auxiliary sensors from Sea-Bird, we are able to apply this experience to integrating the sensors with the CTD. The integration includes installing the sensors (with appropriate mounting kits and cables) in a manner that puts each sensor in the best possible orientation for optimum performance. It also includes configuring the CTD system and software to accept the sensors’ inputs and properly display the data, and testing the entire system, typically in a chilled saltwater bath overnight, to confirm proper operation. Having done the integration, we also support the entire system in terms of follow-on service and end-user support with operational and data analysis questions *. There is significant added value in our integration service, and there is some extra cost for this, compared to doing it yourself. However, we do not base our business on selling services, and the prices charged for Third Party sensors carry minimal mark-ups that vary depending on the pricing we are offered by the manufacturers. In some cases we can sell at the manufacturer's list price, and in others we have to add margin.
*Notes:
1. As described in our Warranty Policy, auxiliary sensors manufactured by other companies are warranted only to the limit of the warranties provided by their original manufacturers (typically 1 year).
2. See FAQs -- Service for information on repairing / recalibrating auxiliary sensors manufactured by other companies.
Manufacturer Note: Sea-Bird maintains the right to refuse or remove listings for any reason, and reserves the right to limit or edit descriptions to exclude advertising hyperbole, superlatives, etc. If you would like a short description under your company name, e-mail webmaster with text.
Biospherical
Instruments
PAR Sensors (Photosynthetically Active Radiation)
QSP-2300L, MCP-2300, QCP-2300L, QSP-2200 (PD), QCP-2200 (PD), QSR-2200, QCR-2200
Campbell Scientific
(formerly D & A Instruments)
Designers and manufacturers of
innovative turbidity monitor, sediment and water-quality instrumentation for the
dredging industry, defense agencies, research organizations; OEM.
Ocean Test Equipment, Inc.
(also see
SBE Improved
O.T.E. Model 110 Sample Bottle)
PVC Sample Bottles
Seapoint
Sensors, Inc.
Seapoint Turbidity Meter (STM)
Seapoint Chlorophyll Fluorometer (SCF)
Fluorometers for Rhodamine, Fluorescein, and CDOM
Teledyne Benthos, Inc. (formerly Benthos, formerly
Datasonics)
Sonar Altimeters
Turner
Designs
Cyclops-7
Chlorophyll fluorometers
WET
Labs, Inc.
Fluorometers (ECO and WETStar)
Transmissometers (C-Star)
Scattering sensors (ECO)
PAR sensors (ECO)
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