SOTA Instruments Inc. - What's New in 1999?

December 15, 1999: Effective immediately, SOTA has a new (and easier to remember) website address: http://www.sotainstruments.com. Please make a note of it and change your BOOKMARKS so you can always find us out there! Our E-Mail address has been changed to info@sotainstruments.com. Thanks!
November 18, 1999: Calculation error. When our Magnetic Pulser was recently fitted with a new coil, we did not re-calculate the output gauss correctly. Our MPG actually outputs over 6,000 Gauss. That's a nice plus!
Just posted: For Gauss calculations, and an in-depth discussion on the electrical principles at play with an MPG, click HERE.
November 12, 1999: Just posted: Everthing You Need To Know Before You Buy. Please check out this important page that gives you the knowledge to make an informed and intelligent decision about our products.
September 27, 1999: The new Water O₃zonator Model# WOZ3 design is complete! After many months of intensive design, the hard work and research has paid off. For a sneak preview of the WOZ3, please click HERE. NOTE: We will not be ready to ship the WOZ3 until all the parts have arrived. We expect this to be around mid to end of November, 1999. We will NOT be selling the older Model# WOZ2, but we will offer an UPGRADE to our latest WOZ3 model. Please call our Customer Service Department at 1.800.224.0242 for more details. We at SOTA want to personally thank all of you for your continued patience on this challenging project, and for all you kind support and great ideas.
September 27, 1999: New International Wall Adaptor. We are now offering an International Wall Adaptor that will allow ALL of our AC-DC units to be powered from ANY input voltage from 90 VAC to 240 VAC, 50 Hz or 60 Hz and will output a constant 12 Volts DC @ 1.5 Amps, 2.1mm Plug, Centre Positive. The Adapter's blades/prongs will be standard North American, but should be able to plug into your foreign receptacle, or a blade Adapter may be required. Please call our Customer Service Department at 1.800.224.0242 for more details, or see our Products Page/Replacement Parts by ckicking HERE.
August 5, 1999: Ozone Update: Our newest "smaller" tube tested out at 125mg/Hr. This is excellent! I tested the Oxygen Reduction Potential (ORP) in a 1 Litre container of distilled water at 12 degrees C and got an astonishing 900mV. I expect to reach 1,000mV in ice-chilled water at near 0 degrees C. This meets the minimum ORP level for water sterilization. This is the goal I wanted to achieve. Water sterilization requires an ORP of >800 mV. As for ozone bubbling in water with this tube, it takes only 1-2 minutes to fully saturate the water. The ozone is very strong (as compared to the current 25mg/Hr WOZ2). The ozonated water is also very good tasting! Our ozone consultant, Den Rasplika of Ozone Services feels that there is no reason to move to a much higher rated tube as the ozone concentration in the water would become unpalatable. Note: The entire WOZ3 unit draws less than 1 Amp at 12VDC with the air pump running, making it completely Y2K compliant. Production engineering starts soon. If all goes smoothly, we expect to have the WOZ3 ready to ship in 10 weeks. Stay tuned!
June 9, 1999: Ozone Update: The new design of the voltage stabilizer appears to be working extremely well. Our new quartz ozone tube has been shipped, and should arrive by week's end. Next week in-depth testing will be done on the new tube. If all goes well, production on the tube will begin shortly after. Stay-tuned!
May 28, 1999: The new Silver Wire Holders have been delayed once again. The reason is I have rejected the prototype due to unacceptable performance. We at SOTA do our best to ensure you get the absolute highest quality product. We really take this to heart. Quality takes time. We will not be taking any new orders for the Silver Wire Holders until we get an acceptable prototype. Call us if you already have a pending order and have any questions. Thank-you for your continued patience and support!
May 18, 1999: Ozone Update: Still waiting for the new tube. Also, more transformers are on their way for my testing. The transformer design is the most difficult area of the project. I am trying to fully optimize the TX for maximum efficiency. This is the tweaking stage. Voltage stabilizer circuit is presenting it's own nasty challenges! But, stay tuned...we are far ahead of the pack.
April 19, 1999: More Ozone News: Through much testing, the new power supply appears to be fantastic! I will be sending out our newest ozone tube (stainless steel and quartz) for testing this week if all goes well. I was hoping to make a quartz-quartz tube for the ultimate in ozone purity but the cost at this point would drive the total cost of the ozonator into the ozone layer! Therefore, I will initially focus on a top quality stainless-quartz design for now. Later as I have time on my hands, I will put my full attention on designing a quartz-quartz tube and explore the feasibility of such a design. This will allow all of you patient customers to receive your next generation ozonator without further delay.
April 8, 1999: If you wish to read what our Customers are saying about us, please click HERE.
March 23, 1999: Our new Silver Wire Holder has been delayed for a few more weeks. I rejected the first samples we received due to some quality issues. I only want the best for our customers! Quality takes time. We'd rather delay a product's release rather than have one that is sent out quickly only to have problems later. We'll keep you informed!
March 2, 1999: Ozone Update: Here's the latest news from the ozone front...I'm working on a new power supply circuit design that utilizes some of the most advanced topologies available. If all goes according to plan, I should have a new prototype within a couple of weeks. Testing the ozone output will commence immediately upon success of the new power supply section. In addition, I have an oroginal idea of a new ozone chamber design that also looks very promising. I hope to be able to test both sections together within the next two weeks. This is starting to get real interesting... :>)

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