HOW TO - test an infusion that is more than 15 mg/ml?

My results are saying >15.  What does that mean?

How do I test material outside of your measured range?

Our device has a measurement range.  Anything outside of that range will either display a greater than (>) or less than (<) symbol.  

Measured Ranges:

• Olive Oil: 1 ~ 15 mg/ml
• Coconut Oil (MCT): 1~15 mg/ml
• Alcohol: 1~15 mg/ml
• Butter/Ghee: 1~15 mg/ml
• Flower test: 1~40 %
• Concentrates: 1~90 %

Due to the physics that tCheck uses to make measurements, there are certain limits to what it can measure. This is like using a ruler to measure the length of a dinner table. With a bit of care, it can be done with a reasonable degree of accuracy.

Question:  When do I Need to Dilute?
Answer:  If you are getting a result that reads “> # ”. This means that your solution is too dark for the tCheck to get an accurate reading. It also means that you will need to dilute your solution.

Question:  What is dilution?

Definition of Dilution

Dilution is the process of decreasing the concentration of a solute in a solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent like adding more water to the solution. To dilute a solution means to add more solvent without the addition of more solute.

Testing Infusion

Example 1:  You can add more of the non-infused base material (i.e., plain coconut oil/MCT) to dilute it until it will test within the measurement range.

orange juice
Example 2: You can add water to concentrated orange juice to dilute it until it reaches a concentration that is pleasant to drink.

Question:  What Does This Mean for My Results?

Answer:  When you take one part of a solution, and you double it, you now have half of the THC in it, so that you would multiply by 2.

Example:  If you have 0.5 ml of infused material, and you diluted it with 0.5 ml of uninfused material, you would multiply by two. If you dilute to a larger amount, you would continue to add a factor. For example, if you took 0.5 ml of infused material and 1 ml of uninfused material, you would multiply by 3 and so forth (0.5 ml to 1.5 ml = multiply by 4).

Question:  What is the procedure?

Answer:  

1. Measure out a precise volume of your infusion (For example 0.5 ml).

2. Measure out 2x the volume of the uninfused base oil (if you first measured out 0.5 ml, you would measure out 1 ml of the uninfused base).

3. Mix thoroughly. Proper mixing is vital to getting an accurate reading.

4. Use tCheck to measure the potency of the diluted solution.

5. Multiply the measurement reading in mg/ml form by 3. This is the potency of your original infusion. Be sure to use this final amount you have calculated when dosing.

Question:  What does it mean if my results are showing <1?

Answer:  If your test results showed a <1 then the infused material is too weak to display a result within our measurement range.  We can't test below 1%.