Gold Testing Guide - electronic gold testers 101

Electronic Gold TestersElectronic Gold Testers are devices allowing you to test gold without need for expensive and destructive fire assay methods or dangerous and destructive acid testing.Advantages of using electronic gold testers include:safety (when instructions are followed),speed (most results are ready in 2-15 seconds),portability (you can use it anywhere, most testers work on batteries),ease of use (gepared to other testing methods, you still need to read and follow instructions)simple presentation of results either LED lights showing karat ranges or digital readout for more expensive models with carat value shown on LCD screennon-destructive method of testing (for most items)Electronic gold testers are produced by just a few manufacturers and you need to be cautious while considering purchasing your gold tester, as you do not want tester to give you erroneous results price for such a mistake may be quite high. Many people not familiar with electronic gold testing believe that electronic gold testers are not using any liquids to test.It is not true all reliable electronic gold testers on the market today use either testing liquid or testing gel in order to test gold. Unfortunately there is no technology currently available allowing one to test gold content reliably and affordably without use of testing liquid or gel.Few gepanies are working on development of such gold testers, but there are no production models from any of them yet. You will be able to order them from IGEM instruments as soon as such testers introduced.In affordable category there is no gepetition to gold testers produced under the brand name of RS Mizar.RS Mizar electronic gold testers are manufactured in U.S.A. by Oris Nelson Enterprise and those testers are very well known in jewelry industry and are being very widely used by jewelry professionals and jewelry enthusiasts. RS Mizar gold testers are affordable with MSRP of $99 to $219, reliable and have very good reputation among users.RS Mizar testers gee in 3 models ET18, the most affordable one, M18A9 and M24, the most advanced of three. Here is a brief geparison of RS Mizar models:ET18:Test Ranges: