2 Reading Microchips with your Wand Reader-B
The reader antenna is located in the round loop on the end of the wand handle. This provides
communications between the microchip and the reader. While pressing down either read
button, move the loop at the end of the antenna wand in a circular pattern while moving it
toward the animals head, starting from the middle of the animal's back:
Figure 1: Search Pattern
The reason for this scanning pattern is that microchip orientation plays a major role in reading
distances. In Figure 2, CHIP A, in a parallel orientation to the antenna loop, will achieve its
maximum reading distance towards the center of the loop. CHIP B, in a perpendicular
orientation to the loop antenna, will achieve its maximum read distance towards the outside
edges of the loop. It is therefore recommended to move the antenna in a circular motion so
that the loop antenna and the microchip will be optimally oriented at some point in the
scanning pattern.
Avid Wand Reader-B User's Manual: 2017-07-14 Release
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