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03/2018

FERRITE METER

USER MANUAL

DIVERSE

CAMBRIDGE

ENGLAND

CB22 5EW

www.diverse-technologies.net

DIVERSE

Summary of Contents for MF300Fe+

Page 1: ...www diverse technologies net Page 1 03 2018 MF300Fe FERRITE METER USER MANUAL DIVERSE CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND CB22 5EW www diverse technologies net DIVERSE...

Page 2: ...diverse technologies net Page 2 03 2018 PREFACE INTRODUCTION FIRST TIME QUICK START OPERATION FERRITE PERCENTAGE SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION LOW BATTERY LIABILITY CALIBRATION REPAIR DISPOSAL RECYCLING Cont...

Page 3: ...he MF300Fe is the latest version of the Diverse Ferrite Meter It has a large number of features including Robust slimline probe Five individual transfer calibration standards Peak measurement mode Use...

Page 4: ...y magnetic weld metal The volume percentage of ferrite can be estimated as about 70 of the FN but the relationship depends upon the type and origin of the stainless steel used and the measurement tech...

Page 5: ...A cells which should be installed in the battery compartment on the rear of the housing The sensitive region of the probe is the flat silver area at the probe end If you have chosen the serial RS232 U...

Page 6: ...the same orientation as the measurement 6 Move the probe to sample to be measured the FN is displayed 7 Press and hold the up key to toggle between FN and ferrite percentage Note that the ferrite per...

Page 7: ...oing for a second and then then the value of FN This should be 0 0 FN To switch the unit off press and hold power key for 2 seconds The screen will show Power off before going blank Step 3 Zero The ze...

Page 8: ...AVG PEAK and TRAN In AVG the value of FN or F will continuously be updated In PEAK mode the largest measured value will be displayed press tick to start afresh Press the down key to toggle between th...

Page 9: ...xt record in the database unless the transfer calibration mode has been selected See section 5 3 In this mode the value FN will be displayed on the second line as usual but the expected value for one...

Page 10: ...is option allows a user calibration to be performed A user may opt for this if the transfer calibration standards are not measuring accurately If the transfer standards do not read accurately after a...

Page 11: ...t the top of the last viewed log page 5 5 Clear data log ClrLog This option will set all of the records to 0 0 FN and clear all of the record IDs The next saved record will revert to 0 Note this will...

Page 12: ...measurement technique MF300Fe measures FN but can display ferrite percentage toggle between display modes using a long press on the up key Ferrite y axis is calculated from FN x axis using the followi...

Page 13: ...clicking it on the desktop icon or selecting it in file manager The first time you use it you should identify the communications port you wish to use the program provides you with a list of possible...

Page 14: ...V Display meter software version NB Letter keys must be uppercase Once you have completed the data collection select Stop and the system will inform you that the communication port is closed If you d...

Page 15: ...stored as a fixed field format xxxyyyyyFNzzzz where xxx is the record number 000 999 yyyyyFN is the ferrite number 000 0 115 0 zzzz is the ID for user z is any alphanumeric character From the compute...

Page 16: ...e the up or down keys to select character 0 9 space or A Z Use the tick key to go to the next position in the record ID Use a long press of the tick key to store the record The next record number will...

Page 17: ...download Exit Close serial software Readings and IDs are downloaded from the instrument to the screen listbox This can then be saved File save data file to a CSV file for export to other data analysis...

Page 18: ...e user for specific sites Upload site IDs and ferrite numbers allows the instrument database to be restored Clear the device database Setup Logger setup allows for timed logging set comm port allows t...

Page 19: ...r peak Storage 1000 records with 4 character record ID Characters available 0 9 A Z and space PC Download and Upload Optional RS232 and USB Functions include download of record or part or entire datab...

Page 20: ...atteries are low the bar graph facility is not available Do not use the instrument when the batteries are low as the accuracy may be compromised If you are using rechargeable cells then recharge them...

Page 21: ...any faulty components directly attributable to manufacturing defects arising during the period of 12 months following purchase This does not include damage resulting from incorrect operation of the in...

Page 22: ...strument should be returned to Diverse for factory calibration If the MF300Fe requires repair the unit should be returned to Diverse there are no user serviceable parts IMPORTANT Instruments returned...

Page 23: ...hould not be disposed with other household or commercial waste at the end of its working life The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE directive 2002 96 EC has been put in place in the EU...

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