Protimeter MMS Moisture Measurement System
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2.2 Measure Mode - Selection and Use
Turn the MMS
ON
by pressing
.
Select the moisture meter mode by
pressing
XX
repeatedly until the word
MOISTURE
is visible in the top right
corner of the LCD. Then press
X
to
select the
Measure
mode, indicated by
on the LCD. Connect the
Moisture Probe
,
Deep Wall Probe
, or
Hammer Electrode
into socket
JC
of
the MMS instrument.
The instrument can now be used to take
actual %MC readings in wood and
%WME readings in non-conductive
solid materials other than wood by
pushing the moisture probe pins into
the surface (see the figure to the right).
The measured value is displayed and the progress bar indicates whether the
material is in a
DRY
,
AT RISK
or
WET
condition, as listed in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Measure Mode Readings
%MC (wood only) or %WME
MMS Measure Mode Display
<8%
– – – % (denotes out of range),
[inactive progress bar]
≥
8% but <17%
%MC or %WME value,
DRY
,
[active progress bar]
≥
17% but <20%
%MC or %WME value,
AT RISK
,
[active progress bar]
≥
20% but <28%
%MC or %WME value,
WET
,
[active progress bar]
≥2
8% to 100%
Relative value only,
[active progress bar]
%WME
