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USER GUIDE

Kestrel 5000 Environmental Meter

Kestrel 5100 Racing Weather Meter

Kestrel 5200 Professional Environmental Meter

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Page 1: ...USER GUIDE Kestrel 5000 Environmental Meter Kestrel 5100 Racing Weather Meter Kestrel 5200 Professional Environmental Meter www kestrelinstruments com ...

Page 2: ...andgoodjudgmentwhenreferringtoyourKestrelMetertomakeanydecisionsregardingsafety healthorpropertyprotection To reduce the risk of injury or death to persons read and follow these guidelines YourKestrelWeather EnvironmentalWeatherMetermayprovideoneormoreofthesemeasurementsrelatingtoestimationofdangerof injurytopeopleoranimalsfromheatorcold HeatStressIndex WindChillIndex WetBulbGlobeTemperature WBGT ...

Page 3: ...t of the reach of children If swallowed immediately seek medical help Have doctor phone 24 hour hotline at 202 625 3333 call collect if necessary Dispose of batteries properly and according to local regulations Do not puncture or burn batteries If the battery compartment does not close securely stop using the product and keep it away from children BATTERIES This User Guide contains the information...

Page 4: ... Weather Mode Screen 10 Getting Started 11 Altimeter and Barometer 12 Using Min Avg Max 13 Connecting to Devices Using LiNK 14 Connecting to Computers Using USB Cable 14 Creating Viewing Exporting Data Logs 15 Measuring Air Flow 17 Measuring Evaporation Rate 17 Weather Glossary 18 Impeller Replacement 20 Warranty Certificate 21 ...

Page 5: ...perature F C Wind Chill F C Relative Humidity Heat Stress Index F C Dewpoint Temp F C Wet Bulb Temp F C Station Pressure inHg hPA psi mb Barometric Pressure inHg hPA psi mb Altitude m ft Density Altitude m ft Wind Direction Cardinal Points Degrees o Crosswind mph fpm Bft m s km h kt o Headwind Tailwind mph fpm Bft m s km h kt o o optional ...

Page 6: ...lb ft2 hr kg m2 hr Volume Air Flow cfm m3 hr m3 m m3 s L s Delta T F C Wet Blub Globe Temperature WBGT F C Thermal Work Limit TWL F C Globe Temperature F C Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp F C FEATURES 5000 Environmental 5100 Racing 5200 Professional 5500 Weather 5400 HST LiNK Connectivity Kestrel LiNK Mobile App N A o o o o o Backlit Display switchable white or Night Vision preserving red N A o ...

Page 7: ...MBER AA BATTERY 1 Lithium recommended LANYARD ATTACHMENT PRESSURE SENSOR FRONT OPTIONS EXIT POWER BACKLIGHT SCROLL ADJUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR REPLACEABLE IMPELLER SELECT BATTERY DOOR LATCH HUMIDITY SENSOR BATTERY DOOR IMPELLER COVER CAPTURE SUNLIGHT READABLE DISPLAY ...

Page 8: ...right Adjust values in combo menus and setting submenus CAPTURE In Weather Mode manually capture all environmental values BACK LIGHT Turn backlight on or off Also turns off automatically after one minute Most system wide and weather setup options are accessed from the main Options menu by pressing the button from any Weather Measurement Screen or the main Targeting Screen BLUETOOTH Bluetooth On Of...

Page 9: ...st the value of a Combo Field by pressing left or right Enter the Combo Field sub menu by pressing select Adjust a setting by pressing left or right An arrow indicates there are additional fields off screen Locked values are either driven by another value or cannot be edited on the current screen Locked values may have submenus which are entered by pressing select Navigation buttons indicate avail...

Page 10: ...ress SELECT to enter the Data Log Detail Screen to view logged data points Data Points Screen Press LEFT RIGHT to scroll through data points Press OPTIONS to exit Data Log Details Screen MORE MEASUREMENTS MORE MEASUREMENTS Data Point Time Stamp The UP DOWN buttons navigate between all weather measurements set to On in Options Measurements The LEFT RIGHT buttons scroll between the three display scr...

Page 11: ...tdwn and choose a time window after which the Kestrel will shut down without any button presses 8 SET BACK LIGHT COLOR Scroll to and select Display Scroll to Backlight and set to either White or Red White is very bright and ideal for any dim light use Red is reduced brightness and a wavelength selected to preserve adapted night vision for true dark operations 9 SET DATE AND TIME Scroll to and sele...

Page 12: ...Barometer measurement screens allow reference value updates on either screen to automatically update reference values on the other Note YoucannotuseyourKestrelasabarometerandaltimeter simultaneously ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER SETTING REFERENCE VALUES ON BARO MEASUREMENT SCREEN Scroll to the Baro measurement screen and select Settings Adjust either the Altitude or the Barometric Pressure value to a lo...

Page 13: ...in Avg Max capture overwrites the previously captured value from all measurements CAPTURING MIN AVG MAX VALUES Scroll to the Min Avg Max Screen of the desired measurement This can be done by scrolling right from the desired Current Measurement Screen or scrolling vertically from another measurement s Min Avg Max Screen Press Select to Start a new Min Avg Max capture Press Select to Stop the captur...

Page 14: ...ost iOS devices released after 2014 and Android devices released after 2015 as well as in a USB Dongle available from Kestrel that supports connectivity to Windows and Mac OS devices LiNK enabled Kestrel units can connect to mobile devices running Kestrel LiNK to install firmware updates LiNK enabled units can can be run wirelessly to computers using the Kestrel Dongle CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER MOB...

Page 15: ... shown along the bottom Press Exit to return to the Graph Data Screen In addition to taking live measurements your Kestrel 5 Series weather meter is a powerful data logger The Kestrel will automatically create a time stamped data log of all measurements at the logging interval you set Additional log points can also be captured manually Logged data can be accessed four ways Viewed on the Kestrel Me...

Page 16: ...ose a file export directory on your computer and click on the Ok button To change the resolution of the graph scroll to and select Graph Scale in the Options menu Scroll to and select the desired measurement type Adjust the Set High and Set Low values to bound the desired display values EXPORTING DATA LOGS TO A MOBILE DEVICE Follow the links at www kestrelinstruments com to locate Kestrel LiNK in ...

Page 17: ...I 308 by combining a user input concrete temperature with measured air temperature wind speed and relative humidity Concrete mix temperature is generally measured with a probe or infrared thermometer and should be read at the time of making the evaporation rate measurement MEASURING EVAPORATION RATE From any current measurement screen scroll to EVAP and select Settings Measure the temperature of t...

Page 18: ...humidity DEW POINT Dew Point is the temperature at which water vapor will begin to condense out of the air WET BULB Wet Bulb is the lowest temperature that can be reached in the existing environment by cooling through evaporation Wet Bulb is always equal to or lower than ambient temperature BARO Barometric Pressure is the local atmospheric pressure also called station or absolute pressure adjusted...

Page 19: ...Evaporation Rate based on ACI 308 is a guide to how quickly concrete will lose moisture in the measured pour environment Not available in Environmental or Racing models AIR FLOW Volume Air Flow is a measure of the volume of air passing through a duct of a shape and size defined by the user Not available in Environmental or Racing models DELTA T Delta T is the difference between the wet bulb and th...

Page 20: ... FIRMLY on the impeller module to remove it Insert the new impeller so the side that has the small triangle close to the perimeter faces the front of the Kestrel when installed Figure1 IMPELLER REPLACEMENT Orient one arm of the module straight up Figure 2 The impeller can be pushed in from either side Figure2 ...

Page 21: ...nce date of manufacture If no warranty registration or proof of purchase is provided the warranty period will be measured from the meter s date of manufacture Except for the warranties set forth herein NK disclaims all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Any implied warranties tha...

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Page 24: ...designed and manufactured in the USA NIELSEN KELLERMAN 21 Creek Circle Boothwyn PA 19061 Phone 610 447 1555 Fax 610 447 1577 Web NKhome com Email info NKhome com By Please register your Kestrel Meter at www kestrelinstruments com 319037_2_16 09 20 ...

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