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Kestrel

®

 4200 Pocket Air Flow

®

 Tracker

25

Relative Humidity

The amount of water vapor actually in the air divided by the maximum amount of water vapor the air could 

hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage.
Station Pressure

The 

air pressure

 of your location, NOT reduced to the sea level equivalent.

Temperature

The ambient air temperature.
Wet Bulb Temperature

The lowest 

temperature

 to which a thermometer can be cooled by evaporating water into the air 

at constant pressure. This measurement is a holdover from the use of an instrument called a sling 

psychrometer. To measure wet bulb temperature with a sling psychrometer, a thermometer with a wet 

cloth covering over the bulb is spun rapidly through the air. If the relative humidity is high, there will be 

little evaporative cooling and the wet bulb temperature will be quite close to the ambient temperature. 

Some exercise physiology guides use 

wet bulb temperature

, rather than 

heat index

, as a measure of the 

safety of exercise in hot and humid conditions.  
Wind Chill

The cooling effect of combining wind and temperature. The wind chill gives a more accurate reading of 

how cold it really feels to the human body. The Kestrel Meter’s wind chill is based on the National Weather 

Service standards as of November 1, 2001.

DEFAULT SETTINGS

UNIT 

 

 

METRIC   

IMPERIAL

Wind Functions 

 

M/s 

 

mph 

Temperature Functions 

°C 

 

°F 

Barometric Pressure   

hPa 

 

inHg 

Altitude Functions   

 

Ft 

Time Format 

 

24 hour   

12 hour 

Date Format 

 

Day/month/year 

Month/day/year

SETTING   

 

FACTORY DEFAULT

Automatic  

 

Data Store On 

Data Store Rate 

 

1 hour 

Data Overwrite 

 

On 

Manual Data Store   

On 

User Screen 1 

 

Air velocity, air flow, temperature 

User Screen 2 

 

Humidity, humidity ratio, wet bulb  

User Screen 3 

 

Air flow, temperature, humidity ratio 

Display Contrast 

 

10 

Automatic Shutdown  

15 minutes 

Language   

 

English

PC Upload

Stored data may be uploaded to a PC with the optional Kestrel Interface.

Shop for Kestrel products online at:

1.877.766.5412

www.

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Summary of Contents for Kestrel 4200

Page 1: ...acker 4200 Pocket Air FlowTracker with Backlight In a hurry Be sure to read pages 5 7 to ensure that your Kestrel is setup properly www kestrelweather com 800 784 4221 Revised 07 28 10 Shop for Kestre...

Page 2: ...to enter and exit Main Setup Menu IMPELLER Zytec V bearings on a user replaceable impeller IMPELLER COVER Swivel cover protects impeller when not in use DATA UPLOAD OPTICAL COUPLER Software and seria...

Page 3: ...rd through the loop on the thin end Using tweezers can help Battery Installation Use only AAA batteries Install batteries as indicated on the battery door After installing the batteries the Kestrel 42...

Page 4: ...hat the cursor will remain at the same date and time If new data is stored while viewing chart data the entire chart will shift left with the new data point charted on the right The cursor will not sh...

Page 5: ...minute Press the button within one minute to deactivate the light manually Airflow The Kestrel Air Flow Tracker will display the volume airflow based on the instantaneous air velocity and cross secti...

Page 6: ...that point the RH value is stable and can be relied upon to be within the accuracy specifications Barometric Pressure and Altitude Adjustment The Kestrel Meter measures station pressure the actual air...

Page 7: ...ou should ignore the values on the BARO screen since the pressure changes will be due to changes in elevation far more than to changes in the weather In general changes in barometric pressure associat...

Page 8: ...Max Avg data is cleared Chart data will remain intact Press or to clear the MMA Auto Store On Off When On data is automatically stored at preset Store Rate When Off data is only stored when manually c...

Page 9: ...etup Menu User Screens The three User Screens can be reconfigured to display the most appropriate information for your application For example if you need to monitor the wind speed humidity and barome...

Page 10: ...ion for instructions Then adjust the calibrating setting on the Baro Cal screen to the known mean sea level barometric pressure If recalibration is desired the unit may also be returned to NK for serv...

Page 11: ...xamine the effect on the environment when employees enter and exit the building HVAC R System Balancing Auto Store Off Store Rate Overwrite Off Man Store On These settings will require you to press th...

Page 12: ...into your location Falling pressure indicates the arrival of a low pressure system and expected precipitation or storm conditions Steady or rising pressure indicates clear weather A correct altitude...

Page 13: ...physiology guides use wet bulb temperature rather than heat index as a measure of the safety of exercise in hot and humid conditions Wind Chill The cooling effect of combining wind and temperature Th...

Page 14: ...ic device and it will display a wind speed Or wave a magnet like a refrigerator magnet back and forth by the Kestrel Meter If the Kestrel Meter is working properly you will register a wind speed readi...

Page 15: ...ue to improper use or neglect including corrosion damage caused by severe or excessive impact crushing or me chanical harm modifications or attempted repairs by someone other than an authorized NK Kes...

Page 16: ...es Incoming and outgoing data is supplied with the certificate of calibration We also offer full factory service on every product we manufacture for as long as we make the product and as long after as...

Page 17: ...tion Manual for Kestrel 4200 version 4 29 ALL NIELSEN KELLERMAN 21 Creek Circle Boothwyn PA 19061 Phone 610 447 1555 Fax 610 447 1577 Web www kestrelweather com Email kestrel nkhome com Please registe...

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