OHAUS MB120, Instruction Manual

Page: 14 / 76

EN-8 MB120
Note:
As your Moisture Analyzer needs no warm-up time
when in the standby mode and is immediately ready
for testing samples, we advise you to switch the
display off by use of the On/Off button and not to
disconnect it from the power supply. This also ensures
that the Moisture Analyzer is always in thermal
equilibrium.
4. MAKING A SIMPLE MEASUREMENT
With your Moisture Analyzer powered on, you are ready to operate for the first time and
perform a simple measurement. For this simple test, you will enter the Default method and
enable the test. By doing this test, you will become familiar with the instrument.
Included with your Moisture Analyzer is a specimen sample for your first measurement. This
sample is an absorbent glass fiber pad. During your first measurement, the instrument
operates with the factory settings.
If the display is not visible and the unit is plugged into a
power source, press the On/Off button.
Directly start a measurement.
Open the cover on the Moisture Analyzer.
Clean the pan.
Place the pan handle in the sample chamber. Ensure
that the tongue of the pan handle fits exactly in the slot
of the draft shield element.
Place the empty sample pan and glass fiber pan in the
pan handle. The sample pan must lie flat in the pan
handle.
Attention:
It is advisable for you to work with the pan
handle at all times. The pan handle is ergonomic, safe
and provides protection against possible burns due to a
hot sample pan.
Close the cover. This sets the Moisture Analyzer to zero
automatically.
Open the cover on the Moisture Analyzer.
Wet the glass fiber pan with a 0.5 to 1 gram of water.
Attention: Minimum sample size must be greater
than 0.5 gram.
Starting the test
Close the cover, the Moisture Analyzer starts the drying
and measurement process automatically.