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Summary of Contents for L610

Page 1: ...Copyright Notice DOCUMENT NO 500 61001 001 REV D WAGNER MODEL L610 DIGITAL RECORDING MOISTURE METER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...thout the express written permission of Wagner Electronic Products Inc Technical Support Should you require support please consult your printed documentation to resolve your problem If you are still experiencing difficulty you may contact a Wagner Technical Service representative during normal business hours 7 30 a m to 4 00 p m Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday Voice 541 582 0541 Fax 54...

Page 3: ...ange Species 11 Edit SG Mode 11 Edit Name Mode 11 Battery Check 12 Backlight 12 Clear Menu 13 Clear Menu List 13 Clear Group 13 Clear Reading 14 Restore Factory 14 Clear All Groups 14 Calibration 15 Technical Notes 16 Factory Species List 17 Technical Bulletin 13 18 Species Setting Tables 19 Specific Gravity Correction Value Sources 21 Species Corrections 22 Checking the Moisture Content in Veneer...

Page 4: ...t output devices terminals printers etc should be attached to this equipment Finally any changes or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacture could void the user s authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interf...

Page 5: ...lly unaffected by wood temperature Contact Wagner technical support for guidelines when wood is below freezing To learn more about Wagner Electronics visit us on the Web at http www wwwagner com L610 Specifications Physical Size in L 8 5 x W 4 x H 3 75 mm L 216 x W 102 x H 95 Scanning Area in 2 5 x 2 5 mm 63 5 x 63 5 Scanning Depth in 1 0 in 25 4 mm Weight 18 oz 510 g Power 4 AA Alkaline Batteries...

Page 6: ...roup A group is a set of readings that belong together You determine which readings belong together Switch to another group by first pressing the GROUP button Press the ARROW buttons to select a different number Press the STORE button to activate the selection The active group number is shown in the bottom right corner of the display Viewing statistics Statistical values such as mean standard devi...

Page 7: ...des Ensure that there is nothing especially your hand or metal under the material you are measuring The actual moisture sensing area is a 2 inch by 2 inch rectangle on the meter s backside opposite side of the panel meter In order to take a valid measurement this sensing area must be completely covered with the wood you are measuring If the sensing area is not completely covered your moisture read...

Page 8: ...l The second line shows the current MC reading and group number When a reading is above 5 the first line becomes a bar graph representing the current MC reading When a valid reading is stored the second line will display a message stating that it was stored as sample xxx When attempting to store an invalid reading a message will state the reading was too low and last sample xxx DISPLAY WAGNER L610...

Page 9: ...te the selected menu item AVG STD Stats HI LOW Stats Calibration Backlight Battery Check Clear Menu Change Species DISPLAY Change Group New Group 1 Menu Selection AVG STD Stats STORE Press the STORE button to accept the new group change Press the STORE button to activate the selected menu item GROUP Press the GROUP button to cancel a new group change Press the GROUP button to leave the Menu Select...

Page 10: ...ups which contain readings will be shown Press the STORE button to return to the MC Readings mode DISPLAY Avg Std Grp 8 3 4 7 0 High Low Grp 11 0 6 1 1 STORE Press the STORE button to return to the MC Readings mode Press the STORE button to return to the MC Readings mode GROUP Press the GROUP button to advance to the next valid group Press the GROUP button to advance to the next valid group MENU P...

Page 11: ...or to the right Press the STORE button to accept the change DISPLAY Species List SG Walnut Black 41 Edit SG Walnut Black 45 Edit Name Walnut Black 45 STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected species Press the STORE button to accept the change Press the STORE button to accept the change GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the MC Readings mode Press the GROUP button to cancel any ...

Page 12: ...s the STORE button to change state of the backlight DISPLAY xxxxxx E Bat 4 0 V F Backlight ON STORE Press the STORE button to return to the MC Readings mode Press the STORE button to change state of the backlight GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the MC Readings mode Press the GROUP button to return to the MC Readings mode MENU Press the MENU button to return to the MC Readings mode Press ...

Page 13: ...elect the group to clear Only groups which contain readings will be shown Press the STORE button to clear the selected group DISPLAY Clear Menu Clear Group Clear Group Grp 21 STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected menu item Press the STORE button to clear the selected group GROUP Press the GROUP button to leave the Clear Menu function Press the Group button to select the group to cl...

Page 14: ...groups Press ANY OTHER button to cancel operation and return to the MC Readings mode DISPLAY Clear Rd Grp 17 6 10 21 Restore Factory Yes STORE Clear all grps Yes STORE STORE Press the STORE button to clear the selected reading Press the STORE button to restore factory settings Press the STORE button to clear all groups GROUP Press the Group button to change group to clear readings from Press the G...

Page 15: ... Hold the meter in mid air so the bottom is several feet from any object The correct reading for air is 0 MC If the reading is outside the range 2 to 2 MC the unit is out of calibration 3 Place the CVB rubber feet down on a metal surface such as a file cabinet a piece of sheet metal etc 4 Orientate the long axis of the handmeter with the long axis of the CVB Press the handmeter sensor in the cente...

Page 16: ...ed 500 Automatic Menu Escape When in the menu system and 15 seconds of no key presses the Meter will automatically return to the MC Reading mode ready to store the next reading in the current group Repeat Key If a key button is held down for more than one 1 second then the key pressed is repeated at a rate of one 1 repeat each second After 5 repeats the rate doubles and after an additional 5 repea...

Page 17: ...A 70 Fir Balsam 35 Fir Cal Red 38 Fir Subalpine 32 Fir White 39 Hemlock East 40 Hemlock West 45 Hickory Nutmg 60 Hickory Pecan 66 Hickory Mockr 72 Jarrah 67 Keruing 64 Larch Western 52 Mahogany True 59 Maple Bigleaf 48 Maple Sugar 63 Oak Black Red 61 Oak Califrnia 51 The values Oak North Red 63 for these Oak South Red 59 species changed Oak Bur White 64 per Technical Oak White 66 Bulletin 13 Patul...

Page 18: ... of L610 hand meter are not the correct values If you use any of the following species in your operation please store the new values to ensure the greatest accuracy of your hand meter Should the internal lithium battery in the meter fail or the meter is sent in for service you will have to re enter the appropriate values Please place this bulletin in the back of your L610 manual Change SG From To ...

Page 19: ...rch Paper 0 65 Birch Sweet 0 55 Birch White 0 62 Birch Yellow 0 38 Butternut 0 50 Cherry Black 0 43 Chestnut American 0 34 Cottonwood Balsam Poplar 0 35 Cottonwood Black 0 40 Cottonwood Eastern 0 64 Dogwood Flowering 0 50 Elm American 0 63 Elm Rock 0 53 Elm Slippery 0 53 Hackberry 0 66 Hickory Pecan Bitternut 0 60 Hickory Pecan Nutmeg 0 66 Hickory Pecan 0 62 Hickory Pecan Water 0 72 Hickory True M...

Page 20: ...dar Eastern Red Cedar 0 37 Cedar Incense 0 31 Cedar Northern White 0 43 Cedar Port Orford 0 32 Cedar Western Red Cedar 0 44 Cedar Yellow 0 50 Douglas Fir 0 35 Fir Balsam 0 38 Fir California Red 0 37 Fir Grand 0 39 Fir Noble 0 43 Fir Pacific Silver 0 32 Fir Subalpine 0 39 Fir White 0 40 Hemlock Eastern 0 45 Hemlock Mountain 0 45 Hemlock Western 0 52 Larch Western 0 35 Pine Eastern White 0 43 Pine J...

Page 21: ...ing Apitong 0 67 Koa 0 67 Lauan Dark Red 0 50 Lauan White Light Red Meranti 0 45 Limba 0 61 Mahogany African 0 93 Mahogany Santos 0 59 Mahogany True 0 68 Manni 0 80 Merbau 0 65 Mersawa 0 63 Mueri Cherry 0 38 Obeche 0 66 Ocote Pine 0 44 Okoume 0 73 Opepe 0 54 Parana Pine 0 63 Peroba de campos 0 75 Peroba rosa 0 45 Primavera 0 80 Purpleheart 0 48 Radiata Pine 0 65 Ramin 0 64 Roble Quercus 0 85 Rosew...

Page 22: ...ASTM oven dry procedure can be used to determine a meter correction value for non solid woods Please contact Wagner Electronics at 541 582 0541 for additional information on species corrections if needed Checking the Moisture Content in Veneer You can check the moisture content of veneer with your Wagner hand held moisture meter as follows 1 Put veneer into a tight stack of at least 1 inch and sep...

Page 23: ...e species overall average specific gravity values obtained in the OSU study are comparable with those in the Wood Handbook The exception may be caused by unknown biases in the sampling scheme The Wood Handbook values are used in the tables except for the imported species Species adjustment can be determined for lumber sorted or otherwise known to have specific gravity different from the species av...

Page 24: ...ns of the sample using a caliper You will need the length width and thickness 2 Convert these measurements to feet 3 Carefully measure the weight of the sample 4 Convert the weight to pounds 5 Calculate specific gravity Example Length 10 in 10 in 12 in 0 833 ft Width 7 in 7 5 in 12 in 0 625 ft Thickness 1 in 1 5 in 12 in 0 125 ft Volume L x W x T 0 833 x 0 625 x 0 125 0 065 cu ft Weight 20 oz 20 o...

Page 25: ...ets A Although the various drying processes for green lumber can leave wet cores and pockets moisture continues to pass from fiber to fiber within the wood until it has equalized through out the whole board and then to surrounding humidity levels Determining if a board or load of lumber will equalize within tolerance levels can be difficult and tricky but Wagner Moisture Meters provide this inform...

Page 26: ...hat you ve been able to drive the pins and only in a line between the non insulated portion of the pins often only the tips In contrast Wagner Hand Held Moisture Meters generate a three dimensional field that measures a 2 1 2 wide 2 1 2 long 1 minimum thick volume of wood under the entire sensor Q How does this difference in measuring techniques affect accuracy A If you re using a pin type meter t...

Page 27: ...f the core Can I measure accurately through laminated materials A If you re measuring an all wood door with a very thin veneer wood laminate you can probably use a correction factor to determine the moisture content of the core material Note If you re measuring a door that has a plastic laminate or Formica type laminate the Formica laminate is going to have its own density which is going to affect...

Page 28: ...to be used on an abusive production line A The Wagner L610 Moisture Meter is a tough production line model It can be damaged by being dropped or slammed down hard on wood surfaces as can any meter If a large volume of wood is to be measured an in line system should be used Q How accurate is the Wagner Hand Held Meter A The Wagner Moisture Meter is as accurate or more accurate than any moisture det...

Page 29: ...his product or its calibration With proper care and maintenance as recommended in the manual the meter should stay in calibration however because Wagner Electronic Products Inc has no control over the manner in which the unit will be used it makes no warranty that the meter will stay in calibration for any specific period of time Wagner Electronic Products Inc recommends purchasing a calibration b...

Page 30: ...onic Products Inc 326 Pine Grove Road Rogue River OR 97537 Your meter will be repaired calibrated and returned promptly Customer must pay the expense of shipping the product to Wagner Wagner will pay the cost of return shipment by surface carrier within the Continental United States Customer must pay all extra costs of expedited shipping or shipment to and from locations outside of the Continental...

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