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The Measure of Technology

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Wöhler HF 550

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Page 1: ...The Measure of Technology Manual Wood Moisture Meter Best Nr 23851 2016 08 02 W hler HF 550...

Page 2: ...ns 8 3 1 Meter 8 3 2 Probes and Moisture Scale 9 4 Operation 10 4 1 Switching the meter on and off 10 5 Check battery status and charge battery 12 6 Measuring the wood moisture of logs 13 6 1 Theoreti...

Page 3: ...1 8 4 Save 31 8 5 Print 32 8 6 Select probe 33 8 7 SETUP 33 8 8 Check HF 550 and calibration HF 550 34 9 Data administration 35 9 1 Save records 35 9 2 Creating a new customer folder 36 9 3 Customer M...

Page 4: ...cause injury or death CAUTION Not following this note can cause permanent damage to the meter NOTE Highlights tips and other useful information 1 3 Proper use When the W hler HF 550 Wood Moisture Mete...

Page 5: ...ap 1 5 Information on disposal Electronic equipment does not belong into domes tic waste but must be disposed in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions You may hand in any defective batte...

Page 6: ...mperature 5 C to 40 C Weight 255 g without probe Size 59 x 38 x 200 mm Moisture measurement of firewood logs Display Wood moisture u displayed in relative to the dry mass of fuel user can switch to wa...

Page 7: ...mass of fuel The readings are displayed on the HF 550 screen or on the PC screen Bulk material Selectable wood chips and pellets as well as six species of grain Measurement principle Dielectric mass m...

Page 8: ...ion a Hammer Probe b Lance Probe 6 USB port a for Charger b for W hler FW 550 Moisture Scale 7 Transport lock for activating the accu Fig 2 Keypad 1 ESC key context sensitive a cancel the current func...

Page 9: ...ginal accessories Firewood logs and bulk material Fig 3 Temperature probe W hler HF 550 The Temperature probe has to be connected to the meter for measuring the temperature of the sample Firewood log...

Page 10: ...be for the measurement of firewood logs or the moisture scale is connected The measurement mode for firewood logs or for bulk material will automatically be displayed in this case 4 Operation Fig 7 Tr...

Page 11: ...he meter MIN For information about the customer menu see chapter 9 2 After the self test the measurement screen ap pears If the Moisture Scale FW 550 is not con nected the measurement mode firewood lo...

Page 12: ...ossible NOTE It is not possible to remove the battery from the meter Fig 11 Bottom of the meter with USB port marked with an arrow Plug the USB connector of the recharger into the USB port at the bott...

Page 13: ...automatically perform a temperature compensation afterwars NOTE For measuring the wood moisture of logs the Hammer Probe or the Lance Probe must be connected to the meter 6 1 Theoretical background T...

Page 14: ...the Probe For the determination of the wood moisture it is necessary to connect two probes to the meter 1 Temperature probe connection at the top of the meter see figure 1 part 1 2 Wood Moisture Probe...

Page 15: ...ct direction Fig 13 Bottom of the meter with Ham mer Probe connected Plug the jack of the Hammer Probe or the Lance Probe into the correspondent plug at the bottom of the meter see figure 1 part 5 NOT...

Page 16: ...easuring mode NOTE If there is no probe connected to the meter or if the hammer or lance probe is connected to the meter the measurement mode of firewood logs will automatically appear on screen If th...

Page 17: ...u 5 Actual measurement point red 6 Wood temperature 7 U value measurement point 1 already saved 8 U value Measurement Point 2 not measured yet 9 Average u value calculated from the u values that have...

Page 18: ...e selected measured point is shown in red The menu segment is situated at the bottom of the display It consists of three soft keys Selecting the type of wood Fig 15 Log choice menu to select the type...

Page 19: ...e different points see adjacent figure The meter will automatically calculate the average of the three measurements For a precise calculation of the result this triple measurement has to be repeated t...

Page 20: ...ature line Twood see adjacent figure With the right arrow key select the tempera ture value and change it with the up and down arrow keys Measurement 1 Fig 19 The wood moisture value of the Measuremen...

Page 21: ...trodes of the probe at the next measurement point of the log Proceed as described for the measurement point 1 At the bottom of the readings segment the average u value will be displayed The meter calc...

Page 22: ...robe and then select Moisture Probe CAUTION Always transport the Moisture Scale in the correspondent plastic case W hler HF 550 see accessories Otherwise the bottom plate or the surface coating could...

Page 23: ...of the scale has a rugged surface coating Nevertheless take care that the coating will not be damaged An undamaged surface coat ing is absolutely necessary for a correct meas urement result 7 2 2 Con...

Page 24: ...tch on the meter After the self test the meter will automatically dis play the measurement mode for bulk material if the Moisture Scale is connected Selection of the bulk material Fig 24 Selection of...

Page 25: ...2 Date and time 3 Battery condition 4 Charging level of the Moisture Scale 5 Next step 6 Material temperature 7 Mass m of the sample 8 Moisture value of the sample 9 Menu key 10 Arrow key for scrolli...

Page 26: ...era ture value The temperature value is used for documentation purposes NOTE After the temperature value has been saved a bin icon will appear at the right bottom of the corner if the temperature line...

Page 27: ...ws whether sufficient sample material has been filled in Grey bar on the electrode Increase amount More sample material has to be filled into the scale Green bar on the electrode sufficient amount the...

Page 28: ...om the readings Fig 32 Average display after two meas urements The average of the measured values is displayed at the bottom of the readings segment With the arrow keys go to the next measure ment poi...

Page 29: ...asurement mode press Escape NOTE The main menu depends on the measurement mode Log Probe or Moisture Scale 8 1 Moisture Measurement Delete old measure ment Fig 33 Sub menu moisture mea surement The su...

Page 30: ...g choice The following 14 types of wood are available Ma ple birch beech oak ash tree spruce chestnut pine larch lime poplar plane fir elm A hook appears next to the selected type of wood With the arr...

Page 31: ...bulk materials are available Pellets woodchip barley oat maize rape rye triticale or wheat NOTE After switching on and off the meter the selected bulk material will stay active until you select an ot...

Page 32: ...printout Enter your company information in the setup menu company logo see chapter 8 7 The menu options in the preview screen are Escape left key Cancel the process central key Scroll up or down in t...

Page 33: ...and down arrow keys Confirm the modification with the right key The parameter that can be changed appears in red The following parameters can be changed Time Change the current time of the internal cl...

Page 34: ...r or number to be changed Change the letter or number with the up and down arrow keys Press the Escape key to leave the Printerlogo screen The new Printerlogo will automatically be saved Factory setti...

Page 35: ...to select the customer If the customer folder does not exist yet create the customer folder in the new customer menu see chapter 9 2 NOTE Keep the up or down key depressed to scroll fast er Press OK...

Page 36: ...menu directly after switching on the meter You can create new customer or measurement folders in the customer menu open the customer menu directly after having switched on the meter or after saving t...

Page 37: ...Customer in the main menu the adjacent display will be shown In the first line the number of customer folders and the number of measurement folders will toggle Select Print protocoll to print a report...

Page 38: ...the electrodes if necessary change the needles Before each measure ment with the Moisture Scale Check the internal coat ing for damage After each measure ment with the Moisture Scale Clean the scale...

Page 39: ...s warranty does not cover the battery the freight and packing costs when the device is sent to the factory for repair Service by non authorized personnel or making modifications to the analyzer voids...

Page 40: ...Order no 5513 W hler Hammer Probe Order no 2522 Measuring the wood moisture of bulk Protection cap and chute Order no 1127 W hler FW 550 Moisture Scale for Bulk Material Order no 1139 Extras W hler T...

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