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Wood Moisture Meter  

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

User Manual for: 

 

Part Number 701-2000-001

 

 

 

Pro-60

 

Содержание 701-2000-001

Страница 1: ...Wood Moisture Meter User Manual for Part Number 701 2000 001 Pro 60 ...

Страница 2: ...plied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose except as expressly provided in this agreement Accurate Technology Inc shall not be liable for any special incidental or consequential damages or for loss damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the customer s use of or inability to use the equipment either separately or in combination with other equipment or for...

Страница 3: ...e content in a 38mm 1 5 inch wide by 63mm 2 5 inch long by up to 38mm 1 5 inch thick area of your wood This closely approximates the full thickness cross section method used when performing the ASTM D 4442 92 Oven Dry lab test for determining moisture content in wood This ASTM standard and its international counterparts is the standard to which all moisture meters for wood are compared for accurac...

Страница 4: ...r meter to locate the correct species setting for your wood If your material is not listed refer to the Species Corrections portion of this manual The values entered into the Pro 60 meter omit the decimal point so for example the Douglas Fir value of 0 50 would be 50 when programming the Species Setting Value The Pro 60 can store 3 different species settings at a time which can be selected by the ...

Страница 5: ...at least 3 seconds then release The meter is now in the Edit Mode and the colon symbol will begin blinking In Edit Mode the Species Button increments the Species Setting value Press the Species Button and release it in less than 1 second to increment the species value by 01 If you hold down the Species Button it will increment by 10 each 1 second The value will go up to 70 then will wrap around to...

Страница 6: ...ness is less than the scan depth of the meter an air gap of at least one inch needs to be maintained underneath the wood to prevent erroneous high readings Ensure that there is nothing including your hand under the material you are measuring especially any metal The actual moisture sensing area is a 38mm 1 5 inch x 63mm 2 5 inch rectangle on the meter s backside opposite side of the display and ke...

Страница 7: ...er i e measurements that do not require a high absolute accuracy SG formulas can t be applied to non solid wood species due to the presence of glues and resins which cause a non linear moisture content curve If greater accuracy is required the ASTM oven dry procedure can be used to determine a meter correction value for non solid woods Commentary on Species Adjustment In 1992 a study was conducted...

Страница 8: ...Held Moisture Meters for lumber of any species groups having similar species specific gravity values One example is Hem Fir For a species group one way to determine the species adjustment is by the use of a weighted average of the individual species average specific gravity values The weighing procedure used in the ASTM D2555 by standing timber volume can be used Species adjustment is not recommen...

Страница 9: ...065 cu ft Weight 20 oz 20 oz 16 oz 1 25 lb Specific Gravity Weight Volume Specific Gravity of water 1 25 lb 0 065 cu ft 62 34 lb cu ft 0 31 In order to ensure that the value obtained for the specific gravity is statistically significant a number of pieces must be measured and the average determined Use this value of specific gravity for the species adjustment in the meter METER CALIBRATION The met...

Страница 10: ...0 Hemlock Eastern 0 80 Jarrah 0 43 Chestnut American 0 45 Hemlock Mountain 0 46 Jelutong 0 34 Cottonwood Balsam poplar 0 45 Hemlock Western 0 76 Kapur 0 35 Cottonwood Black 0 52 Larch Western 0 84 Kempas 0 40 Cottonwood Eastern 0 35 Pine Eastern white 0 64 Keruing Apitong 0 64 Dogwood Flowering 0 43 Pine Jack 0 67 Koa 0 50 Elm American 0 51 Pine Loblolly 0 67 Lauan Dark Red 0 63 Elm Rock 0 41 Pine...

Страница 11: ...illow 0 64 Oak Red 1 0 64 Oak White Bur 0 66 Oak White Chestnut 0 63 Oak White Overcup 0 67 Oak White Post 0 67 Oak White Swamp chestnut 0 72 Oak White Swamp white 0 66 Oak White 0 64 Persimmon Common 0 46 Sassafras 0 52 Sweetgum 0 49 Sycamore American 0 58 Tanoak 0 50 Tupelo Black 0 50 Tupelo Water 0 55 Walnut Black 0 39 Willow Black 0 42 Yellow poplar Plywood and OSB Spec Gravity Plywood and OSB...

Страница 12: ...EGISTRATION Fill out for your records and FAX to Accurate Technology 1 828 654 8824 or Register on line at www proscale com Name E Mail Company Address Address City State Region Zip Postal Code Country Purchased From Purchased When Pro 60 Serial Number ...

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