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500-61001-001 Rev. D   

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Getting Started 

This sections informs you about 

  Turning on the meter 

  Moisture readings 

  Storing a reading 

  What is a group 

  Viewing statistics 

  The menu system 

  Changing species 

Before you begin, make sure your hand -meter has a 
fresh set of batteries. 

Turning on the meter 

Turn on the meter by pressing the 

STORE

 button for one 

second.  The display will momentarily show the model, 
software version, and revision numbers.  Your meter is 
now ready to take moisture readings. 

Moisture readin gs 

Take moisture readings by pressing the bottom of the 
meter to the wood surface.  The first line of the display 
shows the species for which the meter is calibrated.  The 
second line shows the reading in percent moisture 
content. 

Storing a reading 

While p ressing the bottom of the meter to the wood 
surface at the location of interest, press the 

STORE

 button 

to save that reading in a group. 

What is a group? 

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 deviation, 
highest reading, and lowest reading are calculated on 
individual groups.  They may be accessed for viewing by 
using the menu system. 

The menu system 

For example, to view the mean and standard deviation 
values for the active group, press the 

MENU

 button to 

activate the main menu.  Press the 

ARROW

 button to 

scroll through the menu until the menu item 

Mean/Std

 is 

displayed.  Press the 

STORE

 button to activate the menu 

item.   

Changing species 

If the meter is not set to the species you are measuring 
change it using the menu system.  See the section 
“Factory Species List” for a complete list of available 
species.  If your species is not listed, you may customize 
a species as outlined in the section “Changing Species.” 
 

Содержание L610

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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