WoodTester Compact - Measuring equipment Laserliner - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL WoodTester Compact Laserliner

Wood group A, Moisture in % 12 position wet/dry LED indicator LED 0…4 (green) = dry LED 5…7 (yellow) = moist LED 8…12 (red) = wet LED 11…12 (red): Low battery charge wet/dry indicator for wood group B Wood group B, Moisture in % On/Off switch The sharply pointed electrodes present an injury hazard. Always put the safety cap on the unit when it is not in use or being transported.

Function/application: This material moisture device detects and evaluates the material moisture content of wood by way of electric resistance measurement. The displayed value is material moisture in % with respect to dry mass. Example: 100% material moisture for 1kg of wet wood = 500g water. Measurement procedure notice: Be sure neither supply lines (electric lines, water pipes, etc) nor a metal subsurface is present at the location to be measured. Insert the electrodes as far into the material as possible but never use excessive or sudden impact force as this could damage the unit. Always pull the unit out of the material with left/right twisting motion. Perform several comparative measurements at different locations to minimise measurement error. Read the operating instructions and the enclosed brochure „Guarantee and additional notices“ completely. Follow the instructions they contain. Safely keep these documents for future reference. !WoodTester Compact

4 green, 3 yellow and 5 red LEDs illuminate. 4 green LEDs and one yellow LED light up. Self-test function The device switches itself off automati- cally after 3 minutes to save battery power. If the device has switched itself off, use the On/Off switch again to switch it on again.

dry moist wet dry moist wet trocken feucht nass If a measurement should produce no change of the LEDs, it is possible that the measured material is too dry. Perform a self-test of the device with the protective cap to make sure the device is in good working order.

If a measurement for a group B wood is now made, the material‘s moisture in % will be displayed in the lower scale. In this case, the right-most illuminated LED (regardless of colour) and the colour-scale beneath it are used to determine if the wood is to be classied as „dry“, „moist“ or „wet“. Evaluation is now based on the lower colour scale. Green = dry, yellow = moist, red = wet. Example shown: 23%, red section of the lower scale = wet. Wet/dry LED indicator for group B After switching the device on, all 12 LEDs will illuminate briey. Thereafter, the rst green LED will blink continuously. The device is now ready to use. If a measurement for a group A wood is made, the material‘s moisture in % will be displayed in the upper scale. The LED display bar becomes larger, from left to right, with increasing moisture content. The 12-position LED display is subdivided into 4 green (dry), 3 yellow (moist) and 5 red (wet) segments. The moisture content of wood can be determined both from the percentage gure as well as from the LED colour. Example shown: 13%, green LED = dry. Wet/dry LED indicator for group A The location to be measured should be untreated, free of knots, dirt and resin. Measurements should not be made on the end faces of wood because these areas dry particularly quickly such that they produce incorrect measurement results. Determining wood moistureWoodTester Compact

EU directives and disposal This device complies with all necessary standards for the free movement of goods within the EU. This product is an electric device and must be collec-ted separately for disposal according to the European Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment. Further safety and supplementary notices at: www.laserliner.com/info Resistive material moisture measurement by way of integrated electrodes2 wood scales9% … 23%11% … 27% ± 2% 22 °C0 °C … 40°C-10 °C … 70 °C 85% 1 x 6LR61 9Vapprox. 40 hoursMeasurement principle MaterialMeasurement range, wood group A Measurement range, wood group BAccuracyNominal temperaturePermissible operating temperaturePermissible storage temperaturePermissible max. relative humidityPower supplyBattery service life Technical data Technical revisions reserved. 01.15. Functional and operational safety is only warranted when the instrument is operated within the specied climatic conditions and is only used for those purposes for which it is designed. The assessment of measurement results and actions taken as a consequence lie in the user‘s scope of responsibility, depending on the given type of work.

The last measurement value will continue to display for about 5 seconds after removing the device from the measured material. During this period the LEDs will blink and show the last measure- ment value. As soon as only the rst green LED blinks, the device is ready to make a new measurement. Auto-Hold function10