1. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 1. Turning the meter ON 2. Wood type adjustment TYPE - Press the button briefly - Press and hold button ; use to adjust parameter WOOD TYPE - Immediately after powering on, the device is ready for parameter setting and measurement TYPE TYPE...
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; use wood fibers and hammer them in timber board using action hammer to the depth of 1/3 of the to adjust WOOD TEMPERATURE timber board - connect probes and moisture meter RVD-904 using measurement cable TYPE UP/DOWN UP/DOWN HOLD...
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5. Measurement - moisture content reading 6. Turning the meter OFF - Turn the meter on and wait for reading to stabilize. - Press the button briefly Read the measured value. HOLD - If needed, press briefly button to hold the measured value displayed for later reading TYPE TYPE...
¸ Storage T: - 40 50 C; RH: 5 Dimensions W H x D) 80 x 150 x 40 (mm) TYPE Weight 200 g UP/DOWN HOLD MEASUREMENT WOOD MOISTURE METER Measurement resolution 0.1 % RVD-904 ¸ Measurement range 100) %...
3. DESCRIPTION OF MOISTURE METER AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT OPTIONAL TYPE UP/DOWN HOLD WOOD MOISTURE METER RVD-904...
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RVD-904 FRONT SIDE LAYOUT Universal portable moisture meter RVD-904 is built for wood, LC DISPLAY shows: concrete and other materials moisture content measurement. - measured moisture content Device is placed in the plastic case with large display for - parameter values...
4. DEVICE SET-UP AND ADJUSTMENT FOR MEASUREMENT Certain parameters which depend on measured sample and measurement conditions must be adjusted before measurement. This is crucial because measured moisture content greatly depends on parameter settings. 4.1 WOOD TYPE (or CONCRETE TYPE) parameter setting Information regarding type of wood (or concrete) is defined by the value of parameter TYPE , which represent the...
WOOD TEMPERATURE (or CONCRETE TEMPERATURE) parameter setting Second data needed for correct wood moisture content measurement is wood temperature (most commonly wood temperature is equal to surrounding air temperature, so this data can also be used as relevant data for measurement). Temperature is entered in Therefore, it is necessary to measure wood or air temperature using appropriate thermometer, and enter that value as a TEMPERATURE...
- Connect the probes and instrument using measurement cable: connect BNC connector on one side of cable to RVD-904, and free endings on the other side of cable to probes hammered in the wooden sample. Measurement circle is formed this way and system is ready for measurement;...
5.1 General notes regarding wood MC measurement universal portable moisture meter RVD-904 operation principle is based on electric resistance measurement method. Electric resistance of the wood depends on wood moisture content, with almost linear dependancy in range 4% to 30% MC. For obtaining most accurate data, it is best to perform measurement in several points.
In that case, additional connector for connection of this probe (USB type) is installed on moisture meter RVD-904 This probe can measure air temperature at which the wood timber is stored and this data can then be used as the parameter WOOD TEMPERATURE during wood moisture content measurement in case there is no better (more precise) way to timber temperature.
Additional equipment is necessary for moisture measurement in these materials and is ordered separately. Two methods for measurement are used: measurement with contact mass and measurement without it. "NIGOS - elektronik" on customer request provide especially designed probes (electrodes) used for moisture...
7.1 Construction materials MC measurement procedure User must perform certain preparation before actual measurement - adjust portable meter RVD-904 (parameters Y E and TEMPERATURE adjustment if necessary) and prepare material for measurement. Preparation of material imply that two holes must be drilled with suitable tool with the distance of 10cm between them and vertical to material surface.
8. APPENDIX - WOOD TYPES TABLE WOOD SPECIE TYPE WOOD SPECIE TYPE WOOD SPECIE TYPE Abachi Camphorwood, Borneo Balsa Abura Cedar Banga Wanga Acacia Cedar, Red Basswood Afara, White Chengal Beech, Chilean Afrormosia Cherry Beech, steamed Agathis Chestnut Beech, White Alder Bintangor Chestnut, American...
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WOOD SPECIE TYPE WOOD SPECIE TYPE WOOD SPECIE TYPE Eucalypto Jarrah Linden (Lime) Jelutong Locust Geronggang Jong Kong Magnolia Greenheart Juniper Mahogany, African Greenheart, African Kapur Mahogany, Australian Guatambu Karri Mahogany, Sapelli Kasai Mahogany, White Hemlock Kempass Mahogony, Philippines Hickory Keranji Mansonia Hornbeam...
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WOOD SPECIE TYPE WOOD SPECIE TYPE WOOD SPECIE TYPE Meranti, White Padauk, African Sequoia Meranti, Yellow Padauk, Burma Sepetir Merawan Palisander Seraya Merbau Panga Panga Sipo (Utile) Mersawa Pear Spruce Mulberry Pine Teak Niangon Plum Teak, Rhodesian Nyatoh (Balam) Poplar Ulin Oak, European Pyinkado...