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- Page 1 U S E R G U I D E K e s t r e l 5 5 0 0 F i r e W e a t h e r P r o K e s t r e l 5 4 0 0 F i r e W e a t h e r P r o w i t h W B G T PowerMeterStore 1.888.610.7664 www.
- Page 2 CAUTION Your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Meter is designed to provide accurate measurement of current and historical conditions only. Depending on your location and environment, conditions may change rapidly. Rapid temperature and humidity changes (i.e., moving your meter from indoors to outdoors) may cause temporarily inaccurate readings of temperature and humidity as well as all readings that rely on either of these values.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Contact .................. 4 Weather Glossary..............21 Batteries ................4 Impeller Replacement ............23 Measurements And Features ..........5 Warranty Certificate ............24 Getting To Know Your Kestrel ..........7 Buttons .................. 8 Kestrel Options Menu ............8 Weather Mode Screens ............9 Kestrel Menu Navigation ........... -
Page 4: Contact
CONTACT BATTERIES This User Guide contains only the information you need We recommend that ONLY Lithium AA batteries to get started using your Kestrel meter. For FAQ’s, chat be used in your Kestrel Weather/Environmental and e-mail support Meter to provide the widest operating temperature range and to avoid damage caused by leaking lead-acid batteries. -
Page 5: Measurements And Features
MEASUREMENTS Icon 5000 5500 5400 5500 5400 Environmental Weather Fire Fire Wind Speed | Air Speed • • • • • (mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt) • • • • • Temperature (˚F | ˚C) •... - Page 6 MEASUREMENTS 5500 5400 5500 5400 Icon 5000 Environmental Weather Fire Fire • • Wet Blub Globe Temperature (WBGT) (˚F | ˚C) Thermal Work Limit (TWL) (˚F | ˚C) • • • • Globe Temperature (˚F | ˚C) Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C) •...
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Page 7: Getting To Know Your Kestrel
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL BLACK GLOBE SENSOR* FRONT BACK ZONE ALERT REPLACEABLE IMPELLER COVER LIGHT* IMPELLER TEMPERATURE SENSOR SERIAL NUMBER HUMIDITY SENSOR PRESSURE SENSOR SUNLIGHT AA BATTERY (1) READABLE (Lithium recommended) DISPLAY CAPTURE OPTIONS/EXIT BATTERY DOOR BACKLIGHT DATA TRANSFER PORT SELECT SCROLL/ADJUST... -
Page 8: Buttons
KESTREL OPTIONS MENU BUTTONS Most system-wide and weather setup options are accessed Button Name Function from the main Options menu by pressing the button POWER Turns Kestrel on and off. from any Weather Measurement Screen. Press for on, hold for two •... -
Page 9: Weather Mode Screens
WEATHER MODE SCREENS MORE MEASUREMENTS Data Point Scroll Bar Measurement Data Point Value Graph of Stored Data Log & Icon Units Data Point Time Stamp Current Measurement Screen Min Avg Max Screen Data Graph Screen Data Points Screen Press SELECT to enter settings Press SELECT to start, stop Press... -
Page 10: Kestrel Menu Navigation
KESTREL MENU NAVIGATION TYPES OF MENU ITEMS » Tasks are executed by highlighting the field and pressing Select. » The presence of a submenu is indicated by a “…” following a field. » Highlight the field and press Select to enter a submenu. »... -
Page 11: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED Follow the on-screen instructions: 1. INSTALL BATTERY. Slide the battery door latch and open » Place the base of the Kestrel on a flat surface at least 3 door. Insert the provided AA lithium battery as indicated feet from any large metal objects. by the label. -
Page 12: Probability Of Ignition And Fine Dead Fuel Moisture
PROBABILITY OF IGNITION AND FINE DEAD FUEL MOISTURE The Probability of Ignition (PIG) and Fine Dead Fuel Moisture Note! When the time set in the Kestrel is earlier than 08:00 (FDFM, also known as Reference Fuel Moisture or 1 Hour Fuel or later than 19:59, The Shade Setting will be locked to 50%-100% per the recommendations in the Fire Behavior Moisture) measurements in the Kestrel Fire Weather Pro meters... -
Page 13: Configure Wbgt
CONFIGURE WBGT Note: To highlight the severity of conditions, if the Red Warning 1. POWER ON KESTREL. Press to power on Kestrel. Zone is reached, the line indicating the current zone will flash. If 2. CONFIGURE WBGT SETTINGS. the Black Warning Zone is reached, the measurement value will 1. -
Page 14: Custom Flag Settings
MEASURING DIRECTION CUSTOM FLAG SETTINGS If you do not wish to follow one of the WBGT guidelines » The Kestrel’s compass is intended for measuring pre-loaded into the Kestrel Heat Stress Tracker, you may wind direction. The Kestrel must be held vertically set custom zones and zone thresholds. -
Page 15: Altimeter And Barometer
ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER The Kestrel employs a stable, accurate pressure sensor to SETTING REFERENCE VALUES ON BARO measure station pressure, the unadjusted air pressure in MEASUREMENT SCREEN: your location. » Scroll to the Baro measurement screen and » To use your Kestrel to measure barometric pressure select Settings. -
Page 16: Using Min/Avg/Max
USING MIN/ AVG/ MAX CONNECTING TO DEVICES USING LiNK Pressing the right scroll button from any Current If your Kestrel is marked LiNK on the bottom front label, Measurement Screen will open the Min/Avg/Max Screen. it can be connected wirelessly to other LiNK-compatible The capture process is linked for all measurement screens, devices. - Page 17 » Ensure the computer or mobile device is connection will be made and Searching will change searching and in range. When Status changes to Connected, indicating that the pairing is active from Available to Connected, the pairing is and your Kestrel is ready to communicate. active and your Kestrel is ready to communicate.
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Page 18: Creating, Viewing, & Exporting Data Logs
CREATING, VIEWING, & EXPORTING DATA LOGS In addition to taking live measurements, your Kestrel 5 MANUAL DATA LOGGING: Series weather meter is a powerful data logger. The Kestrel » Individual data points can be added to the log at will automatically create a time stamped data log of all any time by pressing the Capture button. - Page 19 to locate Kestrel LiNK in the App or Play store and 2. Connect your Kestrel 5 Series Meter to your computer using a Kestrel USB Data Transfer Cable: install on your mobile device. » Purchase a Kestrel USB Data Transfer Cable. »...
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Page 20: Thermal Work Limit (Twl)
THERMAL WORK LIMIT (TWL) TWL CURRENT MEASUREMENT SCREEN The Kestrel 5400 also displays a measure of human heat stress known as “Thermal Work Limit, ” or “TWL. ” Unlike WBGT, » Units 154.2 which is a measure of the environment, TWL is an estimate »... -
Page 21: Weather Glossary
WEATHER GLOSSARY CONFIGURING TWL: DIRECTION – Compass heading in true or magnetic » In the Settings Menu of the TWL Current WIND SPD – Wind Speed is the measurement of Measurement Screen, scroll to and select the clothing the wind passing through the impeller. For greatest setting that most closely reflects the clothing worn accuracy, point the back of the Kestrel directly into by the people you are monitoring. - Page 22 FDFM – Fine Dead Fuel Moisture, also known as 1 Hr DEW POINT – Dew Point is the temperature at which Moisture Content, is an estimate of the moisture content of water vapor will begin to condense out of the air. dead fuel between 0-1/4”...
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Page 23: Impeller Replacement
IMPELLER REPLACEMENT » Orient one “arm” of the module straight up . Press only the sides of the impeller when removing and inserting [Figure 2]. The impeller can be pushed in from either to avoid damaging the precision hub bearing. [Figure 1] . side. -
Page 24: Warranty Certificate
5-YEAR LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY WARRANTY CERTIFICATE Your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Meter is warrantied to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of FIVE YEARS from the date of its first consumer purchase. NK will repair or replace any defective meter or part when notified within the warranty period, and will return the meter via domestic ground shipping or NK’s choice of method of international shipping at no charge.
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