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Quick Start Guide Pawkit Water Activity Meter...
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Displays water activity value and temperature. the right button (II) will be active. Button II can be Congratulations on your new Pawkit used to adjust the calibra- Water Activity Meter. This guide will tion of the instrument if it is not measuring within help you begin gathering data in just specifications.
What’ s Included? Carrying Case Contains Pawkit instrument, manual, sample cups, and standards. Operator’ s Manual Instrument instructions and care. Sample Cups Case includes 10 initial sample cups. Verification Standards Pawkit If you don’t have two boxes go to store.aqualab.com to purchase.
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*Standards come in boxes of 50 plastic disposable vials and the four types you can use with the Pawkit for verification include the Standards are salt solutions with known water .920,.760, and the .250.
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(Blue). Note: Note: Each Pawkit case contains a set of trial vials. You will need to order more standards for your daily verification of the instrument.
Final Reading– no sunburst icon above Reading in process Reading complete Reading is still in process if you see Reading is complete when your Pawkit ‘beeps’ the sunburst icon. and the sunburst icon disappears. If the standard measures between 0.74 and 0.78, move on to the second verification...
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Daily Verification- Step Two Determine Secondary Standard Identify range of water activity for your product(s). Conduct a two-point performance verification daily. If you need guidance on which two standards to use, please contact If the product you are about to test has a us: Email: support@aqualab.com, or call us high water activity above .76, use the .92 at: 509.332.5601.
Twist off vial cap and pour contents into a new sample cup. Take a reading of the second standard by placing the Pawkit over the cup and pressing the left I button. Error! If the instrument doesn’t measure within specifications, Standard not clean the chamber and retry.
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Product- Step 3 Ready! Sample Test Place a sample of your product in a new sample cup. Cover the bottom of the sample cup as much as possible. If your product is larger than the cup, it will be necessary to make the product smaller to fit the sample cup.
Instrument Components Maintenance Sensor Filter Sensor Cover Do not moisten during Cover the chamber cleaning process. If filter components when AquaLab offers an Annual Calibration Service becomes contaminated, instrument is not in use. which includes: replace filter. • Factory calibration. •...
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Complete moisture analysis with these AquaLab products: Series 4 4TEV Water Activity Meter. Water Activity Meter. Water Activity Meter. Moisture Analyzer. Vapor Sorption Analyzer. Temperature Control Temperature Control Water Activity. Dynamic & Static Moisture (Between 15-50˚C). (Between 15-50˚C). Moisture Content. Sorption Isotherm generation.
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