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Wagner Electronics L610 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Copyright Notice L610 AGNER ODEL "D " IGITAL ECORDING OISTURE ETER WNER ANUAL 500-61001-001 OCUMENT NO...
  • Page 2 Wagner Model L610 “Digital Recording” Moisture Meter Owner’s Manual © Copyright 1996-2004 Wagner Electronic Products, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any other language in any form by any means without the express written permission of Wagner Electronic Products, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Clear Menu List ..............13 Clear Group .................13 Clear Reading..............14 Table of Contents..............3 Restore Factory ..............14 FCC Compliance Statement..........4 Clear All Groups ..............14 L610 Moisture Meter ............4 Calibration................15 Getting Started..............6 Technical Notes..............16 Taking Measurements............7 Factory Species List............17 Meter Storage ................7 Technical Bulletin 13 ............18 Turning ON the Meter............8...

  • Page 4: Fcc Compliance Statement

    • Stores up to 500 separate moisture readings. Wagner introduces the L610 Digital Recording Moisture • Stores readings in up to 5 groups. Meter. This remarkable instrument combines Wagner’s unique “Wood-Friendly” electromagnetic scanning with Using non-volatile memory, stored readings are retained 500-61001-001 Rev.
  • Page 5 A backlit LCD To learn more about Wagner Electronics, visit us on the display features a 2-line, 32 character display. Function Web at: http://www.wwwagner.com buttons and scroll arrows operate a menu system that guides the user step-by-step through the selecting, storing and reporting process.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started What is a group? This sections informs you about A group is a set of readings that belong together. You • Turning on the meter determine which readings belong together. Switch to another group by first pressing the button.

  • Page 7: Taking Measurements

    Taking Measurements Technical Services for further information for these applications. In order to take correct moisture content measurements, Meter Storage ensure that the meter’s specific gravity (species) setting Meter Storage is the correct one for your species of wood as listed in the Species Setting Table or Species lists.

  • Page 8: Turning On The Meter

    # xxx. moisture readings or button presses. above 5%, the first line becomes a bar graph representing the current %MC reading. Storing MC # 14 or WAGNER L610 Douglas Fir Grp ISPLAY MC too low # 13 V 1.00 R1.00 .0 %MC...

  • Page 9: Changing Groups

    Changing Groups Menu Selection Menu Selection List Press the GROUP button to activate Press the MENU button to activate the AVG/STD Stats PERATION the Change Group function. Menu Selection function. HI/LOW Stats Calibration Use the ARROW buttons to select the Press the ARROW buttons to scroll Backlight desired group number.

  • Page 10: Avg/Std Stats

    AVG/STD Stats HI/LOW Stats Enter the Menu Selection function and Enter the Menu Selection function and PERATION activate the AVG/STD Stats item. activate the HI/LOW Stats item. Use the ARROW buttons to scroll Use the ARROW buttons to scroll through the group statistics. Only through the group statistics.

  • Page 11: Change Species

    Change Species Edit SG Mode Edit Name Mode Enter the Menu Selection function and Enter the Edit SG mode through the Enter the Edit Name mode through the PERATION activate the Change Species item. Change Species item. Change Species item and Edit SG mode.

  • Page 12: Battery Check

    Battery Check Backlight Enter the Menu Selection function and Enter the Menu Selection function and PERATION activate the Battery Check item. activate the Backlight item. When a low battery condition occurs, Press the STORE button to change GRP will be replaced by BAT in the state of the backlight.

  • Page 13: Clear Menu

    Clear Menu Clear Menu List Clear Group Enter the Menu Selection function and Enter the Clear Menu function and Clear Group PERATION activate the Clear Menu item. activate the Clear Group item. Clear Reading Restore Factory Press the ARROW buttons to scroll Press the ARROW buttons to select Clear All Groups through the Clear Menu list.

  • Page 14: Clear Reading

    Clear Reading Restore Factory Clear All Groups Enter the Clear Menu function and Enter the Clear Menu function and Enter the Clear Menu function and PERATION activate the Clear Reading item. activate the Restore Factory item. activate the Clear All Groups item. Press the ARROW buttons to select Press the STORE button to restore Press the STORE button to clear all...

  • Page 15: Calibration

    Warning—There are two (2) hole plugs located on either RROWS side of the L610 handle. Do not remove these plugs because the adjustments below them are factory set and should not be adjusted by the customer. If adjustment is...

  • Page 16: Technical Notes

    Technical Notes Readings and Groups--The L610 can store up to 500 readings in up to 5 groups. Groups are numbered 0 to 4 and can be selected at random. There is no limit to the number of readings per group as long as the total readings of all groups do not exceed 500.

  • Page 17: Factory Species List

    Factory Species List Jarrah Keruing .64* The L610 has a factory default of 50 species. The Larch,Western.52 specific gravity ( ) and name may be adjusted from the Mahogany,True.59* Species menu item. This allows you to tailor the Meter Maple,Bigleaf.48 calibration to a species not listed.

  • Page 18: Technical Bulletin 13

    (SG) stored in the default list 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.

  • Page 19: Species Setting Tables

    Menu > up/down arrows to select Change Species > Store> Select appropriate species with up/down arrows > Wagner Electronics Technical Services Department 0.50 ....Elm, American Species Setting Tables 0.63 .
  • Page 20 0.63 ....Oak (Red), Pin 0.50 ....Douglas Fir 0.67 .

  • Page 21: Specific Gravity Correction Value Sources

    0.44 ....Okoume Imported Species 0.73 ....Opepe 0.54 .

  • Page 22: Species Corrections

    Please call the determine a meter correction value for non-solid woods. factory if you have any questions or concerns about this information. Please contact Wagner Electronics at (541) 582-0541 for additional information on species corrections if needed. 500-61001-001 Rev. D...

  • Page 23: Commentary On Species Adjustment

    Commentary on Species Adjustment In 1992, a study was conducted at the Forest Research Laboratory scheme. The Wood Handbook values are used in the tables, except of Oregon State University on species correction for the Wagner for the imported species. Hand-Held Moisture Meters.

  • Page 24: Determining Specific Gravity

    Determining Specific Gravity Determining the Species Setting Example: for an Unknown Species Length = 10 in. 10 in. / 12 in. = 0.833 ft. The Species Setting Tables, based on specific gravity of solid wood, are provided in this manual. If you do not know the species of the Width = 7 ½...

  • Page 25: Questions And Answers

    Questions and Answers Q: I’m nervous about buying a new technology. What A: Although the various drying processes for green lumber about Wagner Electronic Products, Inc.? How long have can leave wet cores and pockets, moisture continues to pass they been building this type of moisture meter? from fiber to fiber within the wood until it has equalized through out the whole board, and then to surrounding humidity levels.
  • Page 26 . . and only in a line between the non-insulated portion of the pins (often only the A: Model L610 measures boards as narrow as 2 1/2" in width. tips). In contrast, Wagner Hand-Held Moisture Meters generate a three-dimensional field that measures a 2 1/2"...
  • Page 27 A: If you’re measuring an all-wood door with a very thin Meters will read slightly higher than normal (probably less than 3 to 4%). If water is allowed to soak into the wood, it will veneer wood laminate, you can probably use a correction naturally show a higher moisture content.
  • Page 28 Forest Products Research Laboratory in Madison, WI: 608- production line? 231-9200. 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 500-61001-001 Rev.

  • Page 29: Warranty

    Warranty no control over the manner in which the unit will be used, it makes no warranty tha t the meter will stay in calibration for any specific period of time. Wagner Electronic Wagner Electronic Products, Inc. warrants this product Products, Inc.

  • Page 30: Repair Service

    Repair Service In the event of damage or failure to your meter, contact Wagner for a RMA number prior to returning it for repair: Voice: (541) 582-0541 Fax: (541) 582-4138 E-Mail: support@wwwagner.com Mail: Technical Services Department Wagner Electronic Products, Inc. 326 Pine Grove Road Rogue River, OR 97537 Your meter will be repaired, calibrated and returned promptly.

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