Manual Thank you for purchasing a moisture balance from PCE Instruments. Safety notes Please read this manual carefully and completely before you use the device for the first time. The device may only be used by qualified personnel and repaired by PCE Instruments personnel. Damage or injuries caused by non-observance of the manual are excluded from our liability and not covered by our warranty.
Approx. 4.4 kg Parcel details 500 x 350 x 360 mm / approx. 7 kg Delivery content 1 x moisture balance PCE-MA series 1 x wind shield 10 x sample pan 1 x mains cable 1 x sample pan holder / handle...
Manual System description Device Heat protection plate Pan retainer Wind shield sample pan Insertion aid Assemble the parts as illustrated above. 1. Start with the heat protection plate (1). 2. The notch in the side wall of the wind shield (2) must be placed in a way that it faces the user. 3.
Manual Function keys Function Power on / off Start / stop measurement Tare / Leave settings Open settings Switch between absolute and relative measuring result Confirm current settings / go to next setting Return to weighing mode (short keystroke) / Calibration (long keystroke) Change settings...
Manual RS-232 interface / printer The RS-232 interface is used for connecting the optional PCE-BP 1 printer to the scales. To do so, you have to set the following on the printer: The printer comes with an RS-232 cable which is used for connecting both devices: SUB-D 9 plug for RS-232 MAS60 930 017-517 interface on the PCE-MA...
Manual Preparation Preparation of sample You should always prepare only one sample for measurement to avoid that it loses moisture to the environment or absorbs air humidity. In case several samples have to be taken at the same time, they should be put into airtight containers to make sure their characteristics do not change when stored.
Manual Glass fibre filter circle Glass fibre filter circles ensure that liquid samples are evenly spread on the sample pan and prevent the combustion of solids. The glass fibre filter circle has the following advantages: even spreading due to capillary action no formation of drops quick evaporation due to larger surface Practical advice...
Manual Drying modes Press the key to get to the drying mode selection screen. Here you can select different drying modes and set up new ones. A number which indicates the memory location flashes on the left-hand side of the display. The user can retrieve up to 16 different memory locations, using the arrow keys .
Manual 5.2.2 Specify measurement / stop mode After the selection of the heat-up mode, the bar icon will flash in the upper side of the display. The user can select between three measurement / stop modes. Constant measurement value In this measurement / stop mode, the measurement is stopped automatically when the measurement value is constant over a certain period of time.
Manual 5.2.3 Setting the drying temperature After selecting the measurement / stop mode, the temperature indication will flash in the upper side of the display. You can set the drying temperature using the arrow keys . The first setting can be made in steps of 10 %.
This can be easily reproduced by a rule of three. ATTENTION: The moisture analysers of the PCE-MA series have a higher weighing resolution than the one indicated. The moisture balance uses the higher resolution which is invisible to the user for calculation.
Manual Print out results (optional) You can print out the measurement results by using the optional PCE-BP 1 printer. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the printer is set up properly and both devices are connected to each other. 2.
Manual Warranty You can read our warranty terms in our General Business Terms which you can find here: https://www.pce-instruments.com/english/agb. Disposal For the disposal of batteries, the 2006/66/EC directive of the European Parliament applies. Due to the contained pollutants, batteries must not be disposed of as household waste. They must be given to collection points designed for that purpose.
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