Taking A Reading - Elcometer 355 Operating Instructions Manual

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3 TAKING A READING

Switch on the gauge.
Place the probe on the surface to be measured. The reading may be
inaccurate if the probe is not held as shown.
The green LED will flash and a beep will sound when a valid reading within
limits has been taken.
If a red LED flashes while taking a reading, this indicates that the reading is
outside of the set limits.
The coating thickness is shown on the display.
If the reading is just above the range of the module, the display shows:
In certain base conditions a negative over range can occur, indicated by:
In either of these two cases, check and re-calibrate if necessary - see "Calibration
- BASE and CAL" on page 9.
In some conditions, the display may show error codes 'E14', 'E15', etc. For
details of these error codes, see "Fault Finding / Error Codes" on page 33.
To save readings into memory (batching), refer to the instructions given in
"Batches and memory" on page 10.
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