TPI 370 Series Quick Start Manual

Common Emissivity Values
Material Emissivity
Aluminum (oxidized) 0.25
Aluminum (polished) 0.1
Asbestos 0.95
Brass (oxidized) 0.6
Brass (polished) 0.1
Carbon 0.75
Carborundum 0.85
Cardboard 0.9
Cast Iron (polished) 0.2
Cast Iron (rusted) 0.95
Chromium (polished) 0.1
Concrete 0.7
Copper (oxidized) 0.8
Copper (polished) 0.05
Gold (polished) 0.1
Iron plate 0.7 to 0.85
Lead (oxidized) 0.3
Lead (pure) 0.1
F. MAINTENANCE
1. Clean the surface of the instrument and optical lens with a damp cloth.
2. Replace the 9 Volt battery when the low battery indicator appears on
the LCD.
G. TROUBLE SHOOTING
Symptom
Temperature seems inaccurate.
371/373 does not turn on.
Laser does not turn on.
Marble 0.9
Matte black paint 0.95
Nickel (pure) 0.1
Nickel plate (oxidized) 0.95
Paper 0.9
Plaster 0.9
Plastics 0.8 to 0.95
Quartz 0.9
Red Brick 0.75 to 0.9
Rubber (rough) 0.98
Rubber (smooth) 0.9
Silica 0.4
Silver (polished) 0.1
Stainless Steel (other) 0.2 to 0.6
Stainless Steel (polished) 0.1
Steel (ground sheet) 0.6
Steel (Mild) 0.3 to 0.5
Steel plate 0.9
Timber 0.8 to 0.9
Water 0.98
Zinc (oxidized) 0.1
Probable Cause
• Dirty optical lens.
• Low battery.
• Instrument held too far away
from target increasing desired
target area.
• Target surface has poor
emissivity qualities.
• Laser sight out of alignment.
• Dead or low battery.
• Defective POWER ON switch.
• Broken batter connector.
• Low battery.
• Broken connector to Laser.
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