Getting Started; Getting To Know Your Mass Flow Meter; The Flow Meter Display; Status Messages - Omega FMA-1600A Series User Manual

Mass flow meters
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Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Mass Flow Meter

The Flow Meter Display

The figure to the right identifies the various features of the flow meter display.
Highlights
pressure
Highlights
temperature
Tares
the device's flow measurement
Highlights
volumetric (actual) flow
Highlights
mass flow
MENU
enters the main menu system.
NEXT
accesses the optional
Toggles the backlight.

Status Messages

Status messages are shown to the right of the main readout number. In the example to the
right the
OVR
message shows that the totalizer rolled over to zero.
ADC
Analog-digital converter error
LCK
Front display is locked
MOV
Mass flow over range of device
OVR
Totalizer rolled over to zero

Mounting

Flow meters do not require straight runs of pipe upstream or downstream. Most flow meter
models can be mounted in any position, including upside-down. Corrosive-resistant flow
meters use media-isolated sensors that must be tared after changing orientation.

Filters

When pressure drop is not a concern, use in-line sintered filters to prevent large particulates
from entering the flow body of the meter. Suggested maximum particulate sizes are as follows:
• 5 microns for units with flow ranges ≤1 SCCM.
• 20 microns for units with flow ranges between 1 SCCM and 1 SLPM.
• 50 microns for units with flow ranges ≥1 SLPM.
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in the center of the device.
in the center of the device.
(page
rate in the center of the device.
rate in the center of the device (default).
flow totalizer (page
POV
Pressure over range of device
TMF
Totalizer missed out-of-range flow
TOV
Temperature over range of device
VOV
Volumetric flow over range of device
10).
11).
The main display. Note the button
behind the logo, which toggles the
device backlight.
The main display with barometer
(PSIG) and an OVR status
message.
Getting Started

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