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- Page 1 DSX500 • DSX540 • DSX501 Digi-Stem Thermometer User Manual Palmer Wahl Instruments, Inc. 234 Old Weaverville Road Asheville, NC 28804 Toll Free 800-421-2853 Phone 828-658-3131 WD1036 Rev E Fax 828-658-0728 July 16, 2024 www.palmerwahl.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL Table of Contents Application and Key Features..............3 Programming.....................3 Programming before Insulation............3 DSX500 Programming..............3 Installation....................3 Meter Mounting - Fixed Probe............3 Meter Mounting - Remote Probe...........4 Probe Wire Connections..............5 Loop Power Connections...............5 Grounding..................7 Ventilation..................8 Adjustable Angle Probe..............8 Operation....................8 Scale Selection °F/°C..............8 Making Measurements..............9... -
Page 3: Application And Key Features
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL 1. Application and Key Features The Wahl DSX500 is designed for temperature monitoring applications where a high degree of accuracy and ease of use are desirable and transmission of the reading via 4-20 mA current loop is required. To achieve this objective the DSX500 incorporates the following features: •... -
Page 4: Meter Mounting - Remote Probe
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL Caution! Do not rotate Digi-Stems with adjustable angles more than 360 in one direction as wire breakage may occur. See 3.7 for additional instruction. Caution! Do not use the Digi-Stem enclosure to tighten meter. Use a wrench on the coupling nut for tightening. -
Page 5: Probe Wire Connections
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL Bracket Mounting Holes Digi-Stem Mounting Screw Fig. 1 3.3. Probe Wire Connections – Remote probes w/o connector or uninstalled fixed probe (Fig. 3). 3.3.1. Loosen the four Phillips head screws in the front cover until the cover is removed. - Page 6 DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL 3.4.3. Replace cover on Digi-Stem enclosure and secure with four screws tightened to a force of 4 to 5 in-lbs. of torque. 3.4.4. Model DSX501 comes with a Turck M12 connector preinstalled into the current loop port. Connection is as follows: (Fig. 2) Pin # Label Description...
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Page 7: Grounding
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL Calibration Port J3 °F/°C Jumper Pin 1 Current Loop -Excite Probe Connector Connector J6 -ILoop Ground Terminal +ILoop For Shielding +RTD +Excite Fig. 3 3.5. Grounding 3.5.1. It is recommended that the DSX500 Enclosure be grounded to provide optimum safety and noise and interference immunity. -
Page 8: Ventilation
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL 3.5.3. Remote Probe Models - When installing remote probe systems, care should be used to avoid having multiple grounds, thereby creating a ground loop. • When the probe is grounded by the process equipment, the enclosure should be installed in a manner that assures it is only grounded via the probes shank and cabling system. -
Page 9: Making Measurements
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL 4.2. Making measurements - With the loop power applied and probe connected the meter automatically updates the display with the most recent measurement. Factory default for measurement sample/display rate is 1 per second. 4.3. Current Loop Output current calculation Current on the 4-20 mA loop is dependent on the transmitter programming values and follows the equation, –... -
Page 10: Ohm Meter Calibration
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL conversion algorithm. Programming and/or calibration require the use of the DSTPROG or DSTCAL software package. These packages include the USB cable, USB/DST Interface Box and DST calibration cable. DSTPROG programming software includes the ability to set the Sample Rate, R0 and transmitter programmable variables 4mA output temperature, 20mA output temperature and selection of error condition action (upscale or downscale). -
Page 11: 4-20Ma Calibration
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL 3) Connect the meters calibration port (Fig. 3) to the PC via the 13506 Interface Module. 4) Enter the probes measured R0 value into the R0 box, under the Module Calibration Data section. Press “Set” to program the DSX500 memory with this value. -
Page 12: Specifications
DSX500 SERIES USER MANUAL 6. Specifications Models using a “AA” battery have a Sample/Display update rate of 4 seconds, and a 2 year battery life, 0.5 to > 3 years when set to .25 to 10 second rate. 7. Service For calibration, service or technical support, contact Customer Service. - Page 13 Digi-Stem Thermometer Panel Mount Installation Instructions The Panel Mount system for Wahl Digi-Stem is designed for use with panels from 1/8” to 3/8” thickness. The system uses a square O-ring to seal around the meters H-Frame and the panel. The unit is secured by a U-bracket with 2 #8 wing-nuts and lock washers.
- Page 14 DIGI-STEM® PANEL MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS...
- Page 15 2) Insert new battery with polarity as indicated on battery holder. Positive terminal should be at the top of the PCB. Wahl #DSA3062 - Standard Lithium Thionyl Chloride “C” Battery - for all DST Models except FM versions. Wahl #DSA3060 - FM approved Lithium Thionyl Chloride “C” Battery – required with DST500-FM.
- Page 16 RULES FOR SHIPPING LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES MODELS: DST300, all DST400, DST500, DST600 Series and HSICBB-P contain Lithium metal batteries and have special shipping requirements imposed by the Department of Transportation. • The batteries CANNOT be shipped inside the equipment, except for Model HSICBB-P which must be in the “Power OFF”...
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