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LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Each Fluke product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. The warranty period is 1 year and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only to the...
Table of Contents Title Page Introduction........................1 Applications ........................1 Contacting Fluke ......................1 Safety Information ......................2 Compliance ........................4 Quick Start ........................4 Shipping Contents ......................5 The Keypad ........................6 The Backlight........................6 The Base........................7 The Display ........................7 The Main Screen .......................
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Fluke 983 Users Manual Purging the Particle Counter ..................12 Set Up ........................12 Setting the Particle Counting Mode................14 Setting the Air Sampling Volume or Sampling Time..........14 Setting the Method of Counting Data ................ 15 Setting the Number of Samples ................16 Enabling and Setting a Password for the First Time ..........
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(continued) Contents Purging the Particle Counter Sensor ................. 23 Troubleshooting......................2 4 Specifications ......................... 26 Parts and Accessories....................27...
List of Tables Table Title Page Symbols..........................2 2. Troubles hooting........................25 3. Replaceable Parts and Accessories ..................29...
List of Figures Figure Title Page Fluke 983 Shipping Contents....................5 2. Fluke 983 Keypad........................6 The Base of the Fluke 983 ....................7 4. Main Screen .......................... 8 5. Setup Screen 1........................9 6. Setup Screen 2........................9 7. Clock Setup Menu .........................
Contacting Fluke temperature, and relative humidity of each sample. The data can be easily downloaded to a personal computer To contact Fluke or for service, call one of the following ® using the interface cable adapter, cable, and FlukeView telephone numbers: Forms Documenting Software provided with the unit.
Table 1. Symbols Symbol Meaning Risk of Danger. Important information. Refer to manual. Hazardous voltage. Risk of electrical shock. Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste. Go to Fluke’s website for recycling information. Conforms to relevant European Union directives.
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For service and battery If using the tilt stand, hold the replacement, the instrument must be instrument while using the keypad. sent to Fluke. See “Contacting Fluke”. • Have the Particle Counter serviced only by qualified service personnel. •...
Fluke 983 Users Manual Compliance Quick Start The Particle Counter complies with: The Particle Counter may be used directly out of the box. To immediately use the Particle Counter: P, JIS B9921: 1997, 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC, EN61326: 1997, EN60825-1:2001, Federal Standard 209E Read “Safety Information”...
Particle Counter Shipping Contents Shipping Contents The Particle Counter ships with the items shown in Figure 1. bak07f.eps Fluke 983 Particle Counter and Holster with Hand Strap I Users Manual (English) Isokinetic Probe and Cap J Safety Information (Multi-language) AC Adapter/Charger...
Arrow Keys Main Screen. Each function key corresponds to a name above each function key. Different menus have different labels above the Function keys. Keys Figure 2. Fluke 983 Keypad...
Main Screen • Setup Screen (pages 1 and 2) • Clock Setup Menu • Label Setup Menu The bottom of the display includes information about the corresponding function keys. IOIOI Tripod Mount bak08f.eps Figure 3. The Base of the Fluke 983...
Fluke 983 Users Manual The Main Screen The Main Screen (see Figure 4) appears after the Particle Counter is turned on and after the opening screen appears. The Main Screen includes: • Six particle-size channels • Particle counts • Relative humidity (%RH) •...
Particle Counter The Display The Setup Screens To use the Setup Screens: From the Main Screen, press 2 (SETUP). The Setup Screen 1 appears, see Figure 5. To get to Setup Screen 2 while on Setup Screen 1, press 1 (PAGE 2), see Figure 6.
Fluke 983 Users Manual To change the format of the date from dd/mm/yyyy to The Clock Setup Menu mm/dd/yyyy: To use the Clock Setup Menu: Move the cursor down to Date. From the Main Screen, press (CLOCK). From the Clock Setup Menu, the user can change the Particle Select (PROGRAM).
Particle Counter The Display The large cursor changes to a single-character cursor. Use to change the individual characters. Press 2 (left arrow) and 3 (right arrow) to change to the next character in the series. Once the desired label name is entered, press which has now changed to SAVE, to store the new...
Fluke 983 Users Manual sampling. If the unit fails, see “Purging the Particle Using the Particle Counter Counter Sensor”. The following sections give detailed information about using the Particle Counter. Set Up To set up the Particle Counter: Purging the Particle Counter...
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Particle Counter Using the Particle Counter To use the Particle Counter in hard to reach areas, do the following: High-Purity Tubing Unscrew the threaded Isokinetic Probe. Intake Nozzle Replace it with the intake nozzle. Barbed Isokinetic Connect the high purity tubing to the intake nozzle. Probe Connect the Barbed Isokinetic Probe to the open end of the tubing.
Fluke 983 Users Manual (left arrow) and (right arrow) to select Setting the Particle Counting Mode other modes. The Particle Counting Mode choices are: When the desired mode shows on the screen, press Concentration Mode (RETURN) to select that mode and return to the In Concentration Mode, the Particle Counter samples Main Screen.
Particle Counter Using the Particle Counter If Sample Time CF or Sample Time L is selected: Setting the Method of Counting Data Press (EDIT) to edit the sampling time. The choices for data counting are: Press (Min) to highlight the minutes digit. Cumulative Press (Sec) to highlight the seconds digit.
Fluke 983 Users Manual to change the selected character of Setting the Number of Samples the password. From the Main Screen, press (SETUP). Press (left arrow) or (right arrow) to move the From page one of the Setup Screen, use cursor to the next character.
When the alarm sounds, pressing If the administrator password is forgotten or lost, contact (STOP) once will mute the alarm. Pressing Fluke to receive a new password. Refer to “Contacting again will stop the sample. Fluke”. Setting a Delay Between Samples...
Fluke 983 Users Manual Setting the I/O Port to Download Data to a Setting Temperature Mode To set the Temperature Mode to Fahrenheit or Celsius: Go to Setup Screen 2 and press to move Go to setup screen 2 and press to move the the cursor to “I/O Port".
Particle Counter Transferring Data to a Personal Computer Connect the modular RS-232 cable to the RJ-45 The user-defined alarm limit has been converter and to the Particle Counter. Make sure the exceeded. Particle Counter is off when making the connection. 4 = Low Battery Turn the Particle Counter on.
Fluke 983 Users Manual Click “Meter” then “Logging” then press the “Schedule” Fluke offers a complete Thermal Printer Kit to take tab to either schedule a datalogging session or begin advantage of the printing capabilities of the Particle datalogging remotely.
“I/O Port". battery replacement, the instrument must be Use 2 (left arrow) and 3 (right arrow) to select sent to Fluke. See “Contacting Fluke”. “Print Buffer”. Use the Zero Count Filter to ensure that the Particle Counter filter is free of contamination. Refer to “Purging Press 4 (RETURN) to return to the Main Screen.
Fluke 983 Users Manual WCaution Plug the charger into the 12V jack on the base of the Particle Counter. To avoid damaging the Particle Counter, do Plug the ac adapter into an ac outlet. The Particle not use abrasives or solvents to clean the Counter will take two hours to fully charge.
Particle Counter Maintenance Operate the unit for approximately 15 minutes. Purging the Particle Counter Sensor On the average, not more than one particle greater WCaution than 0.3 µm in five minutes or not more than one To avoid possible damage to the Particle particle per 0.5 cubic foot should be apparent.
A problem with the battery is indicated. Disconnect the Particle Counter from the ac charge adapter/charger. Check the line cord. If the problem persists, contact Fluke. After fully charging the battery in The Particle Counter needs to be turned on and the charger connected for the trickle charge mode, the display does charge circuitry to update the battery status symbol.
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The sensor is contaminated. Refer to “Purging the Particle Counter Sensor”. The laser has dropped below acceptable levels. If the problem persists, contact Fluke. No temperature/humidity reading or Temperature and humidity appear after the sample is in progress. Allow the unit to an incorrect reading acclimate to the sampling environment for greater accuracy.
Particle Counter Parts and Accessories Parts and Accessories To order parts and accessories for the Particle Counter, refer to Table 3 and Figure 10. bak09f.eps Figure 10. Fluke 983 Replaceable Parts...
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Fluke 983 Users Manual Table 3. Replaceable Parts and Accessories Part Callout Description Number 2414654 Holster 2421437 Isokinetic Probe 2421481 Isokinetic Probe Cap 2421350 AC Adapter/Charger 2421377 RS-232 Modular Cable 2421455 ¼” High Purity Tubing (2 ft.) 2421392 RJ-45 to DB-9 Connector...
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Particle Counter Parts and Accessories Table 3. Replaceable Parts and Accessories (cont.) Part Callout Description Number Not Shown 669069 Hand Strap (located on the back of the holster) Not Shown 2543469 983 US Printer Kit 120V version: Seiko DPU-414 Thermal Printer Seiko PW-4007-U1 120 V AC Adapter Seiko BP-4005 Battery Pack 1-Roll Thermal Paper...
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