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3M QUESTEMP 36 Operator's Manual

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QUESTemp° 36
Thermal Environment Monitor
Operator's Manual
Note: Due to the new ATEX Directive in Europe, all
references in this document to "Ex" or "EEx" for
intrinsic safety approvals should be disregarded
effective 7/1/03 within the member countries of the
European Union (EU). At this time, this product is
not approved in accordance with the new ATEX
Directive and is not sold for use in hazardous
atmospheres or explosive zones by customers
within the EU. Outside of the EU, all references to
intrinsic safety continue without change
.
Copyright 9/2001
Revision B
P/N 056-663
2

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  • Page 1 Copyright 9/2001 Revision B P/N 056-663 QUESTemp° 36 Thermal Environment Monitor Operator’s Manual Note: Due to the new ATEX Directive in Europe, all references in this document to "Ex" or "EEx" for intrinsic safety approvals should be disregarded effective 7/1/03 within the member countries of the European Union (EU).

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 10. SENSORS ................... 15 1. UP AND RUNNING NATURAL WET BULB THERMOMETER ........15 ................. 5 GLOBE THERMOMETER ..............15 DRY BULB THERMOMETER .............. 15 2. USING THE QUESTEMP ............5 RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR ............16 3. MEASUREMENTS ................

  • Page 3: Up And Running

    1. UP AND RUNNING 3. MEASUREMENTS 1. Make sure the wet bulb’s wick is clean. Fill the reservoir with distilled The QUESTemp°36 data logging area heat stress monitor measures four water. parameters: ambient or dry bulb temperature (DB), natural wet bulb temperature (WB), globe temperature (G), and relative humidity (RH).

  • Page 4: Airflow

    4. OPERATIONAL MODES The Heat Index is defined over a temperature range of 70°F - 120°F (21°C - 49°C) and a relative humidity range of 30% - 99%. Outside of this range, the instrument will show dashes in the display for the Heat Index. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ►VIEW PRINT...

  • Page 5: Reset

    PRINT Allows printing to a parallel or serial printer or to a computer. The unit will DOWN ARROW recognize the cable plugged in and configure itself for serial or parallel. If no Changes items appearing in the display. Scrolls down. cable is plugged in it will default to serial.

  • Page 6: Data Logging

    7. DATA LOGGING A series of dashes appear in the display if one of the following occur: • the Heat Index or Humidex is outside of its allowable range Data from each sensor is recorded at the interval set by the logging rate. Every time •...

  • Page 7: Sample Printout

    Stay Times: ACGIH, Acclimated, WBGTi, clo correction = 1.0 C HEAT STRESS REPORT TIME WBGTi WBGTo GLOBE FLOW File Name _________________________ Questemp 36 Rev 1.00 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --- --- ----- --- --- --- --- Serial # TK09090909 11:08 68.7 67.9 59.4 82.4...

  • Page 8: Pc Communications

    9. PC COMMUNICATIONS RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR A relative humidity sensor is located in a compartment inside of the sensor bar housing. Slots in the housing allow air to circulate around the sensor. The QUESTemp°36 has the flexibility to be set up and controlled through computer software.

  • Page 9: Operating Sequence

    OPERATING SEQUENCE Cable lengths of up to two hundred feet (61 meters) may be used without a decrease in accuracy provided the environment does not contain strong electromagnetic 1. Turn FLOW ON in the setup menu of the Questemp°36. fields. 2.

  • Page 10: Battery Replacement

    battery. If the rechargeable battery pack ever needs to be replaced, it can be 15. SPECIFICATIONS accessed by removing the screws from the bottom panel of the unit. Measurements: The 2-position switch located in the battery compartment must be set by the user Globe, dry bulb, wet bulb, WBGTin, WBGTout, WBGT weighted average if the power supply method is changed.

  • Page 11: Appendix A : Heat Exposure Tables

    Remote Sensor Bars: 2 x 15pin D-sub jacks are located on the side of the unit for plugging in 1 or 16. APPENDIX A : HEAT EXPOSURE TABLES 2 additional sensor bars by using remote cables up to 200 feet (61m). The top sensor bar can also be remote with a cable.

  • Page 12: Acgih Clothing Corrections

    ACGIH CLOTHING CORRECTIONS PHEL Curves (Continued) WBGT(F) I The following clothing corrections are in degrees Celsius. When a clothing 98.0 2:55 2:35 2:10 1:45 1:20 0:55 correction is entered into the setup portion of the Questemp°36, the value is 99.0 2:40 2:20 2:00...

  • Page 13: Electrical Power Research Institute

    ELECTRICAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE 17. APPENDIX B : ACCESSORIES The recommended working hours are shown based on a maximum of four hours. Sensor array with 2 inch globe 56-795 A time of 4:01 indicates greater than 4 hours. Sensor array with 6 inch globe 56-780 6 Foot shielded remote sensor cable 53-924...

  • Page 14: Quest Service And Warranty Policy

    18. QUEST SERVICE AND WARRANTY POLICY Warranty Policy Quest Technologies warrants our instruments to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year under normal conditions of use and service. For Service Information U.S.A. customers, we will replace or repair (our option) defective instruments at no Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest instruments available, charge, excluding batteries, abuse, misuse, alterations, physical damage, or manufactured by one of the most respected names in safety &...

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