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Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability Each product from Fluke Corporation, Hart Scientific Division (“Hart”) is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. The warranty period is one year(s) for the Reference Thermometer. The warranty period begins on the date of the shipment.
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Warranty is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such holding will not af- fect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Fluke Corporation, Hart Scientific Division 799 E. Utah Valley Drive • American Fork, UT 84003-9775 • USA Phone: +1.801.763.1600 •...
Your Fluke 1523 and 1524 thermometer readout is a handheld, battery operated instrument that measures tem- perature using Platinum resistance Thermometers (PRT), Thermistors, and Thermocouples (TC).
A Warning identifies conditions and actions that pose hazard(s) to the user; a Caution identifies conditions and actions that may damage the instrument being used. International symbols used on the reference thermometer and in this manual are explained in Table 1 on page 1.3.1...
Cautions To avoid possible damage to the reference thermometer or to equipment under test: Do not apply more than the rated voltage, as marked on the reference thermometer, between the inputs, ● or between any input and earth ground (30 V 24 mA max all terminals).
Safety Information Table 1 International Symbols Symbol Description AC (Alternating Current) AC-DC Battery Complies with European Union directives Double Insulated Electric Shock Fuse Symbol Description PE Ground Hot Surface (Burn Hazard) Read the User’s Guide (Important Information) Canadian Standards Association C-TICK Australian EMC mark The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) mark.
CE Comments 1.4.1 EMC Directive Hart Scientific’s equipment has been tested to meet the European Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC Directive, 2004/108/EC ). The Declaration of Conformity for your instrument lists the specific stan- dards to which the unit was tested. The instrument was designed specifically as a test and measuring device.
Emissions Testing The instrument fulfills the limit requirements for Class B. Low Voltage Directive (Safety) In order to comply with the European Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC), Fluke equipment has been de- signed to meet the EN 61010-1. probe cable clamp-on ferrite...
1.8 Authorized Service Centers Please contact one of the following authorized Service Center to coordinate service on your Fluke product: Fluke Corporation Hart Scientific Division Phone: +1.801.763.1600 Fluke Nederland B.V. Phone: +31-402-675300 Fluke Int'l Corporation - CHINA Phone: +86-10-6-512-3436 Fluke South East Asia Pte Ltd. - SINGAPORE...
Quick Start Setup V MAX Figure 2 Input/Output Connections - 1523 CALIBRATION 1523 THERMOMETER READOUT Table 2 1523 Input/Output Connections Name Serial Connector, T1 Power V DC Setup Description Serial interface connector Sensor Connector, Channel 1 External Power adapter connection...
Setup V MAX Figure 3 Input/Output Connections - 1524 CALIBRATION 1524 THERMOMETER READOUT Table 3 1524 Input/Output Connections Name Serial Connector, T1 Connector, T2 Power V DC Description Serial interface connector Sensor Connector, Channel 1 Sensor Connector, Channel 2 External Power adapter connection...
Setup Table 4 1523 Key Functions Description Power on or off Yellow Second or Special Function Key Turns the backlight on or off 1st Press: MAX, 2nd Press: MIn, 3rd Press: AVE, 4th Press: STD DEV STATS ° ° Units, °C/°F HOLD 1st press - Holds value on screen "-- HOLD --"...
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Description RECALL 1st Press - Enters Recall menu, 2nd Press - Exits Recall Menu NEXT Moves down to next option on screen. “RESET” - Resets Stats Data STATS ° ° “Ω mV” - Toggles from °C to Ω or Ω to °C (PRT, thermistor), °C to mV or mV to °C (TC) HOLD “TREND”...
Table 5 1524 Key Functions Description Power on or off Yellow Second or Special Function Key Turns the backlight on or off 1st Press: Max, 2nd Press: Min, 3rd Press: Ave, 4th Press: STD DEV STATS ° ° Units, °C/°F HOLD 1st press - Holds value on screen "-- HOLD --"...
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Setup Description Selects highlighted selection, Saves a new selection. ENTER RECALL 1st press - Enters Recall Menu, 2nd press - Exits Recall Menu NEXT Moves down to next option on screen. “RESET” - Resets Stats Data STATS ° ° “Ω mV” - Toggles from °C to Ω or Ω to °C (PRT, thermistor), °C to mV or mV to °C (TC) HOLD “TREND”...
Specifications Figure 13 1524 Menu (cont) Specifications Specifications are based on a one year calibration cycle and apply from 13 °C to 33 °C unless stated otherwise. All specifications assume a five minute warm up period. Table 6 General Specifications Operating Temperature †...
3 AA alkaline batteries Power requirements 12 V dc universal power supply Size 96 x 200 x 47 mm (3.75 x 7.9 x 1.86 inches) Weight 0.65 kg (1.4 lb) Safety EN 61010-1:2001, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 61010.1-04 Environmental conditions for all specifications: 13 °C to 33 °C †...
Specifications Table 9 Ohms Measurement, Thermistor Ohms Range 200 Ω to 50 kΩ 50 kΩ to 500 kΩ Temperature Coefficient ( –10 °C to 13 °C , +33 °C to 60 °C): 0.002 %/°C + 0.1 Ω (0 Ω to 50 kΩ) 0.06 %/°C + 0.1 Ω...
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Measure Type Range Accuracies (ITS-90) –200 °C to 0 °C 0.36 °C 0 °C to 900 °C 0.23 °C –20 °C to 0 °C 0.26 °C 0 °C to 400 °C 0.25 °C 400 °C to 1400 °C 0.22 °C –200 °C to 0 °C 0.72 °C 0 °C to 1300 °C...
Specifications Table 11 Temperature, RTD Ranges, and Accuracies (ITS-90) Accuracy ± °C 4 Wire Probe ± 0.011 at –100 °C ± 0.015 at 0 °C ± 0.019 at 100 °C ± 0.023 at 200 °C ± 0.031 at 400 °C ±...