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PARTS LIST
Part No. Description Qty. per Assembly
0012-7011 0012-7012 0012-7013 0012-7043
0012-0180 Plug and Swivel Assembly ...................1 1 1 1
0012-0176 Thermometer Clip ................................. 2 2 2 2
0012-0007 Wick ....................................................... 1 1 1 1
0002-1740 Screw ..................................................... 2 2 2 2
0002-6858 Roll Pin .................................................. 1 1 1 1
0006-5456 Cap ......................................................... 1 1 1 1
0012-0012 Friction Ring ......................................... 2 2 2 2
0012-0194 Body (°F) ................................................ 1 1 - -
0012-0018 Body (°C) ............................................... - - 1 1
0012-0006 Tube (°F) ................................................ 1 1 - -
0012-0019 Tube (°C) ............................................... - - 1 1
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0012-0267 Thermometer, 30 to 110°F, Mercury ...2 - - 0012-0266 Thermometer, 30 to 110°F, Red Spirit - 2 - -
0012-0265 Thermometer, –5 to 50°C, Mercury ..... - - 2 -
0012-0327 Thermometer, –5 to 50°C, Red Spirit .. - - - 2
Accessories
0012-0011 Wick Replacement Kit containing ................................................ 4 Wicks
INSTRUCTION 0012-9015
SLING PSYCHROMETER
Part Numbers:
0012-7011 30° to 110°F Mercury Thermometer
0012-7013 –5° to 50°C Mercury Thermometer
0012-7012 30° to 110°F Red Spirit Thermometer
0012-7043 –5° to 50°C Red Spirit Thermometer
Rev. 5 – May 2010
CAUTION: Damage to thermometers or
plastic case will result if instrument is exposed to direct sun light or ex ces sive heat
for prolonged periods.
WARRANTY
Bacharach, Inc. war rants to Buy er that at the time of delivery this Prod uct will be free from defects in ma te ri al and
manufac ture and will con form sub stan tial ly to Bacha rach
Inc.’s applica ble spec i fi ca tions. Ba charach’s li a bil i ty and
Buyer’s remedy un der this warranty are lim it ed to the repair
or replace ment, at Ba charach’s op tion, of this Prod uct or
parts thereof returned to Seller at the factory of manu facture
and shown to Bacharach Inc.’s reason able sat is fac tion to
have been de fec tive; pro vid ed that written notice of the
defect shall have been given by Buyer to Bach arach Inc.
with in one (1) year after the date of delivery of this Product
by Bacharach, Inc. For full details con cern ing this war ran ty,
contact Bacharach Inc.
Register Your Warranty On-line
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Remove
cap; immerse end
of body to
saturate
wick.
2
Fill psychrometer
reservoir
with water.
Replace cap.
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3
Be sure
wick covers
“wet” bulb
(the other
bulb is dry).
4
Pull body
from tube
until body
hangs
free.
5
Use tube
as handle;
whirl body
about 1-½
minutes.
6
Read wet & dry bulb ther mom e ters; replace body in
A D G H I
B G H C F E
7
Set thermometer readings on
upper two calculator scales.
8
Read % relative humidity
as indicated by arrow.
OPERATION
Before Using:
WICK (A) should be thoroughly sat u rat ed
with wa ter. Remove END CAP (B) and im merse PSY CHROM E TER BODY (C) up to
mercury (or red spirit) reservoir on the ther mom e ters un til WICK is thor ough ly wet ted.
Fill END CAP with water and re place; tight en
just enough to pre vent leak age.
To Use:
1. Be sure WICK (A) is wet and covers mer–
cury (or red spirit) reservoir on WET BULB
THER MOM E TER (D). Be sure res er voir
on other THER MOM E TER (F) is dry.
2. Pull TUBE (E) clear of BODY so BODY
can swivel.
APPLICATION
Wet-bulb temperatures should be read fi rst
and as quickly as possible for high est ac cu ra cy. Delay in reading may cause er ror. In
addition, the wick must be kept clean, sat u rat ed with water, and whirled long enough
to stabilize tem per a tures.
The range of the psychrometer is from 10%
to 100% R.H., for dry-bulb tem per a tures of
30° to 100°F (–5° to 50°C).
In addition to the above instructions,
baro met ric pressure and other factors will
in fl u ence exact relative humidity de ter mi n-
MAINTENANCE
WICK (A) should be kept clean; when dirty,
cut off WICK below WET BULB THER MOM E TER (D) and pull clean sec tion out of
END CAP (B) and slide over bulb on WET
BULB THER MOM E TER.
A WICK REPLACEMENT KIT may be pur chased separately (refer to parts list). One
or two extra WICKS may be kept in END
CAP and will help retain mois ture longer.
Pack WICKS loosely to allow thor ough wa ter
3. Holding TUBE, whirl body two to three
revolutions per second (120 to 180 RPM).
4. Continue whirling until temperatures
sta bi lize (1-½ minutes is usually am ple).
5. Immediately read WET BULB THER MOM E TER (D) and then DRY BULB
THER MOM E TER (F). (See ap pli ca tion
in struc tions.)
6. Set wet and dry bulb temperatures op po site each other on side rule type cal cu la tor scales, sliding BODY into TUBE as
re quired.
7. Read % R.H. (percent relative hu mid i ty)
indicated by arrowhead on lower scale.
a tions to a very minor degree. For precise
work, use a psychrometric chart or set of
tables such as W.B. No. 235 “Psy chro met ric
Tables for Ob tain ing the Vapor Pres sure,
Relative Hu mid i ty, and Tem per a ture of Dew
Point,” which can be purchased from the
Su per in ten dent of Documents, United States
Gov ern ment Printing Of fi ce,
D.C. The accuracy of the Psy chrom e ter,
how ev er, is sat is fac to ry for all ex cept the
most ex act ing work.
sat u ra tion and ample wa ter supply to the
WET BULB THER MOM E TER.
THERMOMETERS (D) and (F) are re place able by backing off SCREWS (G) and
loos en ing THERMOMETER CLIPS (H). To
sep a rate BODY (C) and TUBE (E), drive
ROLL PIN (I) out of eye in PLUG AND
SWIVEL AS SEM BLY, which then may be
slid out back end of TUBE.
Wash ing ton,
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