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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Design of the device ………………………………………………… 2
2.0 Measuring Procedure ………………………………………………. 3
3.0 Calibration curves ……………….………………………………..… 5
4.0 Menu level overview ………………………………………………... 6
5.0 Keypad symbols …………………………………………………….. 7
6.0 Changing batteries ………………………………………………..… 8
7.0 Determination of the material moisture …………………………… 8
8.0 Transfer saved data to the PC ……………………………………… 9
9.0 Print saved data ……………………………………………………… 11
10.0 Technical data …………………………………………………….…. 12
11.0 Most common reasons for miss readings ……….……………..… 13
12.0 Device maintenance instructions ………………………………..… 13
13.0 Warranty ……………………………………………………………… 14
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1.0 DESIGN OF THE DEVICE
(flipside)
chamber
interface
calibration
calibration cur
ve
Optional: PC
Moisture content
NOTES
Filling assistance
Measuring
Name of
POWER button
Batteries slot
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Change the
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13.0 WARRANTY
Electromatic Equipment Co., Inc. (Electromatic) warrants to the original purchaser
that this product is of merchantable quality and confirms in kind and quality with the
descriptions and specifications thereof. Product failure or malfunction arising out of
any defect in workmanship or material in the product existing at the time of delivery
thereof which manifests itself within one year from the sale of such product, shall be
remedied by repair or replacement of such product, at Electromatic’s option, except
where unauthorized repair, disassembly, tampering, abuse or misapplication has
taken place, as determined by Electromatic. All returns for warranty or non-warranty
repairs and/or replacement must be authorized by Electromatic, in advance, with all
repacking and shipping expenses to the address below to be borne by the
purchaser.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTY’S IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR APPLICATION. ELECTROMATIC SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
NOR LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OF ANY KIND OR
NATURE, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT, WHETHER
SUCH DAMAGE OCCURS OR IS DISCOVERED BEFORE, UPON OR AFTER
REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGE IS
CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER’S OR SUPPLIER’S NEGLIGENCE WITHIN ONE
YEAR FROM INVOICE DATE.
Some State jurisdictions or States do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
The duration of any implied warranty, including, without limitation, fitness for any
particular purpose and merchantability with respect to this product, is limited to the
duration of the foregoing warranty. Some states do not allow limitations on how long
an implied warranty lasts but, not withstanding, this warranty, in the absence of such
limitations, shall extend for one year from the date of invoice.
Electromatic Equipment Co., Inc.
600 Oakland Ave. Cedarhurst, NY 11516 - USA
Tel: 1-800-645-7330 / Tel: 516-295-4300 / Fax: 516-295-4399
Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Electromatic assumes no
responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting
from the use of information contained herein. Any brand or product names mentioned herein
are used for identification purposes only, and are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
2.0 MEASURING PROCEDURE
1. Place the empty provided cup (0.5 litre) on the scale
and turn the scale on. It shows 0,0 gram.
2. Fill up the cup with 280g sample material. (+/- 1,0g)
3. Make sure that the measuring chamber is completely
empty. It is important that no material is left in the
measuring chamber when you turn on the device.
4. Switch on the humimeter BP1 by pressing the power
button (
) for 3 sec.
5. As the next step, please do the self calibration. The
word “calibrate” will show up on your display. Accept by
pressing the
button.
6. Select the calibration curve „280g wood pellets“ using
the buttons
or .
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7. Fill up the measuring device with the sample pellets.
The filling needs to be done slowly and constantly to
ensure reproducible results.
8. The display shows the measuring result.
9. To save the results in the storage menu press the
(
button). The storage was successful when the
number in front of the symbol
the storage menu please press (
increased. To reach
) until the
appears.
10. To name the saved results press the
button.
11. Empty the humimeter and ensure that no pellets rests
are accumulated in the measuring chamber.
Measuring range:
If the measure value is blinking, the valid measuring range
is exceeded (limits see list on page 5). In this case the
accuracy will be decreasing.
11.0 MOST COMMON REASONS FOR MISS READINGS
• Product temperature out of application range
Material below 0°C resp. above 40°C (32 to 104 °F) may cause faulty
measurements. The storage of cold material in a warm storage area usually
creates condensed water which may lead to major measuring errors.
• Not adjusted pellets
Let your humimeter BP1 adjust to the surrounding temperature of the material
for approximately half an hour.
A very high temperature difference has a negative effect on the stability of the
measurement result.
• Wrong calibration curve
Before you measure your sample, double check the correct selection of the
calibration curve.
• Wrong filling quantity
Fill in exactly 280 gram (± 1.0 g) of wood pellets in the measuring chamber.
• Wet or mouldy material leads to wrong values!!
• Frozen measuring material leads to wrong values!!
12.0 DEVICE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
To provide a long lives of your device please do not expose it to strong mechanical
loads or heat e.g. dropping it or direct sunlight exposure.
Clean your device using a dry cloth. The measuring chamber needs to be cleaned
with a dry and soft brush.
Any kind of wet cleaning damages the device. The instrument is not rainproof. Keep
it in dry areas.
We recommend an interval ISO-conforming device check with the drying method.
Electromatic also provides a test with a calibration certificate for a fee.
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10.0 TECHNICAL DATA
Name of Calibration
Fill quantity
Measuring range
Resolution of the display 0,1% moisture content
Measuring range 3 up to 20 % moisture content
Operation temperature 0°C up to 40°C
Storage temperature -20°C up to 60°C
Temperature compensation Automatically
0,5°C temperature
Power supply 4 pcs. 1.5 Volt AA Alkaline batteries
Automatically turn Off After 6 minutes
Current consumption 55 mA (with light)
Display 128 x 64 matrix display (lighted)
Dimensions 260 x 70 x 250 mm
Weight app. 1.3 kg (with batteries)
Degree of protection IP 40
(1800 measurements)
Scope of supply Plastic case
Digital scale 1000g
Measuring cup 0.5 litre
4 x 1.5Volt AA Alkaline Batteries
Optional accessories PC-Interface
Software LogMemorizer
Printer
3.0 CALIBRATION CURVES
curve
280g wood pellet 280g 3 up to 20%
250g spec.pell. 1 250g 3 up to 20%
250g spec.pell. 2 250g 3 up to 20%
250g spec.pell. 3 250g 3 up to 20%
reference -------- --------
Explanation of the curves:
280g wood pellet
a maximum length of 30mm.
: To analyze the moisture of Ø6 and Ø8 mm wood pellets with
According to norm CEN/TS 14961
If you do not want to measure wood pellets (or wood pellets with smaller bulk
density), you have to determine the moisture according to CEN/TS 14774 once
per sort and assign these to a sort calibration curve (special pellets 1 to 3). Fill
up the BP1 and switch through all curves. The characteristic with the smallest
deviation is the correct one for this sort of pellets!
Filling quantity 250g
Reference
: To test the humimeter BP1. Do not use for measuring the moisture!
List of calibration curves
Press in the measuring window the
for at least 3 seconds and a list with all available
sorts will appear. Select your sort by pressing
or and confirm it with the key. The
measurement will continue automatically.
limits
or key
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4.0 MENU LEVEL OVERVIEW
Power off (3 sec.)
Power off (3 sec.)
Open this menu / Enter
Type selection menu
Next calibration curve
Previous calibration curve
Store menu
Watch the saved data (logs)
Save new value (log)
Main menu
Switch lower
Switch upper
Edit Logs
Manual Logs
Clear Logs
Print Logs
Last Log
All Logs
Clear Logs
Send Logs
Manual Logs
Clear Logs
Options
Status
Overview main menu
Options
Date / Time
Log Time
Language
Unlock
°C / °F
o Userlevel
BL On Time
Auto Off Time
o Online Send
o Online Print
Password
Reset
Materialcalib.
9.0 PRINT SAVED DATA
(Only possible with humimeter serial interface module in combination with
Schaller thermo printer)
To print your saved
logs, connect the
printer to the
humimeter serial
interface using the
cable that was
delivered with your
device.
To switch on the printer, press the ON/OFF button.
If the printer is correctly switched on, the green LED
blinks regularly. If it does not, replace the batteries and
try again.
Press the
image on the right). Then choose „Print Logs“ from the
menu and confirm with
Now you can choose if you want to print only the last log
or all recorded logs. Confirm with
logs will be printed out.
Online Print
If your device supports online-printing, this can be
activated in the menu „Options“. If the option is active,
every newly recorded log will immediately be printed, if
the printer is connected and switched on.
-key until you reach the menu (as in the
.
again. The selected
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Using a USB-RS232 adapter with the data link cable to transfer data to a PC
(Only possible with humimeter serial interface module)
Connect the USB-RS232 adapter to your PC. In Windows XP and Vista the adapter
for the operating system is automatically recognized. Follow the instructions of the
operating system.
In order to adjust the correct connection of the humimeter LogMemorizer you have
to know the port number. (COM1-COMX) You can find this setting in the device
manager, directory ports (COM & LTP). See print screen below.
The shown port number in the device
manager COMx (in our example
COM6) for the USBRS232- adapter
has to be selected in the software
humimeter LogMemorizer, directory
Extras – Settings – Device. Close the
dialog using the button OK.
5.0 KEYPAD SYMBOLS
Measuring window:
: Rolling Menu
: Power ON / OFF
: Switch upper
: Switch lower
: Save
: Hold
: Watch the saved data
: Suppliers data can be added
Menu:
: Enter
: Switch upper
: Switch lower
: Exit
: Enter numbers
: Enter letters
: Next or right
: Left
: Yes
: No
: Shift
: OK
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6.0 CHANGING BATTERIES
t
Mn
Your new device is provided with batteries.
Change of batteries:
1. Press with your finger onto the arrow of the battery
cap and pull it back.
2. Remove the empty batteries.
3. Put four new batteries in the device. Make sure the
position of the battery poles is correct.
4. Press down the batteries and close the cap.
7.0 DETERMINATION OF THE MATERIAL REFERENCE MOISTURE
The principle is a comparison measurement with the dehydration method according
to CEN/TS 14774. Take the measured sample and weigh it. Dry it out in an oven
and weigh it again.
Mn - M
%F = x 100
M
: Mass with average moisture content
n
M
: Mass of the dried sample
t
%F : Calculated absolute moisture
Exemption from liability
For miss-readings and wrong measurements and of this resulting damage we refuse
any liability. This is a device for quick determination of moisture. The moisture
depends on multiple conditions and multiple materials. Therefore we recommend a
plausibility check of the measuring results. Each device includes a serial number
and the guarantee stamp. If those are broken, no claims for guarantee can be
made. In case of a faulty device, please contact Electromatic.
8.0 TRANSFER SAVED DATA TO THE PC
(Only possible with humimeter serial interface module)
To send your saved logs to your PC, connect the
humimeter-device to your PC using the cable that
was delivered with your device. You can either
connect it directly to a serial port on your PC or use
the enclosed serial-USB adapter.
Start the LogMemorizer software on your PC.
For installation and the required settings, please have
a look at the separate LogMemorizer manual.
Press the
image on the right). Then choose „Send Logs“ from
the menu and confirm with
Now you can choose “Manual Logs” and confirm with
again. The selected Logs will be sent to your PC.
If no transmission is performed, please check your
cable connection and the LogMemorizer settings and
try again.
If your device supports online-sending, this can be
activated in the menu „Options“. If the option is
active, every newly recorded log will immediately be
sent to your PC.
-key until you reach the menu (as in the
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PELLET MOISTURE METER
BP1
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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