Fluke 5616 Operating Manual

5616

Hart Scientific

Platinum Resistance Thermometer

User’s Guide

Rev. 780801

Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability

Each product from Fluke Corporation, Hart Scientific Division (“Hart”) is warranted to be free from de fects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. The warranty period is 1 year for the Platinum Resistance Thermometer. The warranty period begins on the date of the shipment. Parts, prod uct repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days. The warranty extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of a Hart authorized reseller, and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries or to any other product, which in Hart’s opinion, has been misused, altered, neglected, or damaged by accident or abnormal conditions of operation or handling. Hart warrants that software will operate substantially in accordance with its functional specifications for 90 days and that it has been properly recorded on non-defective media. Hart does not warrant that software will be error free or operate without interrup tion. Hart does not warrant calibrations on the Platinum Resistance Thermometer.

Hart authorized resellers shall extend this warranty on new and unused products to end-user customers only but have no authority to extend a greater or different warranty on behalf of Hart. Warranty support is available if product is purchased through a Hart authorized sales outlet or Buyer has paid the applicable international price. Hart reserves the right to invoice Buyer for importation costs of repairs/replacement parts when product purchased in one country is submitted for repair in another country.

Hart’s warranty obligation is limited, at Hart’s option, to refund of the purchase price, free of charge re pair, or replacement of a defective product which is returned to a Hart authorized service center within the warranty period.

To obtain warranty service, contact your nearest Hart authorized service center or send the product, with a description of the difficulty, postage, and insurance prepaid (FOB Destination), to the nearest Hart authorized service center. Hart assumes no risk for damage in transit. Following warranty repair, the product will be returned to Buyer, transportation prepaid (FOB Destination). If Hart determines that the failure was caused by misuse, alteration, accident or abnormal condition or operation or handling, Hart will provide an estimate or repair costs and obtain authorization before commencing the work. Following repair, the product will be returned to the Buyer transportation prepaid and the Buyer will be billed for the repair and return transportation charges (FOB Shipping Point).

Rev. 780801

THIS WARRANTY IS BUYER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IM PLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HART SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL. OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER ARISING FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, RELIANCE OR ANY OTHER THEORY.

Since some countries or states do not allow limitation of the term of an implied warranty, or exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, the limitations and exclusions of this warranty may not apply to every buyer. If any provision of this Warranty is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of com petent jurisdiction, such holding will not affect 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 • Telefax: +1.801.763.1010 E-mail: supporthartscientific.com

www.hartscientific.com

Table of Contents

1 Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Symbols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2.1 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2.2 Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 Authorized Service Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.2 Recalibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4.1 Lead Wire Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

5 PRT Care and Handling Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5.1 PRT Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5.2 PRT Handling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6.2 Immersion Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6.3 Thermal EMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6.4 Transition Junction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

7.1 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1 Before You Start

1.1 Symbols Used

Table 1 lists the International Electrical Symbols. Some or all of these symbols may be used on the instrument or in this guide.

Table 1 International Electrical Symbols

Symbol Description

AC (Alternating Current)

AC-DC

Battery

CE Complies with European Union Directives

1 Before You Start

Symbols Used

Double Insulated

Electric Shock

Fuse

PE Ground

Hot Surface (Burn Hazard)

Read the User’s Manual (Important Information)

Off

Canadian Standards Association

5616 PRT

User’s Guide

1.2 Safety Information

Symbol Description

OVERVOLTAGE (Installation) CATEGORY II, Pollution Degree 2 per IEC1010-1 re fers to the level of Impulse Withstand Voltage protection provided. Equipment of OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY II is energy-consuming equipment to be supplied from the fixed installation. Examples include household, office, and laboratory appliances.

C-TIC Australian EMC Mark

The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) mark.

Use this instrument only as specified in this guide. Otherwise, the protection provided by the instrument may be impaired.

The following definitions apply to the terms “Warning” and “Caution”.

“Warning” identifies conditions and actions that may pose hazards to the user.

“Caution” identifies conditions and actions that may damage the instrument being used.

1.2.1

Warnings

To avoid personal injury, follow these guidelines.

• DO NOT use this instrument to measure the temperature of any hazardous live component.

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Use of this instrument at high temperatures for extended periods of time can cause the handle to become hot.

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Follow all safety guidelines listed in the user’s guide.

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Calibration Equipment should only be used by Trained Personnel.

1.2.2

Cautions

To avoid possible damage to the instrument, follow these guidelines.

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DO NOT drop or bang the probe in any way. This will cause damage to the probe internally and affect its calibration.

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Read Section entitled “PRT Care and Handling Guidelines” before re

moving the PRT from the shipping box. Incorrect handling can damage the PRT and void the warranty.

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Keep the shipping container in case it is necessary to ship the PRT. Incor

rect packaging of the PRT for shipment can cause irreparable damage.

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