Fluke 983 Operating Manual
PN 2414721
January 2005 Rev. 2, 1/07
© 2005-2007 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
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Fluke 983
Particle Counter
Users Manual
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LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Each Fluke product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. The warranty period is 1
year and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repairs, and services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only to the
original buyer or end-user customer of a Fluke authorized reseller, and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries, or to any product which,
in Fluke's opinion, has been misused, altered, neglected, contaminated, or damaged by accident or abnormal conditions of operation or handling. Fluke 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. Fluke does not warrant that software will be error free or operate without interruption.
Fluke 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 Fluke. Warranty support is available only if product is purchased through a Fluke authorized
sales outlet or Buyer has paid the applicable international price. Fluke reserves the right to invoice Buyer for importation costs of repair/replacement parts when product purchased in one country is submitted for repair in another country.
Fluke's warranty obligation is limited, at Fluke's option, to refund of the purchase price, free of charge repair, or replacement of a defective
product which is returned to a Fluke authorized service center within the warranty period.
To obtain warranty service, contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain return authorization information, then send the
product to that service center, with a description of the difficulty, postage and insurance prepaid (FOB Destination). Fluke assumes no risk for
damage in transit. Following warranty repair, the product will be returned to Buyer, transportation prepaid (FOB Destination). If Fluke determines that failure was caused by neglect, misuse, contamination, alteration, accident, or abnormal condition of operation or handling, including overvoltage failures caused by use outside the product’s specified rating, or normal wear and tear of mechanical components, Fluke will
provide an estimate of 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).
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other provision.
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Fluke Corporation
P.O. Box 9090
Everett, WA 98206-9090
U.S.A.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1
Applications.................................................................................................................... 1
Contacting Fluke ............................................................................................................ 1
Safety Information .......................................................................................................... 2
Compliance .................................................................................................................... 4
Quick Start ..................................................................................................................... 4
Shipping Contents .......................................................................................................... 5
The Keypad.................................................................................................................... 6
The Backlight.................................................................................................................. 6
The Base........................................................................................................................ 7
The Display .................................................................................................................... 7
The Main Screen ....................................................................................................... 8
The Setup Screens.................................................................................................... 9
The Clock Setup Menu .............................................................................................. 10
Label Menu................................................................................................................ 10
Reviewing the Buffer ................................................................................................. 11
Using the Particle Counter.............................................................................................. 12
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Purging the Particle Counter ..................................................................................... 12
Set Up....................................................................................................................... 12
Setting the Particle Counting Mode........................................................................... 14
Setting the Air Sampling Volume or Sampling Time.................................................. 14
Setting the Method of Counting Data ........................................................................ 15
Setting the Number of Samples ................................................................................ 16
Enabling and Setting a Password for the First Time ................................................. 16
Changing an Existing Password................................................................................ 16
Lost Passwords......................................................................................................... 17
Setting the Alarm....................................................................................................... 17
Setting a Delay Between Samples............................................................................ 17
Setting Temperature Mode ....................................................................................... 18
Restoring Default Settings ............................................................................................. 18
Setting the I/O Port to Download Data to a PC.............................................................. 18
Transferring Data to a Personal Computer .................................................................... 18
Control ...................................................................................................................... 19
Labels ....................................................................................................................... 20
Time.......................................................................................................................... 20
Printing the Samples to a Serial Printer .................................................................... 20
Connecting the Printer to the Particle Counter.......................................................... 20
To Print a Single Sample .......................................................................................... 20
To Print a Single Sample Stored in the Buffer........................................................... 21
To Print all of the Samples in the Buffer.................................................................... 21
Storing Samples............................................................................................................. 21
Clearing the Buffer......................................................................................................... 21
Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 21
Cleaning the Case..................................................................................................... 21
Charging the Battery and Using the AC Adapter....................................................... 22
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Purging the Particle Counter Sensor ......................................................................... 23
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 24
Specifications ................................................................................................................. 26
Parts and Accessories.................................................................................................... 27
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List of Tables
Table Title Page
1. Symbols................................................................................................................................. 2
2. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................... 25
3. Replaceable Parts and Accessories ...................................................................................... 29
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List of Figures
Figure Title Page
1. Fluke 983 Shipping Contents................................................................................................. 5
2. Fluke 983 Keypad.................................................................................................................. 6
3. The Base of the Fluke 983 .................................................................................................... 7
4. Main Screen .......................................................................................................................... 8
5. Setup Screen 1...................................................................................................................... 9
6. Setup Screen 2...................................................................................................................... 9
7. Clock Setup Menu ................................................................................................................. 10
8. Label Menu............................................................................................................................ 12
9. Using the High-Purity Tubing and Barbed Isokinetic Probe................................................... 14
10. Fluke 983 Replaceable Parts................................................................................................. 28
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Particle Counter
Introduction
WWarning
Read “Safety Information” before using the
Fluke 983 Particle Counter.
The Fluke 983 Particle Counter (“The Particle Counter”) is
a portable instrument that measures and reports air
contamination. It holds 5,000 samples in memory and
records the date, time, counts, sample volume,
temperature, and relative humidity of each sample. The
data can be easily downloaded to a personal computer
using the interface cable adapter, cable, and FlukeView
Forms Documenting Software provided with the unit.
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Applications
The Particle Counter can be used for:
• Monitoring cleanrooms
• Indoor air quality investigations
• Monitoring gowning rooms
• Testing filter seals
• Locating particle contamination sources
• Monitoring particle size distributions
Contacting Fluke
To contact Fluke or for service, call one of the following
telephone numbers:
USA: 1-888-44-FLUKE (1-888-443-5853)
Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)
Europe: +31 402-675-200
Japan: +81-3-3434-0181
Singapore: +65-738-5655
Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-5500
Or, visit Fluke's Web site at www.fluke.com
To register your product, visit register.fluke.com
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Safety Information
A Warning identifies a condition or action that pose
hazard(s) to the user; a Caution identifies a condition or
action that may damage the Particle Counter or the
equipment under test.
Table 1. Symbols
Symbol Meaning
Read the entire Users Manual before using the Particle
Counter.
Safety symbols used in this manual and on the Particle
Counter are displayed in Table 1.
W Risk of Danger. Important information. Refer to manual.
X Hazardous voltage. Risk of electrical shock.
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Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste. Go to Fluke’s website for recycling
information.
P Conforms to relevant European Union directives.
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