PCE Group PCE-WP24 User Manual

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MANUAL PCE-WP24

1. Application...........................................................................................................................3

2. Technical data.....................................................................................................................3

2.1 Wood..............................................................................................................................3

2.2 Building material.............................................................................................................3

2.3 Other parameters common for wood and building material.......................................3

3. Description of controls.........................................................................................................4

4. Material selection .................................................................................................................4

5. Wood moisture contents measurements .............................................................................4

5.1 Preparing the instrument without changes to density and thickness parameters......4

5.2 Preparing the instrument with changes to density or/and thickness parameters......5

5.3 Measurements ...............................................................................................................5

5.4 Remarks.........................................................................................................................5

5.5 Density of selected wood types......................................................................................6

6. Building materials moisture contents measurements (described with the example of

concrete)..................................................................................................................................7

6.1 Preparing the instrument without changes to density and thickness parameters......7

6.2 Preparing the instrument with changes to density or/and thickness parameters.......7

6.3 Measurements ...............................................................................................................8

6.4 Remarks.........................................................................................................................8

6.5 Determining the density of building materials.................................................................9

7. Errors...................................................................................................................................9

8. Changing the battery ...........................................................................................................9

9. Service...............................................................................................................................10

1. Application

Moisture Meter PCE-WP24 is designed for quick and non-damaging measurement of moisture contents in wood
and building materials. The device measures the dielectric constant (SIC) of the material. The material is
penetrated by the electromagnetic field generated by the device. The moisture meter is equipped with knobs for
setting the density and thickness of wood and density and thickness of concrete and other building materials.
The characteristic is based on the following assumptions:

• for wood – doublesided natural drying process of timber,

• for concrete – singlesided natural drying process of concrete.

In both cases the moisture meter measures the average moisture contents.

2. Technical data

2.1 Wood

Range 4% - 60%
Max. depth of penetration 60 mm
Settings range:

• density 0.3 – 1.1 g/cm³

• thickness 10 – 60 mm

Minimal settings’ step:

• density 0.02 g/cm³

• thickness 2 mm

2.2 Building material

Range 0 – 10%
Max.depth of penetration 50 mm
Settings range:

• density 0.8 – 2.8 t/m³

• thickness 30 lub 50 mm

Minimal settings’ step:

• density 0.2 t/m³

2.3 Other parameters common for wood and building material

Display LCD, 12.7 mm
Resolution 0.1
Power battery 6F22, 9V
Battery life approx. 5000 meas.
Low power indication yes
Size:

• device 165 * 80 * 33 mm

• case 270 * 180 * 55 mm