TRAMEX ME5 Bedienungsanleitung

USER GUIDE

MOISTURE ENCOUNTER

- ME5 -

MOISTURE ENCOUNTER 5 USER GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction.......................................................................................3-4

Shallow-DepthFunctionality.....................................................5-6

Instrument Features.....................................................................7-8

Operating Instructions..............................................................9-12

ScalesandSensitivity.....................................................................10

Working With your Moisture Encounter ME5:

SCALES..........................................................................................13-21

• Scale 1: Wood - Timber.......................................15

• Scale 2 : Shallow Depth.

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• Scale 3 : Drywall (Comparative)....................17

• Scale 3 : Rooﬁng (Comparative)....................17

• Scale 4 : Plaster (Comparative) .....................18

• Scale 4 : Tile (Comparative)..............................19

• Scale 5 : Masonry (Comparative) .................20

Working with your Moisture Encounter ME5:

MATERIALS.........................................................................................22

• Wood and wood products

Scales 1 & 2 ....................................................................22-24

• Wood Flooring

Scales 1 & 2....................................................................25-26

• Drywall (Comparative) Scale 3......................27

• Carpet, Vinyl & Low Density Coverings

(Comparative) Scale 3......................................................27

• Rooﬁng (Comparative) Scale 3....................28

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• Plaster (Comparative) Scale 4...........................29

• Tile (Comparative) Scale 4....................................29

• Masonry (Comparative) Scale 5.............................30

Working with your Moisture Encounter ME5

Readings and SG Tables................................................................31

• Notes on Speciﬁc Gravity (SG).......................................31

• How to use the Wood SG Tables....................................32

• Wood SG Table, 5% to 17% meter reading.............33

• Wood SG Table, 18% to 30% meter reading..........34

• Relative humidity and moisture content...................35

Limitations............................................................................................36

Calibration.............................................................................................36

Warranty.................................................................................................37

Warranty Claims.................................................................................38

Product Development.....................................................................38

Safety......................................................................................................38

Contact Information........................................................................39

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INTRODUCTION

Hi there! Thank you for trusting our brand and choosing

the Moisture Encounter ME5, from Tramex. It is our goal

to ensure that you are always happy with what you bought

from us, so please let us know if you have any questions

and rest assured, we are always here to help.

The Moisture Encounter ME5 enables non-invasive

moisture measurement and detection in a wide range of

building materials. The instrument operates on the prin-

ciple that the electrical impedance of a material varies in

proportion to its moisture content.

To measure/detect moisture, the three co-planar

conductive rubber electrodes mounted on the base of

the instrument case are lightly pressed onto the wood or

material sample. The instrument measures the electrical

impedance of the sample by creating a low frequency

alternating electric ﬁeld between the electrodes.This

non-destructive ﬁeld penetrates the material under test

to a depth of approximately 30mm (1 1/4 inches), or 10

mm (0.4 inches) in Shallow Depth mode.The very small

alternating current ﬂowing through the ﬁeld is inversely

proportional to the impedance of the material. The instru-

ment detects this current, determines its amplitude and,

after processing, drives the pointer of the moving coil

meter to the computed moisture value.

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As there is a wide variation in the nominal electrical

impedance of different material types, the instrument is

provided with ﬁve selectable scales which are optimized

for testing:

1. Wood, Timber

2. Shallow Depth

3. Drywall, Rooﬁng

4. Plaster, Tile

5. Masonry

By selection of an appropriate scale, the instrument can

also be used for the detection and location of elevated

moisture in or behind a range of covering materials such

as wall, ﬂoor and ceiling tiles, siding, carpet and laminated

ﬂoor coverings.

Shallow Depth:

10 mm or

0.4 inches

Regular Depth:

30mm or

1 1/4 inches

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SHALLOW-DEPTH FUNCTIONALITY:

The ME5 incorporates non-destructive dual-depth func-

tionality. The regular non-destructive penetration depth is

30mm (1 ¼ inches) when using :

Scale 1 - Wood, Timber;

Scale 3 - Drywall, Rooﬁng;

Scale 4 - Plaster, Tile;

Scale 5 - Masonry.

(The depth of ﬁeld penetration will depend on the density

of the material being tested.)

The Shallow Depth scale is designed to have a ﬁeld

penetration of up to 10mm (0.4 inches).

Shallow depth penetration allows for:

• the elimination of substrate inﬂuence when testing

the moisture conditions of the coverings,

• greater accuracy and precision of the readings

within the coverings.

This non-destructive accuracy and precision is compara-

ble to actual pin readings.

NOTE:

While the Shallow Depth scale eliminates the inﬂuence

of any substrate beyond 10mm (0.4 inches), the regular

depth does not eliminate the surface coating.The regular

depth gives readings from the surface to a depth of up to

30mm (1 ¼ inches).

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Using the Dual-Depth functionality by switching between

the appropriate ‘regular depth’ scale and shallow depth

scale, allows for a comparative of ‘surface’ versus ‘surface

+ core’ moisture.

• Shallow Depth reads the surface or top 10mm only.

• ‘Regular depth’ scales read the surface and the

substrate up to 30mm.

• A comparative of moisture conditions both ‘within

the materials’ and ‘within and behind the materials’

can be made on this basis.

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INSTRUMENT FEATURES

Your Moisture Encounter ME5 employs advanced analog

and digital technology to enable the incorporation of the

many features listed below:

• There are 2 scales on the meter face. AWood Scale

and Comparative Scale. Refer to the top Wood

scale when measuring moisture in wood using Scale

1 - Wood, Timber; or when measuring wood using

Scale 2 - Shallow Depth. Refer to the bottom

Comparative Scale when testing all other materials.

• Four simple pushbutton controls, ON/OFF, SCALE,

HOLD/AUDIO and Bluetooth.

• Non-destructive moisture readings taken in wood

from 5% to 30% are displayed on a moving coil

meter with linear scale.

• Audio signal sounds when meter indicates high

reading.

• Comparative readings between zero and 100 can

be taken in or through drywall, ceramic or porcelain

tiles, carpet, ﬂoor coverings, rooﬁng, plaster, and

other materials such as brick and cement block. The

meter scale is also color coded to assist in

identifying areas of wet and dry.

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• Automatic supply timeout (5 minutes) conserves

battery life.

• Bluetooth connectivity.

• Supply timeout is automatically extended if a

change in meter reading is detected or if any

button is pressed.

• 10 second bleep warning on instrument sounder

prior to end of supply timeout period.

• Last used scale is memorized at supply timeout

and automatically selected next time ON/OFF

button is pressed. If Bluetooth was selected prior

to the Moisture Encounter ME5 automatically

powering off it will be restored next time ON/OFF

is selected.

• LEDs illuminate for selected scale.

• HOLD/AUDIO button freezes moving coil meter

and LED will ﬂash. HOLD facilitates readings taken

out-of-sight.

• If HOLD/AUDIO was selected prior to supply

timeout, the frozen meter reading is digitally

memorized and restored next time ON/OFF is

selected.

• If the battery voltage is getting low, the ﬁve

LEDs ﬂash sequentially for a short period.The

instrument will continue to operate for some

time but it is recommended that the batteries be

changed as soon as convenient.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The instrument face with brief notes on the push button

controls and LED indicators is shown below.

85mm

1 = Moving coil meter.

2 = LED Scale Indicators.

3 = Bluetooth ON/OFF

4 = Bluetooth LED

5 = Hold/Audio.

6 = Power ON/OFF.

7 = Scale Select.

160mm

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