Kestrel 4600 Heat Stress Meter User Manual
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FRONT
BACK
DATA UPLOAD
OPTICAL COUPLER
SERIAL NUMBER
AAA BATTERIES (2)
AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
PRESSURE SENSOR
CAUTION - DO NOT
POKE!
STABILIZING BATTERY
ORIENTATION SHIM
Kestrel 4600 Only
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL
MANUAL MEMORY
BUTTON
POWER / SETUP
BUTTON
BACKLIGHT
BUTTON
NAVIGATION
BUTTONS
SELECT / EXIT
BUTTON
HUMIDITY
SENSOR
BLACK GLOBE SENSOR
REPLACEABLE
IMPELLER
Even when the Kestrel display is off, the unit will still
automatically collect and store data at the defined rate
(see “Memory Options” ). To completely power down
the unit, you must remove the batteries, which will
cause time, date and user settings to be lost.
FEATURES & OPTIONS
Measurement
Icon
Units of Measure
4400
4600
Wind Speed
|
Air Speed
mph
|
fpm
|
Bft
|
m/s
|
km/h
|
kt
• •
Wind Direction
Cardinal Points, Degrees
Crosswind Calculation
mph
|
fpm
|
Bft
|
m/s
|
km/h
|
kt
Headwind
|
Tailwind
mph
|
fpm
|
Bft
|
m/s
|
km/h
|
kt
Temperature*
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Wind Chill
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Relative Humidity
Gpp
|
G/kg
• •
Heat Stress Index
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Globe Temp
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Naturally Aspirated Wet
Bulb Temp
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Wet Bulb Globe
Temp (WBGT)
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Thermal Work Limit
(TWL)
w/m
2
•
•
Dewpoint Temp
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Wet Bulb Temp
˚F
|
˚C
• •
Humidity Ratio
HUM
RATIO
Gpp
|
G/kg
• •
Relative Air Density
lb/ft
3
|
kg/m
3
• •
Barometric Pressure
inHg
|
hPA
|
psi
|
mb
• •
Absolute Pressure
inHg
|
hPA
|
psi
|
mb
• •
Altitude
m
|
ft
• •
Density Altitude
m
|
ft
• •
Pressure Trend
• •
Backlit Display
• •
NV Backlight
Bluetooth® Data Transfer
Data Storage Points
2300 1889
* All Kestrel Meters with temperature measurement allow you to measure air, water, and snow temperature.
•
= Optional Feature
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