Checkline TEM-1 User Manual

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9.0

SING THE

LECTRODE

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Handwheel

Upper part of cup

electrode

Product to be measured

Lower part of cup

electrode

Lower part of cup

electrode

Plug

Retaining pin

Press disc

Locking ball

Built-in friction clutch

NOTE: Before beginning, perform a battery check, see section 3.0

1. Unlock the upper part of th electrode and pull up and away.

2. Fill the lower part or cup with the product to be measured up to

the level mark.

3. Turn the handwheel of the upper part counterclockwise to move

the press disc up as far as it will go.

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4. Introduce the locking ball of the upper part in the retaining pins

of the lower part and lock in the first notch.

5. Turn the handwheel. If the upper part clockwise to compress the

material to be measured, The pressure required for a reliable
measurement is reached as soon as the slipping clutch is felt to
slip. The measurement can now be made. If the slipping clutch
is not felt to slip, turn the pressure screw all the way up again
and hook the locking ball into the second notch. If the clutch
still fails to slip, the cup has not been filled with enough
material. Add more material and proceed once more as
described above until the clutch is felt to slip.

6. Now, plug the cup electrode into the measuring jack in the upper

side of the TEM-1.

7. Depress the white measuring button and read the moisture

content directly using the 3 lower scales; or note the upper scale
reading and refer to the conversion tables in Section.

8. The material measured must be fully removed from the cup

electrode after each measurement. in case of a pulpy or pasty
substance, the cup electrode must be removed from the meter for
a more thorough cleaning.