Fluke 9100S User manual

9100S
Dry-Well Calibrator
User’s Guide
Rev. 811601
Hart Scientific

Rev. 811601
Fluke Corporation, Hart Scientific Division
799 E. Utah Valley Drive • American Fork, UT 84003-9775 • USA
Phone: [phone] • Telefax: +1.801.763.1010
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hartscientific.com
Subject to change without notice. • Copyright © 2005 • Printed in USA

Table of Contents
1 Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Symbols Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.2 Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Authorized Service Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Specifications and Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.2 Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.4 Setting the Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5 Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2 Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.4 Constant Temperature Block Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6 General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.1 Setting the Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.2 Changing Display Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7 Controller Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1 Well Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2 Temperature Set-point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2.1 Programmable Set-points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2.2 Set-point Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2.3 Temperature Scale Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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7.3 Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.3.1 Scan Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.3.2 Scan Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.4 Set-point Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.5 Secondary Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.6 Heater Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.7 Proportional Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.8 Controller Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.9 Operating Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.10 High Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.11 Serial Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.11.1 Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.11.2 Sample Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.11.3 Duplex Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.11.4 Linefeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.12 Calibration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.12.1 Hard Cutout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.12.2 R0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.12.3 ALPHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.12.4 DELTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8 Digital Communication Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.1 RS-232 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8.2 Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9 Test Probe Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.1 Calibrating a Single Probe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.2 Dry-well Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.2.1 Stabilization and Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10 Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.1 Calibration Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.2 Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.2.1 Compute DELTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.2.2 Compute R0 and ALPHA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10.2.3 Accuracy and Repeatability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
11 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
12 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
12.1 Troubleshooting Problems, Possible Causes, and Solutions . . . . 41
12.2 CE Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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12.2.1 EMC Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
12.2.2 Low Voltage Directive (Safety) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Figures
Figure 1 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 2 Side View of the 9100S Showing the Prop Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 4 Fixed-Block Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 5 Controller Operation Flow Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 6 Serial Cable Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Tables
Table1 International Electrical Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Table 2 Controller Communications Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Table 2 Controller Communications Commands continued . . . . . . . . . . . 34

1 Before You Start
1.1 Symbols Used
Table 1 lists the International Electrical Symbols. Some or all of these symbols
may be used on the instrument or in this manual.
Symbol Description
AC (Alternating Current)
AC-DC
Battery
Complies with European Union directives
DC
Double Insulated
Electric Shock
Fuse
PE Ground
Hot Surface (Burn Hazard)
Read the User’s Manual (Important Information)
Off
On
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1 Before You Start
Symbols Used
Table1 International Electrical Symbols

Symbol Description
Canadian Standards Association
OVERVOLTAGE (Installation) CATEGORY II, Pollution Degree 2 per IEC1010-1 re-
fers to the level of Impulse Withstand Voltage protection provided. Equipment of
OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY II is energy-consuming equipment to be supplied from
the fixed installation. Examples include household, office, and laboratory appliances.
C-TIC Australian EMC
The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
(2002/96/EC) mark.
1.2 Safety Information
Use this instrument only as specified in this manual. Otherwise, the protection
provided by the instrument may be impaired. Refer to the safety information in
the Warnings and Cautions sections below.
The following definitions apply to the terms “Warning” and “Caution”.
•“Warning” identifies conditions and actions that may pose hazards to the
user.
•“Caution” identifies conditions and actions that may damage the instru-
ment being used.
1.2.1 Warnings
To avoid personal injury, follow these guidelines.
GENERAL
•DO NOT use this instrument in environments other than those listed in
the User’s Guide.
•Inspect the instrument for damage before each use. DO NOT use the in-
strument if it appears damaged or operates abnormally.
•Follow all safety guidelines listed in the user’s manual.
•Calibration Equipment should only be used by Trained Personnel.
•If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer,
the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.
•Before initial use, or after transport, or after storage in humid or semi-hu-
mid environments, or anytime the dry-well has not been energized for
more than 10 days, the instrument needs to be energized for a "dry-out"
period of 2 hours before it can be assumed to meet all of the safety re-
quirements of the IEC 1010-1. If the product is wet or has been in a wet
environment, take necessary measures to remove moisture prior to apply-
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ing power such as storage in a low humidity temperature chamber operat-
ing at 50 degree centigrade for 4 hours or more.
•DO NOT use this instrument for any application other than calibration
work. The instrument was designed for temperature calibration. Any other
use of the instrument may cause unknown hazards to the user.
•Completely unattended operation is not recommended.
•Overhead clearance is required. DO NOT place the instrument under a
cabinet or other structure. Always leave enough clearance to allow for
safe and easy insertion and removal of probes.
•If the instrument is used in a manner not in accordance with the equip-
ment design, the operation of the dry-well may be impaired or safety haz-
ards may arise.
•This instrument is intended for indoor use only.
BURN HAZARDS
•DO NOT turn the instrument upside down with the inserts in place; the
inserts will fall out.
•DO NOT operate near flammable materials.
•Use of this instrument at HIGH TEMPERATURES for extended periods
of time requires caution.
•DO NOT touch the well access surface of the instrument.
•The block vent may be very hot due to the fan blowing across the heater
block of the dry-well.
•The temperature of the well access is the same as the actual display tem-
perature, e.g. if the instrument is set to 375°C and the display reads
375°C, the well is at 375°C.
•For top loading dry-wells, the top sheet metal of the dry-well may exhibit
extreme temperatures for areas close to the well access.
•The air over the well can reach temperatures greater that 200°C for high
temperature (400°C and higher) dry-wells. Note: Probes and inserts may
be hot and should only be inserted and removed from the instrument
when the instrument is set at temperatures less than 50°C. Use extreme
care when removing hot inserts.
•DO NOT turn off the instrument at temperatures higher than 100°C. This
could create a hazardous situation. Select a set-point less than 100°C and
allow the instrument to cool before turning it off.
•The high temperatures present in dry-wells designed for operation at
300°C and higher may result in fires and severe burns if safety precau-
tions are not observed.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
•DO NOT operate this instrument without a properly grounded, properly
polarized power cord. Electric shock may result.
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1 Before You Start
Safety Information