Hart Scientific 9100 HDRC User manual

Model 9100 HDRC
Handheld Dry-well
User Manual
Rev. 8A1601

© Copyright,1997
Hart Scientific, Inc.
799 E. Utah Valley Drive
American Fork, Utah 84003-9775
Telephone [phone] • Fax [phone]
Internet: http://www.hartscientific.com

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WARNING
To ensure the safety of operating personnel, and to avoid damage to this equipment:
DO NOT operate this unit without a properly grounded, properly polarized power cord.
DO NOT connect this unit to a non-grounded, non-polarized outlet.
DO USE a ground fault interrupt device.
WARNING
To ensure the safety of personnel, and to avoid damage to equipment:
DO NOT use this unit for any application other than calibration work.
DO NOT use this unit in environments other than those listed in the user’s manual.
Continous use of this equipment at high temperatures for extended periods of time
requires caution.
Completely unattended high temperature operation is not recommended for
safety reasons.
Components and heater lifetimes can be shortened by continuous high temperature opera-
tion.
Follow all safety guidelines listed in the user’s manual.
WARNING
CALIBRATION EQUIPMENT SHOULD ONLY BE USED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL.

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Specifications and Environmental Conditions. . . 3
2.1 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2 Set-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.3 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5 Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.1 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2 Prop View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6 General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.1 Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2 Setting the Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7 Controller Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.1 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.2 Locking/Unlocking the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7.3 Switching display units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8 Test Probe Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.1 Calibration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.1.1 Direct Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.1.2 Comparison Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8.1.3 Calibration of Multiple Probes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.2 Dry-Well Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.2.1 Vertical Gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8.2.2 Stabilization and Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
9 Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.1 Pre-Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.2 Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.2.1 Span Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.2.2 Zero Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
9.2.3 Accuracy Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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