Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 53 & 54 Series Fluke
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® 53 & 54 Series II Thermome ter Users Manual September 1999 Rev.1, 6/ 01 © 1999- 2001 Fl uke C orporati on, All rights reserv ed. P rinted in USA All produc t nam es are tr adem arks of thei r res pective c ompa nies.
Limited Warranty & Limit ation Of Liabilit y This Fluke product will be free from defects in material an d workmans hip for 3 years from the d ate of purchas e. This war- ranty does n ot cover fuses , disposab le batter ies or damage from acc ident, neglec t, misuse or a bnormal c onditions o f opera- tion or handl ing.
i Table of Contents Title Page Safety Informat ion.......................................................................................................... 1 Contacting Fluk e ..........................................................................
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual ii Displaying Tem peratures........................................................................................... 14 Holding the Dis played Tempera tures .......................................................
1 53 & 54 Series II Safety Informa tion The Fluke M odel 53 and M odel 54 T hermometers (“the thermometer”) ar e microproc essor-based, digital thermometers des igned t o use exter nal J-, K-, T-, E-, R- , S-, and N-type thermocouples (temperatur e probes ) as temperature s ensors.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 2 Table 1. Safet y Information W Warning A Warning identifies co nditions an d actions that po se hazards to th e user. To avoid electrical shoc k or personal injury, follow these guidel ines: • Before usin g the thermo meter inspect the case.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Safety Informat ion 3 Table 1. Safet y Information (cont.) W Warning (cont.) • Model 54: Mea surement erro rs may occur if voltages on the me asurement sur faces result in potentials greater than 1 V b etween the two ther mocouples.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 4 Table 2. Internation al Symbols W Refer to the man ual for i nformat ion about th is feature. P Complies w ith Europ ean Union direc tives. M Battery. Complies with relev ant Can adian Sta ndards Assoc iation direct ives.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Getting Starte d 5 Components xx 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 aat01f.eps Figure 1. Components Table 3. Components A Thermocoupl e T1 input B Model 54: Thermoc ouple T2 inp ut C Holster D Displ.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 6 Display Element s xx 1 12 11 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 aat02f.eps Figure 2. Display Ele ments Table 4. Displ ay Element s A The thermoc ouple measurem ent includ es an offset. See "Cha nging Set up Options." B The display ed read ings do not c hange.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Getting Starte d 7 Buttons Table 5. Buttons A Press A to turn the th ermometer on or off. G (Shift function) Press G , M (CANCEL) to stop d isplaying the m inimum , maximum , and average re adings in the secondary display. Press G , J (CLEAR MEMO RY) to delete log ged readings from memory .
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 8 Table 5. Buttons (cont .) h Press h to freeze or unfreez e the dis played rea dings. Press h when turning on the therm ometer to test the display .
53 & 54 Ser ies II Using the Thermometer 9 Using the Thermometer 1. Plug the thermocoupl e(s) into the input conn ector(s). 2. Press A to turn on the therm ometer.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 10 Changing the Logging Interval The logging interval det ermines how often th e thermometer stores logged rea dings in m emory. You choose the length of the logging interval. S ee "Us ing Memory. " The thermom eter stores logged readin gs at the en d of each loggin g interval.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Changing Se tup Options 11 Changing the Thermocouple Type 1. Press K or N until the displ ay shows TYPE . 2. Press E to display the thermocouple type choic es. The currently selected t hermoc ouple blink s. 3. Press K or N until the thermoc ouple yo u want appears on th e display .
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 12 Enabling or Disabling Sleep Mode The thermom eter enters sleep m ode if no button pr ess occurs for 20 minutes. Pressing any button wakes the therm ometer and ret urns it to its previ ous state. 1. Press K or N until the displ ay show s SLP .
53 & 54 Ser ies II Measuring T emperatur es 13 Changing the Line Frequency For optimum rejection of line nois e, set the th ermometer for the local line fre quency as follows: 1. Press K or N until the displ ay show s Li ne . 2. Press E to indicate tha t you want to change the line sett ing.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 14 Displaying Temperatures 1. Press C to select the correc t temperature s cale. 2. Hold or attach the t hermocoupl e(s) to the measurem ent location. The temperatur e readin g appears i n the s elected disp lay. 3.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Using Memory 15 Using the Offset to Adjust for Probe Errors Use the offset option in Setup to ad just the therm ometer’ s readings to c ompensat e for the errors of a spec ific thermocoupl e. 1. Plug the thermocoupl e into the i nput connec tor.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 16 Initial Conditions and Data Entrie s Logged readin gs inclu de initial c ondit ions and data entries . The initial c onditions are the therm ocouple ty pe and the offsets for eac h thermoc ouple inpu t. You can on ly view initial con ditions using FlukeView Forms .
53 & 54 Ser ies II Using Memory 17 Clearing Memo ry When memory is full, FULL appears on the display and logging sto ps. You can c lear memory in normal or MI N MAX mode. • Press G , J (CLEAR MEMORY) to delete logged readi ngs from m emory. The display shows the follow ing for 2 s econds.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 18 3. Press M to step through the mi nimum, m aximum, average, and c urrent logg ed reading. F or example , Figure 4 shows the max imum reading in m emory. Th e maximum reading occurred at 1:49 P.M. and was stored in m emory location 5.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Maintenanc e 19 Maintenanc e Replacing the Batteries Refer to the safe ty informat ion in T able 1 befor e replacing the batteries . 1. Turn off the thermometer if neces sary. 2. Loosen the screw and remov e the battery door. 3.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Users M anual 20 Genera l Weight 280 g (10 oz) Dimensions (without holster) 2.8 cm × 7.8 c m × 16.2 cm (1.1 in × 3 i n × 6.4 in) Battery 3 AA batteries Certification P , s Safety CSA C22.
53 & 54 Ser ies II Replacement P arts and Acc essories 21 Electrica l (cont.) Measuremen t Accurac y , T1, T2 or T1-T2 (Model 54) J-, K-, T-, E-, and N-ty pe: ± [0.0 5 % of reading + 0. 3 o C (0.5 o F)] [ below − 100 o C ( − 148 o F ) : add 0.
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