AquaLab 4 Series User Manual

AquaLab CONTENTS
Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Seller’s Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 About AquaLab 4
2.1 AquaLab 4 Instrument Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 AquaLab 4 DUO Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 AquaLab Model and Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 How AquaLab Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5 AquaLab and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.6 Chilled Mirror Dew Point Limitations . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Water Activity Theory 9
3.1 Moisture Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Water Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Water Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4 Sorption Isotherms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Getting Started 15
4.1 Components of your AquaLab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2 Choosing a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 Preparing AquaLab for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5 Menus 18
5.1 Measurement Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2 Configuration Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 Admin Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4 Data Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 Cleaning and Maintenance 31
6.1 Cleaning the Block Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.2 Cleaning a Series 4TEV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.3 Cleaning Procedure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.4 Verification of Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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AquaLab 4 Series Specifications

General

Brand	AquaLab
Model	4 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English