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MOISTURE ENCOUNTER 5 USER GUIDE
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INTRODUCTION
Hi there! Thank you for trusting our brand and choosing
the Moisture Encounter ME5, from Tramex. It is our goal
to ensure that you are always happy with what you bought
from us, so please let us know if you have any questions
and rest assured, we are always here to help.
The Moisture Encounter ME5 enables non-invasive
moisture measurement and detection in a wide range of
building materials. The instrument operates on the prin-
ciple that the electrical impedance of a material varies in
proportion to its moisture content.
To measure/detect moisture, the three co-planar
conductive rubber electrodes mounted on the base of
the instrument case are lightly pressed onto the wood or
material sample. The instrument measures the electrical
impedance of the sample by creating a low frequency
alternating electric field between the electrodes. This
non-destructive field penetrates the material under test
to a depth of approximately 30mm (1 1/4 inches), or 10
mm (0.4 inches) in Shallow Depth mode. The very small
alternating current flowing through the field is inversely
proportional to the impedance of the material. The instru-
ment detects this current, determines its amplitude and,
after processing, drives the pointer of the moving coil
meter to the computed moisture value.
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