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MOISTURE ENCOUNTER 5 USER GUIDE
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INSTRUMENT FEATURES
Your Moisture Encounter ME5 employs advanced analog
and digital technology to enable the incorporation of the
many features listed below:
• There are 2 scales on the meter face. A Wood Scale
and Comparative Scale. Refer to the top Wood
scale when measuring moisture in wood using Scale
1 - Wood, Timber; or when measuring wood using
Scale 2 - Shallow Depth. Refer to the bottom
Comparative Scale when testing all other materials.
• Four simple pushbutton controls, ON/OFF, SCALE,
HOLD/AUDIO and Bluetooth.
• Non-destructive moisture readings taken in wood
from 5% to 30% are displayed on a moving coil
meter with linear scale.
• Audio signal sounds when meter indicates high
reading.
• Comparative readings between zero and 100 can
be taken in or through drywall, ceramic or porcelain
tiles, carpet, floor coverings, roofing, plaster, and
other materials such as brick and cement block. The
meter scale is also color coded to assist in
identifying areas of wet and dry.