Page 5 - INTRODUCTION
3 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 2.0 INTRODUCTION Thank you for selecting the PMB Moisture Analyzer. This Instruction Manual will familiarize you with the installation, accessories, trouble-shooting, after sales service information, general maintenance of the analyzer, etc. and will...
Page 7 - UP; AND
5 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 3.0 SET UP 3.1 UNPACKING AND SETTING UP YOUR ANALYZER Remove the analyzer from the packing by carefully lifting it out of the box. Inside the box you will find everything needed to start using the analyzer- 9 AC power cable 9 Pan Support 9 Stainless Stee...
Page 8 - THE
6 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 3.2 ASSEMBLING THE ANALYZER For best performance, let the analyzer warm up for 30 minutes before using. z Locate the analyzer on a solid surface, free from vibration with good ventilation around it. z Place the lower reflector (1) into the base of the we...
Page 9 - LEVELLING THE ANALYZER
7 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 3.3 LEVELLING THE ANALYZER After placing the analyzer in a suitable location, level it by using the spirit level on the rear of the analyzer. To level the analyzer turn the two adjustable feet at the rear of the analyzer until the bubble in the spirit le...
Page 10 - LOCATING AND PROTECTING YOUR ANALYZER
8 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 3.5 LOCATING AND PROTECTING YOUR ANALYZER In order to keep your analyzer functioning at its best we suggest that you do the following: Avoid extremes of temperature. Do not place in direct sunlight or near air conditioning vents. Make sure there are no h...
Page 11 - is identical to your local voltage.
9 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 3.6 SAFETY This Moisture Analyzer complies with the European Council Directives and international standards for electromagnetic compatibility, and safety requirements. Improper use or handling can result in damage or injury. To prevent damage to the equi...
Page 12 - All repairs must be done by a trained technician. There are no user; HOT SURFACES; During test the cover of the heating chamber can become very hot,; MATERIALS
10 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 • Protect the Moisture Analyzer from external liquids. Clean any spills immediately. • If there are any visible damage to the Moisture Analyzer or the power cable, Stop using the instrument immediately. Unplug the power and isolate the analyzer. Do not ...
Page 13 - suitable fume hoods or with other ventilation.
11 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 • Materials that emit toxic, caustic or noxious fumes should only be tested in suitable fume hoods or with other ventilation. • Materials that will have a film on the surface during drying may cause high internal pressures to be present. These materials...
Page 15 - KEYPAD; Zero
13 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 4.0 DISPLAY AND KEYPAD The LCD has unique symbols to indicate the following: Î 0 Í Zero Stable Net Net weight A bar graph indicating the proportion of the analyzer capacity being used by the weight on the pan Note: Some symbols shown on the display are ...
Page 16 - Keys; or
14 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 During a typical Moisture test: Showing a test in progress for 13:25, with a current temperature of 123ºC and 20.05% moisture, the test is still running. The keypad has second function keys to allow a selected menu item or value to be incremented or cha...
Page 17 - NUMERIC ENTRY METHOD
15 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 [PST] / Î or [Right] Store or Recall pre-stored test parameters. To advance a flashing digit by one position to the right. To go back by one step during setup functions [Print] / Í or [Left] Instructs the analyzer to print data To advance a flashing dig...
Page 18 - PANEL; POWER
16 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 5.0 REAR PANEL INTERFACES The rear panel has connectors for the data interface, fuse holder, security lock location and power supply input. 5.1 POWER Make certain your analyzer is compatible with the mains power supply in your area. If the voltage is no...
Page 19 - LOCK
17 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 The USB Host is designed to allow a USB memory device to be used as an external memory for the analyzers. The set-up parameters for operation and test procedures can be stored and up-loaded from the memory device. Results of drying test can be stored in...
Page 20 - OPERATION; OF
18 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 6.0 BASIC OPERATION When first turned on the analyzer will act as a basic balance showing grams weight on the display. If a passcode has been set to limit access to the weighing functions of the analyzer the display will show “PASSCODES”. The display wi...
Page 21 - Heat Control; Single temperature, heat to a set temperature.; Interval
19 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Heat Control • Single temperature, heat to a set temperature. • Ramp to temperature, Ramp to final temperature in a user set time. • Step temperature, heat to Temp 1, for X minutes, then temp 2 for X minutes, then Temp 3 for X minutes. A maximum of 3 st...
Page 22 - Start Criteria
20 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 • Time, Test ends at the end of a preset time. • Stable result, test ends if the results are stable within a value set by the user. • Time or stable result, combines both methods. Stop whichever occurs first, a stable result or the end of a preset time....
Page 23 - PROCEDURE; result; Keat
21 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Press the [Test] key to set the test procedure. During the process use the numeric entry procedure described in section 4.1 to enter or change a setting. Pressing [Print] at any time during this procedure will print a list of the current settings. See 6...
Page 25 - INTERVAL; ON; rapid; USER; rapid; TIME
23 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Display “Interval” “Sec XX” The user can change the value using the arrow keys. Range is 01 to 99 Seconds. Typical results will be computed every 5-15 seconds. The next setting is the operation of the Rapid heat Function. Display will show “Rapid” Optio...
Page 27 - to return to normal weighing; start; PRINT TEST; SUMM
25 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Start Method The last setting is the Start method. The analyzer will either start a test automatically whenever the cover is lowered (after a 5 second delay to allow stability), or manually when the [Start] key is pressed. Display will show “START” Opti...
Page 28 - key will cause the current
26 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 6.1.2 PRINT CURRENT SETTINGS When setting the test parameters the [Print] key will cause the current parameters to be printed as shown below. However if the display is awaiting a numeric entry the [Print] key will move the flashing digit to the left. Fo...
Page 29 - STORE
27 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 6.2 STORE TEST SETTINGS It will be possible to store up to 49 test procedures/settings. There is also a factory default that is permanently stored as PST 00. see sec. 6.1 To Store the current settings press the [PST] key. The display will give the user ...
Page 30 - TEST
28 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 When storing a test procedure the user has the option of adding a text or numeric name to the test. The top display will show “PST NAME” then show “- - - - - - - - - “ . To enter a name, use the up/down arrow keys to cycle through numbers and letters. U...
Page 33 - PST
31 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 To load this file press the [Setup/Enter] key again. Or to choose a different file press the [Dspl] key to advance through the other files available, pressing the [Setup/Enter] key when the desired file is shown. After loading the file the display will ...
Page 34 - Text message
32 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 The meaning of the text in the file is given below. Different test settings will create a file with different information. Not all settings are printed if they are not used by the test program. Text message Description Range of Values Result=1; Calculat...
Page 35 - to zero the weight.
33 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 7.0 RUNNING A TEST If necessary the user can set a new set of values for a test setting or recall a pre-stored set of values. See section 6. The last used set of values are stored so they are always shown initially, even after power has been turned off....
Page 37 - SOLID
35 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 % Solid Atro Moisture Time Left (if time limit is set) The Alternate displays in order are: Mass % Moisture % Solid % Atro Moisture % Atro Solid Time Remaining for test if time limit set During the test the user can stop the test at any time by pressing...
Page 38 - START MASS; ST0RED
36 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 At this time the final results are displayed. These results will include elapsed time of the test and final % result. Display other data by pressing the [Dspl] key. To show the initial mass, final mass and the file name used by the analyzer to store the...
Page 39 - FINAL
37 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 8.0 PRINT AND STORE RESULTS If the test parameters are set to allow the test results to be printed (see section 6.1.1) then the results of the test are printed both before and after the test is complete. The initial part of the printout will show the te...
Page 42 - RESULTS; key to change the display to select; RESULT ST; RESULT ST; USB
40 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 9.0 STORING RESULTS IN USB MEMORY A memory stick plugged into the USB host connector will allow for mass storage of test results. The procedure is similar to the method used to store test settings, See section 6.5. To store the results of a drying test ...
Page 43 - STORE OK; CONFIG LD
41 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Once the file has been saved the display will show For 2 seconds then return to the USB display. The test data file is a text file that has the same arrangement as the Serial Interface sample given in section 11. STORE OK USB CONFIG LD USB
Page 44 - MENUS; to control unauthorised access to the menu system.; SUPERVISOR MENUS; key while in normal weighing gives access to the
42 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 10.0 ANALYZER MENUS The PMB has a number of submenus for setting the operation of the analyzer and the communications. The main topics are: PASSCODES to control unauthorised access to the menu system. PMB ANALYZER SETTINGS Setting of date and time Date ...
Page 46 - bold
44 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 10.1.1 SERIAL INTERFACE PARAMETERS The parameters affecting the serial setup are set in a similar manner to the other parameters. Press [Setup/Enter] when “SERIAL” is displayed to enter the sub-menu. The parameters that can be set are shown below, defau...
Page 50 - . The analyzer will calibrate to
48 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 size if desired. For PMB 53 calibrate using 20 or 50grams, For PMB 202 calibrate with 100 or 200grams. Press [Setup/Enter] . Place the calibration weight shown on the centre of the weighing pan, When the stable indicator is on press [Setup/Enter] . The ...
Page 51 - to enter the lower temperature value.
49 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 with the timer running. The timer will count up to 20:00 to allow time for the chamber to come to a steady (room) temperature. During this time observe the temperature in the chamber. During this time the beeper will sound every minute to remind you tha...
Page 52 - to enter the
50 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 At the end of 20 minutes the beeper will sound, read the temperature in the chamber. Any time after the 20 minutes, press [Setup/Enter] to enter the second temperature value. Enter this value as before, Pressing [Setup/Enter] to confirm and store the va...
Page 53 - REPORT
51 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 10.1.3.3 CALIBRATION REPORT During weight or temperature calibration the analyzer can print a report showing details of the calibration. The format of the reports are: MASS CALIBRATION DATE: 21/02/2009 TIME: 14:21:32 SER NO: AE001234 USER NO: 123456 WT ...
Page 56 - CONFIG1; LOAD
54 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Once the file has been saved the display will show For 2 seconds then return to the USB display. To recall any stored test procedure press the [Dspl] key to show the configuration load screen. Press the [Select] key to enter the test load function. The ...
Page 58 - INTERFACE; USB SERIAL HARDWARE
56 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 11.0 SERIAL INTERFACE The analyzers have the ability to send or receive data over the serial interface. Using either the RS-232 or the USB serial interface. The weighing data can be sent over the interface either automatically or when the user presses t...
Page 59 - INPUT COMMANDS; Basic Input Commands:
57 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 The drivers for the USB interface are available from the Adam Equipment web site. Go to www.adamequipment.com. Download the software and activate the install program, follow the instructions to install the software. Once the software is installed the PC...
Page 60 - A typical test report will look as:
58 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 A typical test report will look as: MOISTURE TEST FILE NAME: RES00032 DATE: 13/12/2008 TIME: 09:38:07 SER NO: AE12345678 TEST NO: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ USER NO: 9876543210 Preset: PST 05 Bread-4 Result: % Moisture Heating: Step Temp: Step 1 120 C Time 1 04:...
Page 61 - Print
59 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 After the test has finished the user can print either the complete test again or only a summary by pressing the [ Print ] key before returning to normal weighing. The complete report is a copy of the data as shown above. If the summary report is selecte...
Page 62 - CONFIGURATION
60 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 11.5 ANALYZER CONFIGURATION THROUGH THE SERIAL INTERFACE The analyzer can use the serial interface to set parameters for weighing test and for analyzer configuration. The parameters are set by sending a line of data that has the description and the sett...
Page 63 - ANALYZER SETUP PARAMETERS
61 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Care must be used as some commands depend upon others to be effective, For example sending a command for setting the heat to use a ramp but not sending a temperature or time to use may cause incorrect operation if they are not set to reasonable values. ...
Page 65 - OUTPUT
63 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 11.6 CONTINUOUS OUTPUT The analyzer can use the interface to send the weight only to the output. This setting is configured in the Serial Communications parameters, see section 10.1.1. When the output is set for Continuous the test reports are not print...
Page 66 - SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES; Readability
64 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 12.0 SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES PMB 53 PMB 202 Capacity 50g 200g Readability 0.001g / 0.01% 0.01g / 0.05% Repeatability weighing 0.002g s.d. 0.02g s.d. Stabilisation Time ~3-4 sec. ~3-4 sec Suggested Minimum Sample size 2g 2g Repeatability moisture d...
Page 69 - STRUCTURE; WEIGHING
67 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 13.0 MENU STRUCTURE WEIGHING OPERATOR [0/I] key Standby/operate [Tare] key Zero/Tare function [Print] key Print results [Start] key Begin drying a sample [Dspl] key Display alternate data on LCD [PST] key Store/Recall preset Test PST Store PST XX If PST...
Page 75 - PREPARATION
73 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 14.0 SAMPLE PREPARATION Sample preparation is the single most important item for accurate results. The sample must be prepared so the whole of the sample is heated uniformly and the moisture is near the surface of the material. For powders no further pr...
Page 76 - KNOW THE MATERIAL
74 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 Some plastics also are not suitable for this type of method due to the very low percent moisture and the heat required to extract this moisture. KNOW THE MATERIAL In addition it is important to know enough about the materials so that you do not endanger...
Page 77 - NOTES
75 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 15.0 GUIDANCE NOTES The following guide notes are offered as examples of temperature, display update time and expected results when drying various substances. The preparation, distribution and amount of product can all significantly effect the results. ...
Page 82 - WARRANTY
80 | P a g e © Adam Equipment Company 2009 16.0 WARRANTY STATEMENT Adam Equipment offers Limited Warranty (Parts and Labor) for the components failed due to defects in materials or workmanship. Warranty starts from the date of delivery. During the warranty period, should any repairs be necessary...
Page 84 - Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity
© Adam Equipment Company 2009 Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity This product has been manufactured in accordance with the harmonised European standards, following the provisions of the below stated directives: Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC Low Voltage Directive 2006/9...
Page 85 - ADAM EQUIPMENT
© Adam Equipment Company 2009 ADAM EQUIPMENT is an ISO 9001:2000 certified global company with more than 35 years experience in the production and sale of electronic weighing equipment. Adam products are predominantly designed for the Laboratory, Educational, Medical, retail and Industrial Segment...
