Fluke 53 & 54 Series - Manuals

1 53 & 54 Series II Safety Information The Fluke Model 53 and Model 54 Thermometers (“thethermometer”) are microprocessor-based, digitalthermometers designed to use external J-, K-, T-, E-, R-,S-, and N-type thermocouples (temperature probes) astemperature sensors. Use the thermometer only as sp...

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 2 Table 1. Safety Information W Warning A Warning identifies conditions and actions that pose hazards to the user. To avoid electrical shock orpersonal injury, follow these guidelines: • Before using the thermometer inspect the case. Do not use the thermometer if it...

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 4 Table 2. International Symbols W Refer to the manual for information about this feature. P Complies with European Union directives. M Battery. Complies with relevant Canadian StandardsAssociation directives. Getting Started Everything in this Users Manual applies ...

53 & 54 Series II Getting Started 5 Components xx 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 aat01f.eps Figure 1. Components Table 3. Components A Thermocouple T1 input B Model 54: Thermocouple T2 input C Holster D Display E Buttons F Battery door G Batteries

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 6 Display Elements xx 1 12 11 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 aat02f.eps Figure 2. Display Elements Table 4. Display Elements A The thermocouple measurement includes anoffset. See "Changing Setup Options." B The displayed readings do not change. C A shift function is in ...

53 & 54 Series II Getting Started 7 Buttons Table 5. Buttons A Press A to turn the thermometer on or off. G (Shift function) Press G , M (CANCEL) to stop displaying the minimum, maximum, and average readings in the secondary display. Press G , J (CLEAR MEMORY) to delete logged readings from memo...

53 & 54 Series II Using the Thermometer 9 Using the Thermometer 1. Plug the thermocouple(s) into the input connector(s). 2. Press A to turn on the thermometer. After 1 second the thermometer displays the first reading.If no thermocouple is plugged into the selected input or thethermocouple is &#...

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 10 Changing the Logging Interval The logging interval determines how often thethermometer stores logged readings in memory. Youchoose the length of the logging interval. See "UsingMemory." The thermometer stores logged readings at the end ofeach logging inte...

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 12 Enabling or Disabling Sleep Mode The thermometer enters sleep mode if no button pressoccurs for 20 minutes. Pressing any button wakes the thermometer and returns itto its previous state. 1. Press K or N until the display shows SLP . 2. Press E to indicate that yo...

53 & 54 Series II Measuring Temperatures 13 Changing the Line Frequency For optimum rejection of line noise, set the thermometerfor the local line frequency as follows: 1. Press K or N until the display shows Li ne . 2. Press E to indicate that you want to change the line setting. 3. Press K or ...

53 & 54 Series II Using Memory 15 Using the Offset to Adjust for Probe Errors Use the offset option in Setup to adjust the thermometer’sreadings to compensate for the errors of a specificthermocouple. 1. Plug the thermocouple into the input connector. 2. Place the thermocouple in a known, stable...

53 & 54 Series II Using Memory 17 Clearing Memory When memory is full, FULL appears on the display and logging stops. You can clear memory in normal or MINMAX mode. • Press G , J (CLEAR MEMORY) to delete logged readings from memory. The display shows the following for 2 seconds. MEMORY cW f View...

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 18 3. Press M to step through the minimum, maximum, average, and current logged reading. For example,Figure 4 shows the maximum reading in memory. Themaximum reading occurred at 1:49 P.M. and wasstored in memory location 5. aat04f.eps Figure 4. Maximum Reading 4. Pr...

53 & 54 Series II Maintenance 19 Maintenance Replacing the Batteries Refer to the safety information in Table 1 before replacingthe batteries. 1. Turn off the thermometer if necessary. 2. Loosen the screw and remove the battery door. 3. Replace the three AA batteries. 4. Replace the battery door...

53 & 54 Series IIUsers Manual 20 General Weight 280 g (10 oz) Dimensions(withoutholster) 2.8 cm × 7.8 cm × 16.2 cm (1.1 in × 3 in × 6.4 in) Battery 3 AA batteries Certification P , s Safety CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1 1992EN 61010 Amendments 1, 2 CAT I OVERVOLTAGE (Installation)CATEGORY I, Pollution De...

53 & 54 Series II Replacement Parts and Accessories 21 Electrical (cont.) MeasurementAccuracy, T1, T2or T1-T2 (Model 54) J-, K-, T-, E-, and N-type: ± [0.05 % of reading + 0.3 o C (0.5 o F)] [below − 100 o C ( − 148 o F): add 0.15 % of reading for J-, K-, E-, and N-type;and 0.45 % of reading for...