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Pin meter for Wood MC-460

Pin meter for Wood MC-460

Pin meter for Wood MC-460

Product catalog summary
Applications & Features
The MC-460 is designed to measure moisture content in sawn timber, biofuels like sawdust, wood chips, pellets, palm oil tree residues, and paper. It features a unique polarization capability for quick and stable readings, even at high moisture levels, displaying results in % H2O. The device is calibrated for European wood at 20 ºC and can be equipped with various probes and accessories.

Key Features:
  • High measuring range: 3-140% MC H2O
  • Fast, accurate measurements with polarization feature
  • Large LCD display with backlight
  • Replaceable electrodes and sample cup
  • 264 defined wood species

Technical Specifications
  • Intended Users: Woodworkers, cabinet and furniture makers, drying kiln personnel, quality assurance inspectors, and biofuel users.
  • Materials: Wood (264 species), wood chips, pellets, paper, palm oil tree residues, energy grass.
  • Measuring Principle: Resistance type, detecting changes due to moisture content variations.
  • Measuring Range: 3-140% H2O
  • Accuracy: ± 0.5% MC
  • Measuring Groups: 6 (264 species)
  • Measuring Depth: 8-125 mm depending on electrodes
  • Working Range: Temperature: -10°C to +100°C, Humidity: 0-85% non-condensing
  • Display: LCD
  • Resolution: 0.1%
  • Sensor: Pin-type/electrodes
  • Battery: 9V Alkaline battery
  • Size: 134 x 72 x 25 mm
  • Weight: 160 g (case 1.5 kg)
  • Warranty: 1 year

Accessories
The MC-460 comes with a battery, external MC-probe, and hard case. Additional accessories include various probes (S-10, S-10P, S-30, S-40), surface electrodes, long connection cable, calibration block, and teflon insulated electrodes.

Ordering Information
Various product sets and individual components are available for order, including different probes and electrodes, with specific product numbers for each item.
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Catalog excerpts

Pin meter for Wood MC-460-1

— Instruments— Professional Moisture Content Meter for Wood, Wood Chips, Biofuels, Sawdust, Palm Fibers, Paper MC-460 S-10/S-10P/S-30/S-40 APPLICATIONS & FEATURES The new MC-460 measures the moisture content level in sawn timber, and Biofules such as Sawdust, Wood Chips, Pellets and Palm Oil Tree residues and also Paper depending of what electrode/probes are used. With its unique polarisation feature quick and stable readings is obtained even at high Moisture Content levels. The MC-460 displays the moisture content level in % H2O. The instrument has an average adjustment for European wood based on a wood temperature of 20 °C. MC-460 can be delivered with a S-10 Probe, S-30 Probe, Sliding hammer, S-40 Sample Cup with compression and S-10P sword type Probe for paper and Palm Oil Tree Fibers. Features: • High Measuring Range 3-140% MC H2O • Fast and accurate measurement at high moisture content levels with the new Polarisation feature. • Large LCD Display with back light • Replaceable Electrodes, sample cup. • 264 Defined Wood Species TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION MC-460 with Compression Cup for Wood Chips, Pellet and Sawdust Complete with following accessories: The MC-460 is delivered with battery, External MC-probe and Hard case.

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Pin meter for Wood MC-460-2

Instruments Accessories: S-10 Probe, S-10P Probe for Paper and Palm Oil Tree Residues S-30 Sliding hammer probe S-40 Sample Cup for Wood Chips and Sawdust Surface Electrodes for Veneer Long Connection Cable, 2 m. Calibration Block Facts When measuring with an electrical resistance meter a current is flowing into the wood piece. This current is actual ionizing the material that the wood contains of (Cell membrane, water etc.) As an result the resistance fluctuates giving a fluctuation and drift of Moisture Content readout. On higher Moisture Content levels the accuracy of the measurement depends...

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