Kestrel 1000 User manual

Kestrel 2000 User Manual

Appendix G

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

Standard Operating Procedures

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

2045 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 339

New Orleans, Louisiana 70122

(504) 836-2235

Kestrel®

USER

GUIDE

1000,

2000,

2500

&

2500NY

,

3000,

3500

&

3500NV,

350001

A

CAUTION

Your

Kestrel

Wea

t

her

&

Env

iron

m

ental

Meter

is

designed

to

prov

i

de

a c

cu

rate

measureml!nt

of

cur

re

nt

conditions

onl

y.

Dep

e

nding

on

your

location

and

environm

ent

,

condition

s

may

chang

e

rapidly

.

Rapid

temperature

and

humidity

changes

(i

.e.

,

moving

your

meter from i

ndoors

to outdoors)

may

cause inaccurate readings o f temp

erat

ur

e

artd

humidity

, as

well

as

all

readings

that

rely on

erther

of

these vafues. Before relying

on

Kestrel

Weather

&

Environmental

Meter

readings, be sure

rouse

care to e

ither

a) force

air

flow

over

the

sensors by

waving

or

slinging

your

meter through the

air:

orb)

wa;1

until your unit's

read

ings have stabilized, Indicating that

it

h

as

equilibrated to

It

s new environment.

To

maximize

t he

accuracy

and

re

liabili

ty

of

your

readings:

Ensure t

hat

your

Kestrel

Mete

r is

In

good

r

epai

r

and

wi

thin

factory

calibration.

Ta

ke r

ead

in

gs

fr

e

quentl

y

and

carefully

according

to

the

guidelines above.

Allow

your

met

er's

readings

to

stabilize

a h

er

s

ignifi

c

an

t changes in t

emper

atur

e or

humidity

(i.e., chan9i

ng

loc

ation

from

in

door

s

to

outdoors).

Allow

a

margin

of

safety

for

c

hanging

co

nditions

and

reading

errors (2-3%

of

reading

is recomme

nded

).

Use

extra

care

and

good

J

udgm

ent

when

referring

to

your

Kestrel

We

ath

er

&

Environmental

Meter

to

mak

e

any

decisions

regarding

safety,

health

or

property

protectio

n.

To

red

uc

e

the

risk

of

injury

or

death

t o

persons

,

read

an

d

follow

th

ese

guidelines!

Your Kestrel

Wea

t

he

r/Enviro

nm

ental

Wtarher

Meter may provide H

eat

I

ndex

or

Wind

C

hill

Index, measurements

relating

to

es

tim

atio

n

of

danger

of

Injury to

pea

pie or animals from heat or cold. Certain lnd!Yiduals

or

animals

may

be more susceptible ro harm relating

to

environmental conditions

and

require additional precautions.

For

example, very young

or

elderly individuals, individuals

with

asthma,

and

individuals who have nor become acclimatized

ro

hot

conditrons

are

likely

to

be

more

prone

to

heot injury.

Know

yourself

a

nd

the

;ndivi

dua

ls

and

items

yo

u

are

res

pon

sible for.

Where

appropriate

, seek

the

guidance

of

o

medi

c

al

professional

.

Know

what

to

do

in

the

event

of

he

at

or

cold

Injury

and

be

pr

ep

ared

wit

h supplies.

In

th

e case

of

h

eat

illne

ss,

rememb

er

t he

rule-

MCo

ol

first,

tran

sp

ort

sec

ond

.•

An inexpensive lee

bath

con

mean

the

diff

ere nce

between

li

fe

and

death.

Your

Kestrel

Weather/Environmental

Meter

Is

not

a m

edica

l device.

It

Is

on

ly

one

sourc

e

of

info

r

mation

and

must

be

e

mploy

ed

with

care

and

good

judgment

.

CONTENTS

Features &

Options

..

...

............................................... 4

Getting

to

Know

Your

Kestrel

...

..............

..

...

............ 5

Getting

Started

.

...

•.

.....•....

..

...

.

..

................................... 6

Setup

+Options

..............................

...

........

..

..........

....

6

Ba

r

omet

r

ic

Pressure &

Altitude

Adjustment

........ 7

Measurement

Notes ...

...

..

........

•.

..................

...

..

.....

.. 8

Mai

nte

nance & Service ................

..

........................

...

9

Sensor Calib

rat

ion

.............

..

....••

......................

...

10

Warranty

................

..

............

..

........................

....

.....

...

11

CR2032 batteries c

ont

ain

lith

i

um

. a toxic substance.

Inge

sti

on

may cause serious

Injury

or

death

.

Kee

p

battery o ut

of

th

e r

ea

ch

of

children. If swallowed,

immediately seek

me

dical help. Have

doct

or

phone

24-ho

ur

ho

tli ne

at

(202)

625-3333,

ca

ll

collect

If

necessary. Dispose of batteries

pr

operly and accordi

ng

to local

re

gul

atio

ns. Do

not

punct

ur

e or

burn

batter

i

es

.

If

the

battery

co

mpa

rt

m

ent

does

not

close

secu

rel

y,

stop

using

the

product a

nd

keep It away

from

children.

This User Gui

de

contains

on

ly

the

i

nformation

you

need

to

get

started using

yo

ur Kestrel

mete

r.

F

or

FAQ

's,

chat

a

nd

e-mail s

uppo

rt, visit

www

.kes

tr

elin s

tr

um e

nt

s.

com.

CONTACT

US

AT

(800) 784-4221 Toll Free

North

America

(610)447-1555

Email: support@kestrelinstruments.com

Facebook:

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.com/KestrelMeters

Twitter: @KestrelWeather

A WARNING:

Thi

s

produ

ct

and

/o

r Its incl

uded

o r

brand

ed

ac

cessor

ie

s

ca

n expose

yo

u

to

chemicals,

incl

uding

lead, lead

comp

o u

nd

s and phthalate

DE

HP

,

wh

ic

h are kn

own

to

the State

of

California

to

ca

use

canc

er

and lead and lead compo

und

s,

b isphenol A

(B

PA),

and

phthal

ate Dn

HP.

which

are

known

to

the

S

tat

e

of

Ca

lifornia to cause

bi

r

th

defects

or

other

r

ep

r

od

uct

i

ve

harm

. For m

or

e Information,

go

to

www.P65Warni

n

gs

.ca.

gov.

I

The

table

below

shows all

Measurement

screens available, li

sted

w

ith

their

co

rr

espo

ndin

g screen icon

and

"Hin

t"

abbreviatio

n.

Measurf!ment

Icon

Hint Units

of

Measure

1000

2000 2500

3000

3500

3500DT

kt

I B I m/s

km/h

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········

--·-·-----··-·-·-·

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---

····---·-·

·---

........•

.

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·-·-

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-------·-·-···

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----

--·

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--··

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.......

...

1

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•

.••••

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.......

--

----------··-·-

·-·

·

·······

··

-·

·

----····-·

···············

···-·

·

-·--···--··

·

··-

····

·

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·-

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--

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...••..

......

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..

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...

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·--·····

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···

-··-·····

···

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··········-

·

·-·-·

·--··

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·

-·

·-··

·

··

·

Altitude • A

lt

m ft

'.

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...

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....

..

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......

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...

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ssure T

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nd -

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ta

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.........

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,,_,.,,,,,,,

_____

.......................

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···

····

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···

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··-·

--

Clock

" T

he

NV

series f

ea

tures a

dim

red

backlight

for

use

in

low

light

or

nighttime

s

ituat

io

n

s.

GETTING

TO

KNOW

YOUR KESTREL

.....

...

..

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/

BACKLIGHT.

.

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........

..

....

.

...

, 1

BUTTON

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(BacklightN/AonKIOOO) --..__

__

/

•All Kestrel Meters

with

temperature measurement

allow

you

to

measure a

ir,

water

and

snow temperature.

I

Turning

ON

and

OFF

•

Pre

ss

C>

to

tum

on.

• Ho

ld

·

C>

• for 3 seconds

to tu

rn off.

0

The

Kestrel

Meter will automatically turn

off

if

no

buttons

hove

been

pressed

for

45

minutes.

Select

Measurement

Mode

•

Use

to

access

each

Measu

rement

screen

The instantaneous

Meas

urement value will be

di

sp

la

yed

on

each

screen

and updated once per

second.

0

Each

Measurement

screen

will

flash

a brief "Hint" to clarify

which Measurement

is

being

displayed.

Note:

Hints

ore

not

displayed in the

Kestr

el

1000.

The

icons

and units

of

measure

will

be

displayed in

the

lower line

of

the

screen.

Temperature"

Hlnt

,.

flashes

be

r

ore

Temperature

Measurement Screen

Select

the

Unit

of

Measure

Se

l

ect

the

unit

of

measure. W

hile

holding

(>, ,

to

scroll

thr

o

ugh

the

available

un

its

of

measure

for

that

measurement.

Adjust

the

Clock

*This

applies to

the

2500,

2500NV,

3500,

3500NV

ond

35000T.

A

djust

the

cl

ock. Simultan

eo

usly press

3J

and

to

access

clock setting. While

the

time

is

blink

ing, press

...

to

change

the

time.

Hold ei

ther

button

down

to

adjust quickl

y.

Simultaneously ·

and

:

...

J

to

exit

clock

sett

ing

.

,l

l

SETTING

REFERENCE

BAROMETRIC

PRESSURE

&

ALTITUDE:

KESTREL

2500

&

KESTREL

3500

ONLY

Q

The

Kestrel

Meter

measures

'station pressure: which

changes

in

response

to both

ch

a

nges

in altitude and changes in

atmosphere. Barometric

pressure

Is a measurement

of

th

e air

pres

sure

ad

justed to

sea

level.

To

obtain accurate barometric

pressure

and

alt

itude readings,

you

must first

ent

er

EITHER

current barometric

press

ure

OR

your

current

*Station

pressure

is displayed

if

the

reference

altitude

is

s

et

to

zero.

Starting

with

Known

Altitude

for

your

Loc

ation

Use

1

3:;

to

highlight

the

"

BARO

" screen.

Press

.

.-,

and

'

..

simultaneously

until

th

e word

"

REF"

starts blinking

on

screen.

Use

...

..

to

adjust

the

value to

the

correct

known

Al

t

itude

.

Press

,-.,

and

ro=-

, s

imu

ltaneously

to

ex

it

the

reference setting mode.

Q Afier

th

e Alt

it

ude

reference

is

set

place

the

u

nit

on

a

tab

le and

allow

it

to

stablll

ze

.

The

accura

te Barometric

Pressure

reading

will

then

be

disp

lay

ed

on

screen.

N

ote

the

correct

barometric

pressure reading above

and

use

th

is measurement

to

set

the

Altitude:

to highlight

the

"Al

titude

" screen.

s

imu

ltaneously

unt

il

th

e

word

"

REF

" starts bli

nking

on

screen.

U

se

..

.

to

adjust t he value

to

the

barometric

pressure m

eas

urem

e

nt

noted

above.

simultaneously again

to

exit

the

setting mode.

Starting

with

Known

Barometric

Pressure

for

your

Location

Use

....-

to

highlight

the

"A

l

titude

"

screen.

and

until

the

word

"R

E

F"

starts blinking

on

screen.

to

adjust

the

reference value

to

the

correct

known

Barometric

Pres

sure.

Press

r.=-

si

multaneously again t o

exit

the

sett

ing

mod

e.

OAfter

the

Pressure

reference

Is

set,

place t

he

u

ni

t on a table

and allow

it

to

stablllze.

T

he

accurate Altitude reading will

then

be

displayed on

screen.

Note

the

correct

altitude

reading

above

and

use

this

to

set

the

Barometric

Pressure:

U

se

.-i

or

to

highlight

the

"BARO"

sc

reen.

si

mu

ltaneously

un

ti

l

the

wo

rd

"REF"

starts bli

nk

i

ng

on

screen.

or

to

adjust

the

reference

va

lue

to

the

co

rr

ect

kno

wn

Al

ti

tu

de.

si

mu

ltaneously again to e

xit

th

e

sett

ing

mode

.

Once these steps are complete,

both

screens w ill

display accurate readings.

*Be

sure

to

adjust your

re

fe

rence

measurement

s wh

en

you chan

ge

your location for altitude and/or barometric

pressure

or

when

there

has

been

dramatic change

in

weothercond

itions.

I

MEASUREMENTS

Barometric Pressure Trend

t :

indicates

pressure

is

rising quickly(>

+0.18

lnHg)

in 3

hours

" :

indicates

pressure

Is

rising (within

+0.06

and +o.18

lnHg)

- :

indicates

pressure

is

stable

(remains

between

-0.06

and

+o.06

inHg

)

" :

indicates

pressure

is

dropping (within

-0.06

and--0.18

inHg)

I :

indicates

pressure

is

falling quickly(>

--0.18

inHg)

Select Units

of

Measure

or

L

...

to

scroll

to

the

desired

Measurement screen.

Hold

down

f>!,

then

press r.:-

to

set

the

desired

Units

of

Measure

for

the

Measurement.

Water

and Snow Temperature

The

Kestrel

Meter

may also

be

used

to

measure

the

temperature

of

water

and snow. Submerge

the

rmistor

port

i

on

(curly exposed w ire in w i

ndow

impell

e

r)

in water

or

snow

to

get

an accurate

reading. Kestrel Meters are

comp

letely waterproof,

float

and can be safely submerged

in

water

accord

in

g

to

IP-67 standards

(up

to

1

meter

for

a

maximum

of

30 minutes).

I

Max/Avg Function

To

vi

ew

the

maximum

wi

nd

gust

recorded, press

or

+.J

until

you

see

"MAX" appear

at

bottom

of

screen.

Press

again

to

view average w

in

d gust.

"AVG"

wi

ll appear

at

bott

om

of

screen. Both Max

and

Average are reset each

time

the

un

it

is

powered

down.

To

restart averaging, s

impl

y

turn

the

unit

off

and back

on

again.

Hold

Mode

CJ

Hold

Mode

can

be

useful

for taking

measurements

when

you

are

unable

to

view

the

display.

• Hold

down

CJ

,

then

press

• The

word

"HOLD"will

blink

on

each screen and all

va

lu

es

will stop measuring and freeze

in

memory.

• or w

to

view each Measureme

nt

screen in

Hold Mode.

•

To

exit Hold Mode, ho ld

down

iii, then

again.

Backlight*

•

Press

i0

to

activate

the

backlight

for

1 O seconds.

•

Press

CJ

again

to

manually deactivate

the

back

light

before 1

O seconds expire.

•TIJe

Kestrel

1000

Meter

does

NOT

offer a bocklight

MAINTENANCE

&

SERVICE

ADDENDUM

Replacing

the

Battery

When

yo

ur

display becomes d im or disappears, you need

to

change

the

battery.

Use

a

US

nickel or similar coin

to

twis

t open

th

e battery

compartment.

Replace battery

with

a new, clean

CR2032

coin-cell

battery,

with

positive side(+) facing up.

CR2032

batteries are available in

most

stores

that

sell

batteries.

CJ

When

replacing

the

battery

door,

be

sure

to

keep

the

black

rubber

a-ring

seated

in

fhe

groove

on

the

case

back.

I

Impeller

The Kestrel

im

peller

ca

libr

a

ti

on

drift

is

le

ss

than

1% after 100 hours

of

use at

16

MPH

j 7 m/s.

Drift

increases

with

higher-speed use. For

most

users,

the

impe

ller

will

provide

accurate w

ind

speed/air

flow

readings

for

years

if

not

physically damaged.

How-

ever, if your application requires extremely

high

precision

or

if

you perform frequent

high

-speed

readings,

we

recommend you replace

your

impeller

at one-year

in

terval

s.

Every replacement impel-

ler is supplied

with

a certificate

of

co

nfo

rmity and

restores

yo

ur Kestrel's calib

ra

tion

upon

installati

on

.

Tem

perature

Sensor {Kestrel

2000

and

higher)

The Kestrel temperature sensor exhibits

vir

tually

zero

drift

over

time

and generally does

not

require

recalibration for accurate

perform

an

ce

during

the

lif

e

of

the

product. If

your

in

dustry

or application

requires

ca

libration, pl

ease

contact

NK

or

a certifi ed

ca

libration lab

for

options

and

pricing.

Humidity

Sensor

(Kes

trel

3000

and

higher)

The Kestrel

hum

i

di

ty

se

n

so

r calibration

drift

may

be

up

to

+I-

2% over

24

month

s.

For high-precisi

on

applications,

we

reco

mmend

recalibration at

24-mon

th

interval

s.

If

you require calibration,

please

co

n

tact

NK

or

a certifi ed

ca

librati

on

lab

for

options a

nd

pricing. The

hu

midity

sensor may also

be recalibrated

in

th

e field using a K

es

trel

Humid-

it

y

Ca

l

ibr

at

ion

Kit

(N

K PN-0802). Instructions

fo

r

running

the

recalibration rou

tine

are provided with

the

Humid

i

ty

Calibration Kit a

nd

may al

so

be

found

at

www.kestrelinstruments.com/mwdownloads/

download/link/id/37/

Pressure Sensor (Kestrel

250

0 & 3500)

The

Ke

strel pressure

se

nsor d

rift

may

be

up

to 1

mbar

over 12 months. For

high

-precision applica-

tions,

we

reco

mmend

recal

ibr

a

tio

n at 1

2-month

in-

ter

va

l

s.

If you re

qu

ire

ca

li

br

a

ti

on, please contact NK

or

a certified calibr

ation

lab

fo

r options and pricing.

The pre

ss

ur

e

se

nsor may al

so

be

recalibrated

in

th

e

field wi

th

reference

to

a

kn

own-accurate and

ca

li-

brated pressure standard.

We

do

not

reco

mm

end

s

imply

recalibrating

to

a loca l weather station

as

thi

s

may

not

be accurate

for

your

location. Instru

ct

ions

fo

r recalibrating the p ressure sensor may be

found

at

www.k

estre

li

nstruments.com

/cate

go

ry-ser-

vice-calibration/kestrel

-

calibration

.

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5-YEAR LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY

WARRANTY

CERTIFICATE

Your Kestrel W

eat

her

/E

n

vi

ro

nm

e

nta

l

Me

ter

is

war

ran ti

ed

t o b e

fr

ee

of

d ef

ec

t s

in

mat

erials

and

work

mans

hip

for a

period

of

FIV

E

YEARS

from

th

e date

of

its first consumer p

ur

ch

ase.

NK will repa

ir

or

replace any defective me

ter

or

part wh

en

notified

wit

hin

the warranty period, and will r

etur

n the

me

ter

vi

a domestic

ground

shipping

or

N

K's

ch

oice

of

method

of

internatio

n al

shi

pping

at

no

ch arge. The

fo

ll

owing

are

exduded

from

warran

ty

coverage: damage

due

to

improper use or neglect (including corrosion);

damage

caused by seve

re

or excessive Impact,

damage

caused

by failed o r leaking batteries, crushing

or

mechanical h

ar

m; modi

fi

cations o r

attem

pte

d repairs by so

meone

othe

r

th

an

an authorized

NK

repair agent; impeller failure

no

t ca used

by

a manufacturing

defect

normal usage

wear

and

fa

il

ed

batte

ries. Measurement acc

ur

acy

Is

warranted

to

be within

the

specifications

on

the s

up

p

li

ed

Certificate o f

Co

nformi

ty

including specifi

ed

drift

since date

of

man

uf

acture.

If

no

warranty registration

or

pr

oof

of

pu

rch

ase

is

provided, the warranty period will be measured

from

the

meter's

dat

e of manufacture.

Ex

cept

for

the

warranties

set

forth herein,

NK

disclaims a

ll

other

w

arran

ties, expressed, Implied

or

statutory,

including,

but

not

lim ited to,

the

implied

warrantie

s

of

me

rchantability

or

fitness for a particular

purpose

.

Any impli

ed

warranties

that

may

be

imposed

by

applicable law

are

limited

to

the

term

of

this warranty.

In

no

event

shall

NK

be

liable for

any

Incidental,

specia

l

or

consequential

damage.s

, including,

bu

t

not

limited

to,

loss

of

bus

iness,

lo

ss

of

profits, toss

of

data

or

use,

whether

ln

an

action In contract

or

tort

or

based

on

a

warranty, arising

out

of or

In connection

with

the

use

or

recalibration,

performance

of

an

NK

product,

even

if

NK

has

been

advbed

of

the

possibility

of

su ch

damages

. You

agree

that

repair,

and

(upon

availa

bility)

rep

lace.me_

nt,

as

applicable, is

your

sole

and

exdus

ive rem

edy

w

ith

respect

to

any

breach

of

the

NK

Limited Warranty

set

forth

herein.

I

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NIELSEN-KELLERMAN

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PA

19061

Phone: (610) 447 -1555

Fax:

(610)

447-1577

Web:

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il: [email protected]

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and

Environmental Meters

are

designed

and

built

in

the

USA

Please

register

your

Kestrel

Meter

at

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