The World's most advanced Fine Fuel Moisture Instrument

The Wiltronics ME2000 is specifically designed to be used in the field by officers involved in prescribed burns and wildfires, and provide valuable moisture measurements to assist in determining the burn rate for forest floor fine fuel

Why do you need moisture measurements?
Fire managers at wildfire or prescribed burns need to be able to measure fuel moisture content quickly and accuratley at the site of the fire. The ME2000 can assist Fire managers by determining the percentage of moisture content of fine fuels (leaf matter, surface duff, grass, 1hr fuels) which will help establish the rate at which fires will spread and how likely spotfires will develop. This vital information along with wind speed and direction, current and forecast weather conditions all need to be taken into account when planning a prescribed fire or fighting wildfires.

Features

Waterproof Pelican case
3% - 200% Oven Dried Weight (ODW) moisture measurement range
1% accuarcy
Store up to 600 readings
USB PC Interface
Internal rechargable battery

Customer Benefits

Portable field unit
12 hour portable use between recharging
Easy to use
Measurements read in seconds
All measurements logged for later analysis on a PC
Proven product used by over 30 Forest Services, government and private agencies in Australia and internationally

Package Includes

Moisture Meter Instrument
PC Software (Windows 95 or later)
Battery charger
Fuel grinder, compression tool, and cleaning tool
User manual with CD
RS232 with USB adaptor
12 Volt car cigarette lighter cable

Accessories and Spares

Fuel Grinder Stainless steel cutter and grill
6 volt DC sealed lead acid battery

Customer Testing
The ME2000 has been tested and approved by the 'Centre for Forest Tree Technology', part of the Victorian State Government in Australia. http://www.dse.vic.gov.au (Research Report No. 46)

Service
Your local distributor has spares and will swap a faulty unit or accessory promptly.

Existing Global Customers
Australia, U.S.A, Portugal, France, South Africa.

Specifications

Physical Dimensions

Length: 330mm (13")
Width: 305mm (12")
Height: 152mm (6")
Weight: 5.2kg (11.5 lbs)

Construction

Case: Pelican Protector Case 1400
Sample Cell: Stainless Steel polyester film insulator
Display: 4 lines x 20 characters, backlit LCD
Keypad: Membrane, surface mount, positive touch/audio feedback, 4 x 4 keys plus on/off key
Power Consumption: 280 mA in standby mode, 330 mA in measurement mode
Battery Charger: 110VAC-240VAC/12VDC, 1A, double insulated, overload protected, plug pack with 2.5mm DC plug

Performance

Temperature operating range: 0 to 50°C (32 - 122°F)
Resistance measurement: 5 x 10² to 5 x 10¹² Ohms
Moisture content range: 3% to 200% ODW (Oven Dried Weight)
Reproducibility: 0.1% moisture content
Accuracy: 1% moisture content or 10% of individual moisture content
Precision: 0.1% moisture content

Communications

USB
Serial Interface, 9 pin D type connector, straight though connection, pins 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Baud Rate: 19, 200 (B.P.S.)