Industrial Equipment & Supplies

Great for clean room environments

Calibration baths are the most stable and uniform temperature sources available, but they aren’t a good fit for clean rooms. The size of a bath limits its portability, and bath fluids can easily spill and give off vapors. The 9190A Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well is a great alternative. Its wide temperature range brackets the coldest and highest temperature ranges required for pharmaceutical, biomedical and food processing applications. The 9190A is small and lightweight, making it easy to transport. And since it does not use heat transfer fluids, clean rooms stay clean. The 9190A cooling and heating times are faster than a calibration bath—that means calibration work gets done more quickly.

An accurate temperature source is critical for dependable process measurements

Unreliable process measurements can have a damaging impact on business, leading to poor product quality, recalls, fines, waste, and lost profits. Ultimately, measurements are only as good as the temperature sources used to calibrate the measurement equipment. The 9190A Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well incorporates the best technology and design expertise gained from decades of dry-block development experience. The 9190A conforms with EURAMET cg-13 guidelines for best measurement practices for temperature block calibrators. As a result, you can be assured that the 9190A specifications for accuracy, stability, axial (vertical) uniformity, radial (well-to-well) uniformity, loading, and hysteresis have been thoroughly and carefully defined and tested. With a 9190A Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well, you can be confident you’re using the most accurate and stable ultra-cool dry-block calibrator available. And that will have a positive impact on your business.

Make accurate, consistent measurements… anywhere.

You need accuracy for compliance, product yields, energy savings, and consistent results. The 1524 uses current reversal, a technique used in high-end instruments that eliminates thermal EMFs, for precision temperature measurements. Specifications are guaranteed from -10 °C to 60 °C ambient. Special precision resistors and a highly stable reference voltage source keep 1524 accuracy virtually insensitive to environmental temperature.

Like all Fluke handheld tools, the 1524 Reference Thermometers endure rigorous testing in temperature extremes and under harsh conditions of vibration, so you can take them anywhere you need to go.

An optional magnetic hanger allows you to hang the thermometer for easy viewing while freeing your hands to focus on the job.

INFO-CON connectors ensure correct temperature conversion

Inside the INFO-CON, a memory chip keeps calibration information for the attached probe. Simply plugging in the probe uploads the information to the readout, ensuring the correct temperature conversion for accurate, hassle-free measurements.

Probes may be locked by password to specific channels and readouts for security or for system calibration traceability. Plug any thermocouple with mini-thermocouple jacks into an optional universal thermocouple adapter for convenient measurement. Each thermocouple adapter or standard connector supports reference junction compensation (RJC) with its own internal precision thermistor.

Monitor trends in the lab or in the field

See trends graphically on the 1524 thermometer’s 128×64-backlit LCD display. You can change the graph’s resolution at the touch of a button. Now it’s easy to see when the temperature is stable, without statistics or long delays, or monitor processes over time to verify correct operation.

Document on demand up to 25 readings and associated statistics for easy retrieval. You can view the data through the display or by uploading it to a PC via RS-232 connection and 9940 software, included free. To monitor and log more data over time, use a PC and optional LogWare II software.

RS-232-to-USB adapters are available for those who prefer USB connectors. Battery power lasts at least 20 hours on three AA batteries, or use the dc power adapter for extended periods of measurement. Power saving features can be enabled or disabled for longer battery life or greater convenience.

Applications

The new 1524 Reference Thermometers help you do twice the work in half the time. Two channels and three sensor types and high-speed measurement make you more productive and make model 1524 the one reference thermometer you need to own. It has all the features of the 1523, and it’s a data logger too. A real-time clock and memory for 15,000 time and date stamped measurements mean everything you are going to need is in this package. Log up to three times per second, or once every hour or other options in between. Download the data to a PC for analysis when you need it.

Calibration, loop checking, plant startup, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair are some of the varied duties that need a 1524 thermometer. Use it for a handy temperature reference in baths, dry-block calibrators, thermowells, clean rooms, engines, heat exchangers, furnaces, freezers, or anything else that must be calibrated, checked, or maintained.

Accuracy

The standard-accuracy sensor (“S” model) reads temperature to ±0.25 °C over its calibrated range of 15 °C to 35 °C. Relative humidity readings are to ±2% RH from 20% RH to 70% RH.

All DewK sensors come with NVLAP accredited certificates of calibration for both temperature and humidity, complete with data and NIST traceability.

Ethernet and wireless capability

With its built-in Ethernet RJ45 jack, multiple DewKs can be monitored from the same screen using Log Ware III client-server software. Ethernet also gives you the possibility for remote connectivity over the internet, so you can monitor critical conditions while you’re away.

Cables running along the floor can be a safety hazard, and cables hanging from the ceiling and walls are an eyesore. With the DewK, simply connect your computer through an RF modem up to 100 ft away, without the clutter of all the extra cables.

If you need a printout, send data to a printer through the RS-232 interface in real time.

Math and statistical functions

In addition to temperature and humidity, the DewK calculates dew point, heat index, and rates of change for both temperature and humidity. Min, max, and a variety of other statistics are also calculated and can be shown on-screen. Daily summary statistics, including min, max, and maximum rates of change are stored for the most recent sixty days.

Calibrated sensors

With inputs for two sensors, each measuring both temperature and relative humidity, one DewK can monitor two locations at the same time. Both sensors can be run via extension cables to remote locations up to 100 feet away, or one sensor can be directly mounted to the top of the DewK.

Each sensor is calibrated for both temperature and humidity by Fluke Calibration. The calibration constants assigned to the sensors reside in a memory chip located inside the sensor housing, so sensors may be used interchangeably between different DewKs, and the recalibration of sensors doesn’t require an accompanying DewK.

Sensors may also be assigned a unique identifier (up to 16 characters) to facilitate record keeping by matching the sensor identifier with the collected data. Each DewK ships with one sensor, with additional sensors available directly from your local Fluke Calibration sales representative, or directly from Fluke Calibration. Spare sensors may also be purchased from Fluke Calibration as a kit, which includes a case for the sensor, a wall mounting bracket, and a 25-foot extension cable.

Memory

The DewK has enough on-board memory to store up to 400,000 date- and times stamped data points. That’s two years’ worth of data for both measurements from two sensors if readings are taken every ten minutes!

Alarms and battery backup

Alarm settings can be set up quickly in the DewK based on temperature, the rate of change in temperature, RH, the rate of change in RH, and instrument fault conditions. Alarms can be both visual (flashing display) and audible (beeping). Likewise, alarm settings can be set up and events triggered in Log Ware III. The DewK is also equipped with a 0 to 12 volt alarm output that can trigger a process control system.

A backup battery shuts down the DewK’s display but maintains measurements for up to 16 hours in the event of a power failure.

Large, easy-to-read display

Want to view data from across the room? Want to view data from two temperature and two humidity inputs simultaneously? Want to view data graphically, statistically, or both? At the same time?! The DewK does everything you could want—or at least everything we could think of. Up to sixteen different display setups can be stored and recalled at the touch of a single button. And all 16 can be easily modified, so you get exactly what you want.

• Accredited radiometric calibration included
• Accurate, reliable performance from –15 °C to 500 °C
• Large target size of 152 mm (6 in) is required for calibrating most thermometers.
• Light instrument weight of 8.6 kg (19 lbs) makes it easy to lift and carry.

Portable and extremely stable

Need portability and extreme stability? Fluke Calibration Micro-Baths have both. We invented the Micro-Bath. And, while many have tried to duplicate it, none of them use proprietary Fluke Calibration controllers, so none of them deliver performance like a Fluke Calibration bath. Micro-Baths can be used anywhere for any type of sensor. The 6102 weighs less than 4.5 kg (10 lb.), with the fluid. It’s lighter and smaller than most dry-wells, has a spill-proof lid, and is easier to carry than your lunch. You can take it where you need to go without carts or excessive effort. Micro-Baths can even be transported with the fluid in them.

Wherever you go with your Micro-Bath, you can count on its performance. Each model is stable to ±0.03 °C or better, depending on the fluid you use. Uniformity is ±0.02 °C or better for low uncertainties using a reference thermometer. Display accuracy has been improved to ±0.25 °C for quick calibrations without a reference thermometer. In short, you get the stability and precision of a liquid bath in a dry-well-sized package. Don’t be fooled by competitors who pour oil into a dry-well and call it a bath. Micro-Baths are maximized for true fluid-bath performance.

With a 48 mm (1.9-inch) diameter, 140 mm (5.5-inch) deep tank, a Micro-Bath can calibrate any type of sensor including short, square, or odd-shaped sensors. The problems of fit and immersion are virtually eliminated by using a fluid medium rather than a dry-block calibrator. Micro-Baths are perfect for liquid-in-glass and bimetal thermometers.

The 6102 has a temperature range from 35 °C to 200 °C, the 7102 covers –5 °C to 125 °C, and the 7103 extends from –30 °C to 125 °C. Stability, uniformity, and accuracy specifications cover the entire range for each bath, not just the best temperature.

All Micro-Baths have RS-232 ports and can be used with MET/TEMP II software (described on page 81). Also included are contacts to calibrate a thermal switch, eight set-point memory storage, ramp-rate adjust, and over-temperature safety cutout.

You may have noticed we haven’t touted our CFC-free refrigeration. Yes, cold Micro-Baths are CFC-free, and also compressor-free. That’s right—no heavy, noisy compressor to lug around. We achieve our temperature range and stability with only one moving part. This means more durability and less weight. Fluke Calibration manufactures and sells temperature calibration baths of every size and shape, and now we have the smallest and lightest baths in the industry to go with the dozens of other models we make.

Look at the specs, price, and value of these portable instruments and you’ll know why Fluke Calibration is the number-one company in this business.

Two blocks. One portable calibrator. Full temperature coverage.

Dual Independent Temperature Blocks

The Fluke Calibration 9009 combines two independently controlled temperature blocks into one compact, rugged system:

• Hot block range: 50 °C to 350 °C
• Cold block range: –15 °C to 110 °C
• Each block is powered by a precision Hart Scientific temperature controller—not off-the-shelf components, but industry-leading technology from the world’s top temperature calibration experts.

Flexible Multi-Probe Calibration

Each block includes two wells with removable inserts, giving you unmatched flexibility:

• Calibrate up to four probes simultaneously
• Use two probes with an external reference thermometer (e.g., Hart 1521 LLK)
• Perform quick zero/span checks for transmitter calibration with both blocks in use

Portable and Field-Ready

The 9009 is built for portability and field durability:

• Housed in a rugged Pelican™ case—airtight, watertight, and impact-resistant
• Weighs only 10 lbs (4.5 kg), compact and easy to carry
• Internal storage holds the power cord and four extra inserts
• Inserts available for sensor sizes from 1/16” (1.6 mm) to 7/16” (11.1 mm)

This system is truly ready to go wherever your work takes you.

Reliable Accuracy and Stability

Performance you expect from a Fluke/Hart Scientific source:

NIST-traceable calibration certificate included for both blocks.

PC Connectivity and Automation

• RS-232 interface included for temperature monitoring and control via PC
• Fully compatible with MET/TEMP II software for automated calibration of RTDs, thermocouples, and thermistors

The Complete Field Calibration Package

With the Fluke 9009 Dual-Well Dry-Well, you get:

• Two independent blocks
• Full temperature coverage from –15 °C to 350 °C
• True field portability in a compact, durable case
• Flexibility for multiple sensors and calibration modes
• Built-in automation and PC integration

• Temperature ranges from –10°C to 375°C.
• Accuracy to ±0.25°C, with stability of ±0.05°C at 0°C.
• Equipped with an RS-232 interface for connectivity.

• Temperature ranges from –10°C to 375°C.
• Accuracy to ±0.25°C, with stability of ±0.05°C at 0°C.
• Equipped with an RS-232 interface for connectivity.

Portable, fast, and accurate temperature sources for on-site calibration

Exceptional Performance in a Compact Design

The Fluke 9103 and 9140 Field Dry-Wells outperform the competition in nearly every category—performance, size, weight, ease of use, calibration simplicity, software integration, and price.

Each unit features:

• Adjustable heating and cooling rates via the front panel
• Thermal switch actuation testing
• Multiple-hole inserts for compatibility with a wide range of probe sizes

Fast Calibration with Minimal Downtime

• Units are easy to calibrate without opening the case, reducing maintenance costs and downtime
• All units include a NIST-traceable calibration certificate at no additional charge
• Factory-tested for accuracy and reliability before shipment

Software Integration

Fluke’s Interface-it software supports:

• Set-point and ramp rate control
• Real-time temperature logging
• Electronic strip chart creation
• Thermal switch test automation with data collection
• Windows-based interface with intuitive graphical controls

Whether you need basic control or full automation, Fluke has a software solution ready.

Fluke 9103 – Low-Temperature Field Dry-Well

• Temperature Range: Down to –25 °C (actual, not below ambient)
• Stability: ±0.02 °C
• Display Accuracy: ±0.25 °C across full range
• Speed:
  • Reaches 0 °C in 8 minutes
  • Reaches 100 °C in 6 minutes

Key Advantage:

Many competitors advertise –45 °C below ambient, which only reaches around –20 °C. The 9103 delivers a true –25 °C in standard room conditions—no walk-in freezer required.

Insert Options:

Choose from four removable inserts to suit your calibration needs:

• Insert A: One well each from 1/16” to 1/2”
• Insert B: Two wells each of 3/8”, 1/4”, and 3/16” (ideal for comparison calibrations)
• Insert C: Six 1/4” wells for multiple probe calibrations
• Insert D: Three pairs of metric-sized wells

Fluke 9140 – Mid-Temperature Field Dry-Well

• Temperature Range: 35 °C to 350 °C
• Stability: ±0.05 °C or better
• Uniformity:
  • 0.1 °C in small-diameter wells
  • 0.4 °C in largest-diameter wells
• Speed: Reaches max temperature in 12 minutes
• Size: Weighs only 6 lbs, easily portable with one hand
• Display Accuracy: ±0.5 °C

For improved calibration accuracy, use an external thermometer alongside the built-in display.

Insert Options:

Three removable inserts available to accommodate various probe sizes.

Why Choose the 9103 or 9140?

Both models are:

• Reliable for industrial and lab environments
• Versatile with multiple insert options
• Backed by Fluke’s proven calibration technology

• Lightweight, portable, and fast
• Built-in two-channel readout for PRT, RTD, thermocouple, 4-20 mA current
• True reference thermometry with accuracy to ±0.01 °C
• On-board automation and documentation
• Metrology performance in accuracy, stability, uniformity, and loading

• Stability of ±0.5 °C, it has a temperature range to 1200 °C and a display accuracy of ±5 °C across its entire range.
• With interchangeable temperature blocks, you can check thermocouples as small as 1/16 of an inch in diameter or as large as 1/2 inch.
• Low-cost thermocouple furnace.
• NIST-traceable calibration included.
• RS-232 port standard

• Exceptional stability (±0.005 °C) and axial uniformity (±0.02 °C over a 60 mm zone).
• Immersion depth to 203 mm (8 in)
• Optional ITS-90 reference input reads PRTs to ±0.006 °C
• Wide Temperature range from –45 °C to 700 °C

Display accuracy

Dry-wells are typically calibrated by inserting a calibrated PRT into one of the wells and making adjustments to the calibrator’s internal control sensor based on the readings from the PRT. This has limited value because the unique characteristics of the reference PRT, which essentially become “calibrated into” the calibrator, are often quite different from the thermometers tested by the calibrator. This is complicated by the presence of significant thermal gradients in the block and inadequate sensor immersion into blocks that are simply too short.

Metrology Wells are different. Temperature gradients, loading effects, and hysteresis have been minimized to make the calibration of the display much more meaningful. We use only traceable, accredited PRTs to calibrate Metrology Wells and our proprietary electronics consistently demonstrate repeatable accuracy more than ten times better than our specs, which range from ±0.1 °C at the most commonly used temperatures to ±0.25 °C at 661 °C.

An application note is available to help better understand the uncertainties mentioned above.

For even better accuracy, Metrology Wells may be ordered with built-in electronics for reading external PRTs with ITS-90 characterizations. (See sidebar, Built in Reference Thermometry)

Stability

Heat sources from Fluke Calibration have long been known as the most stable heat sources in the world. It only gets better with Metrology Wells. Both low-temperature units (Models 9170 and 9171) are stable to ±0.005 °C over their full range. Even the 700 °C unit (Model 9173) achieves stability of ±0.03 °C. Better stability can only be found in fluid baths and primary fixed-point devices. The “off-the-shelf controllers” used by most dry-well manufacturers simply can’t provide this level of performance.

Axial uniformity

The EA-10/13 document suggests that dry-wells should include a zone of maximum temperature homogeneity, which extends for 40 mm (1.54 in), usually at the bottom of a well. Metrology Wells, however, combine our unique electronics with dual-zone control and more well depth than is found in dry-wells to provide homogeneous zones over 60 mm (2.36 in). Vertical gradients in these zones range from ±0.02 °C at 0 °C to ±0.4 °C at 700 °C.

What’s more, Metrology Wells actually have these specifications published for each unit, and we stand by them.

Radial uniformity

Radial uniformity is the difference in temperature between one well and another well. For poorly designed heat sources, or when large-diameter probes are used, these differences can be very large. For Metrology Wells, we define our specification as the largest temperature difference between the vertically homogeneous zones of any two wells that are each 6.4 mm (0.25 in) in diameter or smaller. The cold units (9170 and 9171) provide radial uniformity of ±0.01 °C and the hot units (9172 and 9173) range from ±0.01 °C to ±0.04 °C (at 700 °C).

Loading

Loading is defined as the change in temperature sensed by a reference thermometer inserted into the bottom of a well after the rest of the wells are filled with thermometers, too.

For Metrology Wells, loading effects are minimized for the same reasons that axial gradients are minimized. We use deeper wells than found in dry-wells. And we utilize proprietary dual-zone controls. Loading effects are as minimal as ±0.005 °C in the cold units.

Hysteresis

Thermal hysteresis exists far more in internal control sensors than in good-quality reference PRTs. It is evidenced by the difference in two external measurements of the same set-point temperature when that temperature is approached from two different directions (hotter or colder) and is usually largest at the midpoint of a heat source’s temperature range. It exists because control sensors are typically designed for ruggedness and do not have the “strain free” design characteristics of SPRTs, or even most PRTs. For Metrology Wells, hysteresis effects range from 0.025 °C to 0.07 °C.

Immersion depth

Immersion depth matters. Not only does it help minimize axial gradient and loading effects, it helps address the unique immersion characteristics of each thermometer tested in the heat source. Those characteristics include the location and size of the actual sensor within the probe, the width and thermal mass of the probe, and the lead wires used to connect the sensor to the outside world. Metrology Wells feature well depths of 203 mm (8 in) in the Models 9171, 9172, and 9173. The Model 9170 is 160 mm (6.3 in) deep to facilitate temperature of –45 °C.

Other great features

A large LCD display, numeric keypad, and on-screen menus make use of Metrology Wells simple and intuitive. The display shows the block temperature, built-in reference thermometer temperature, cutout temperature, stability criteria, and ramp rate. The user interface can be configured to display in English, French, or Chinese.

All four models come with an RS-232 serial interface. All are also compatible with Model 9938 MET/TEMP II software for completely automated calibrations of RTDs, thermocouples, and thermistors.

Even without a PC, Metrology Wells have four different preprogrammed calibration tasks that allow up to eight temperature set points with “ramp and soak” times between each. There is an automated “switch test” protocol that zeros in on the “dead-band” for thermal switches. And a dedicated °C/ °F button allows for easy switching of temperature units.

Any of six standard inserts may be ordered with each unit, accommodating a variety of metric- and imperial-sized probe diameters. (See inset at right. Download the complete data sheet to view details.) And Metrology Wells are small enough and light enough to go anywhere.

9170

The Model 9170 achieves the lowest temperatures of the series, reaching –45 °C in normal room conditions. The 9170 is stable to ±0.005 °C over its full temperature range (up to 140 °C) and has 160 mm (6.3 in) of immersion depth. With axial uniformity of ±0.02 °C and radial uniformity of ±0.01 °C, this model delivers exceptional uncertainty budgets and is perfect for a variety of pharmaceutical and other applications.