User Manual

4. Intended Use10
4. Intended Use
The testo 108 is a watertight food thermometer.
The product is designed for the following tasks/areas:
· Food sector: production, food service, spot check
measurement
· Measuring liquids, pastes and semi-solid materials
The following product components are designed for continuous
contact with foodstuffs in accordance with Regulation (EC)
1935/2004:
The immersion/penetration probe from the tip up to 1 cm before the
probe’s handgrip or the plastic housing. If provided, the information
about penetration depths under point 7.2 in the instruction manual or
the mark(s) on the immersion/penetration probes should be noted.
The product may not be used in the following areas:
· Potentially explosive areas
· For diagnostic measurements in the medical sector
5. Technical data
Feature Values
Sensor type Thermocouple Type T (included), Thermocouple Type K
connectable
Measurement range -50...+300 °C/-58...+572 °F (only applies to metallic probe
points)
Measurement Parameter Temperature in °C/°F
Resolution 0.1°C/°F
Instrument accuracy ±0.5 °C (-30...+70 °C)
(Ambient temperature ±0.5 °C ±0.5% of the measurement value
+23°C ±3°C) (-50...-30 °C/+70...+300 °C)
Probe accuracy ±0.5 °C (-40...-20 °C)
±0.2 °C (-20...+70 °C)
±0.5 °C (+70...+125 °C)
±0.4% of the measurement value (+125...+300 °C)
Adjustment time t99 10 s (measured in moving liquid)
Measurement rate 2 measurements per second
Operating temperature -20...+60 °C/-4...+140 °F
Transport/storage temperature -30...+70 °C/-22...+158 °F
Power supply 3 x AAA batteries
Battery life 2500 h (typically at 23 °C )
Housing TPE/PC +ABS/PC+ABS+10%GF
Protection class IP67 (the probe included in the set is connected)
Instrument dimensions 140 x 60 x 24,5 mm
Weight 150 g (instrument incl. battery, without soft case), 33 g (probe)
Display LCD, one-line, with status line
Standards EN 13485
Certificates: see www.testo-international.com,
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EC Directive 2004/108/EC
Warranty 2 years, terms of warranty: see website
www.testo.com/warranty