The TreeSonic microsecond timer is designed for
tree stiffness prediction. It measures the stress wave time between a start and
a stop transducer. The structure of the TreeSonic tool is designed by
Weyerhaeuser Co. The equipment is patent pending, the patent holder is
Weyerhaeuser Co.
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Connect the start and stop sensors to the START and
STOP connectors of the timer. Make sure not to turn the plastic part of
the connectors. The longer and flat shaped transducer is the start and the
shorter, cube shaped one is the stop transducer.
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Drive the spike of the transducers into the tree you
want to test using the sliding hammer.The spike need to penetrate through
the bark and stabilize the transducer in the wood material. Please apply
45 degree as the angle between the spike and the fiber.
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The first time you hit the start transducer, the
reading “9999” appears which means that the unit was switched on
successfully. From that point on, all upcoming hits will show the actual
transit times in microseconds.
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The unit switches of automatically after 30 seconds
of inactivity.
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TreeSonic display unit
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Start and stop sensors with sliding hammer
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Steel hammer (200 g)
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Rechargeable battery and charger
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User's manual
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Test cables and Voltmeter (optional)