Buy Wagner MMC220 Extended Range Moisture MeterWagner MMC220 Extended Range Moisture Meter Product Description:
- Wagner Extended Range Moisture Meter--part of the MMC220 Extended Range Proline
- Digital Display instantly and accurately measures moisture content of rough finish grade wood
- Measures from 5-to 30-percent moisture content, scans to .75-inch depth and offers press/hold feature
- Allows you to select species settings, eliminating the need to refer to correction tables after taking readings
- Virtually unaffected by temperature or surface moisture
Product Description
No holes are only the beginning to these new feature packed moisture meters. These meters use the latest in electromagnetic wave technology to provide fast, pin-free moisture content readings. Reads an area of 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" to a depth of 3/4". This reading automatically compensates for the species of wood you are measuring by the specific gravity you select right on the meter. This eliminates the need to refer to manual correction tables! The MMC 220 has an added Press/Hold feature to capture readings, higher moisture content range of 5 - 30 displaying in tenths of a percent, and an extended specific gravity selection of 0.20 - 1.00. Each meter includes a soft carrying case and a comprehensive reference library CD that will allow you to find species correction information, view the moisture content, wood video library and much, much more.
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful.
Wood Butcher
By Gilbert F. Mcculley
I have been using this instrument for four months How did I ever do without this meter... I recently attended IWF-2002 in Atlanta. Wagner, etal were showing their various moisture meters at this show. I took some sawmill lumber to the show with me. I tried all of Wagner hand held moisture meters. I quickly discarded all of them except the MMC-210 and the MMC-220. I decided on the MMC-220 because of the capability to calibrate this meter for any species of wood using specific gravity. It is easy to calibrate and use and does not leave holes in the wood. I would recommend that anyone using saw mill lumber and air drying the same USE this meter. It is definitely the best of the hand held meters.
34 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
Wagner MMC220 moisture meter
By StevieQ
I bought this meter two weeks ago. After playing with it my impressions are this is a very good meter in general with a very good range. Unlike model L609, which requires you to keep pressure on the switch to stay on, the MMC220 stays on after you press the switch once and let go of the switch. The MMC220 also has an automatic shut off that activates after a couple of minutes of inactivity.There are only a few minor negatives in ergonomics, which are not a big deal, but could make the unit easier to use. For something costing $270, it should have a strap to prevent inadvertent damage from being dropped. Also at this price, it should have real button switches instead of cheap membrane switches.The density correction is also a tad of a nuisance to use. After the unit has been turned on, if you want change the density setting, you have to press the species button once to reveal the current setting. Then if you want to change it, you'll have to press that button again to enter the density change mode. Then you press the button again or hold it to scroll or fast forward to the new density setting. It's not a problem at all if you only have to change the setting once in a while, but if you're in a store with lots of exotic woods and you have to change the setting with each species, it gets to be a little annoying. Maybe some kind of electronic rotary input dial or even a numeric keypad might work better.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Great unit!
By Dean Bielanowski
The features are simple (which is actually a good thing in this case) and there is very little to know to get it working correctly. My 6 year old daughter can use it properly with no issues! In terms of accuracy, the unit is factory calibrated. While I couldn't directly measure the accuracy, i was pretty sure it would be quite accurate given the type of tests I had done and knowing how well each piece of lumber I tried it on had been dried previously. I am confident in the units repeatable accuracy. It seems much more accurate than any pin moisture meter I have owned before.Of course, this accuracy does come at a price. At around US$[...] retail, the MMC220 moisture meter is an investment that requires a little budget consideration. But when it comes to measuring wood moisture, and avoiding costly problems associated with using wood that wasn't as dry as it should have been before use, I feel a little extra dollar investment in a good moisture meter is a worthy avenue to take for future piece of mind, and more solid and stable woodworking projects!Wagner do have several other (less expensive models) in their range with similar features if you are looking for a cheaper alternative, but be sure to check features carefully to ensure the unit you buy will match your requirements.Overall, however, I was very happy with the performance of the MMC220. If you have the money, it's a definite buy item.(with regards to specific gravity charts mentioned by another reviewer, if you take a look at the included documentation and CD, you can easily find SG measurements for almost any wood, exotic or native on the CD and via the couple of websites mentioned on the CD). I had little trouble finding the measurements of specific gravity for most woods I use).
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