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Having received a moisture meter for Christmas I was wondering if there is a way to validate the readings it is giving?
My first thought was to take a piece of wood measure the moisture content with the meter then weigh it (I have a pretty good balance here so I think I can get a good measure of the mass) then microwave the sample until it is 'drier' measure the mass again and then re measure with the moisture meter. I am hopeful that the change in mass is proportional to the change in moisture reading. This is assuming that the microwaving will dry out the wood. I should be able to calculate the moisture content from the change in mass, shouldn't I? I'd sure appreciate any assistance on this. Thanks in advance.
Mark
My first thought was to take a piece of wood measure the moisture content with the meter then weigh it (I have a pretty good balance here so I think I can get a good measure of the mass) then microwave the sample until it is 'drier' measure the mass again and then re measure with the moisture meter. I am hopeful that the change in mass is proportional to the change in moisture reading. This is assuming that the microwaving will dry out the wood. I should be able to calculate the moisture content from the change in mass, shouldn't I? I'd sure appreciate any assistance on this. Thanks in advance.
Mark
