Designation:E1061−01(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforDirect-ReadingLiquidCrystalForeheadThermometers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1061;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversdirect-readingliquidcrystalforeheadthermometersdesignedtomonitortrendsormeasurehumanforeheadsurfacetemperatures,orboth.1.2Thermometerscoveredbythisspecificationaregener-allyavailableincontinuousorintermittentreadingmodes.Thermometersmeetingtherequirementsspecifiedhereinshallbeconsideredascomplyingwiththisspecification.1.3Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section5,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoconsultandestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E344TerminologyRelatingtoThermometryandHydrom-etry3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisspecification,refertoTerminologyE344.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1centergreen(CG)ormidgreen(MG),n—thattem-peraturewhichunifiesthevisualandinstrumentalevaluationmethodsandisdefinedbytheequation:CG5MG5SG1SB25T°520See3.2.5.2fordescriptionofT°520.3.2.2colorplay,n—thepredictablesequenceofcolorsexhibitedbyaliquidcrystalformulationasitpassesthroughitsactivetemperaturerange.Forexample,astemperatureincreases,aformulationexhibitssuccessivetan,red,green,andbluecolors.3.2.3manufacturinglot,n—(1)inthecaseofcontinuousmanufacturingprocesses,alotisaspecificallyidentifiedamountproducedinaunitoftimeorquantityinamannerthatassumesitshavinguniformcharacteristicsandqualitywithinspecifiedlimits.(2)Inthecaseofbatchprocesses...
