Kern E12
electronic theodolite Kern E12
record number: 69
instrument type: electronic theodolite
manufacturer: Kern
serial number: 375837
model: E12
weight: 8.14 kg
dimensions (l/w/h): 19/22/37 cm
year of manufacture: 1985
centering and leveling the instrument: optical plummet
circular level
toric level on the alidade
compensator

The medium-precision electronic theodolite was made in 1985. The instrument has the Kern levelling method with only two tangential foot screws, which ensures a constant height of the instrument's Y-axis. It has a built-in two-axis electronic compensator. The glass supports of the circles have an incremental encoder. When switched on, the instrument always re-defines the zero point of vertical circle by resetting the telescope over the horizon. The four screens display the values of horizontal direction and zenith distance and the tilt of the station axis, and the instrument can also calculate the horizontal distance and height difference if a DM-series distance meter is added.

The instrument, in combination with the DM-series distance meter, was a useful electronic tacheometer, mainly used for measuring in polygon nets and for measuring detailed measurements. An external computer could be connected to it to store data and make simple calculations.

The instrument is in the same condition as when it was originally taken out of service. It is almost new, having been used only a few times.

Characteristics
horizontal circle vertical circle
diameter: protected, 70 mm protected, 60 mm
type of division: incremental encoder incremental encoder
limb implementation: glass bracket glass bracket
division: sexagesimal or centesimal sexagesimal or centesimal
Reading
number of reading points: 1 1
reading device: display display
number of units: / /
graduation unit: 10'' 10''
repetition: no, option to reset the reading zero point definition of vertical circle by reseting
Telescope
diameter of objective: 45 mm
magnification: 32 x
type: telescope with internal focusing
cross hairs/reticule: Reichenbach's crosshairs, constant 100