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Fruit and Vegetable Ripeness/Hardness Tester

Item# HFH81

Fruit and Vegetable Ripeness/Hardness Tester HFH81 HFH81
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    Description

    The HFH80 series has been discontinued. Please contact our Flow Engineering department.

    The HFH80 Series Ripeness/Hardness Tester is a handheldcompact penetrometer for fruit firmness and some vegetablehardness testing, the universally accepted measure of ripeness.This tester is the growers\xe2\x80\x99 indispensable tool for knowing when topick and ship. The HFH80 Series fruit tester measures the forcerequired to push a plunger tip of specified size into the fruit pulp.The force reading assists in determining the appropriate pickingtime or monitoring fruit softening during storage. Because of thenumber of fruit and vegetable varieties, geographical locations andother variations, the appropriate firmness for harvesting will vary.User must combine experience and expertise to establish thefirmness value that applies to their specific variety and locale.

    Specifications
    Operating Conditions
        Temperature: 0 to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
        Humidity: Below 90% RH
    Dimensions: 204 H x 62 W x 33 mm D (8.0 x 2.4 x 1.3")
    Weight: 230 g (8.1 oz) (not including batteries)
    Display: 4-digits,10 mm (0.4") LCD
    Ranges:
        HFH81: 0.2 to 5.0 kgf/cm, tip size 3.5 mm (0.14")
        HFH83: 0.2 to 11.0 kgf/cm², tip size 11.1 mm (0.4") 0.4 to 22.0 kgf/cm², tip size 7.9 mm (0.3")
    Resolution:
    0.01 if reading <10
    0.1 if 10 <reading <99.9
    1 if reading >100
    Unit Conversion:
    kgf (kgf/cm²)
    lbf (lbf/cm²)
    N (N/cm²)
    Pa
    Accuracy: ±(1%H+0.1)kgf/cm²
    Power Supply: 4 x 1.5V \xe2\x80\x9cAAA\xe2\x80\x9d batteries (included)
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    Note: Comes complete with digital meter, plunger tips, (4) 1.5V \xe2\x80\x9cAAA\xe2\x80\x9d batteries, operator\xe2\x80\x99s manual, and carrying case. Communication cable and software comes standard with HFH83.
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The HFH80 Series Ripeness/Hardness Tester is a handheld compact penetrometer for fruit firmness and some vegetable hardness testing, the universally accepted measure of ripeness. This tester is the growers’ indispensable tool for knowing when to pick and ship. The HFH80 Series fruit tester measures the force required to push a plunger tip of specified size into the fruit pulp. The force reading assists in determining the appropriate picking time or monitoring fruit softening during storage. Because of the number of fruit and vegetable varieties, geographical locations and other variations, the appropriate firmness for harvesting will vary. User must combine experience and expertise to establish the firmness value that applies to their specific variety and locale.
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