Digital Fruit Hardness Tester

Digital Fruit Hardness Tester is designed to examine fruit hardness or firmness such as apple, pear, strawberry, grape,etc.By adopting electronic micro-processed technology, it is very accurate in display in digitals, and ideal for substituting traditional dial type fruit hardness tester.
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1. FEATURES
*The Ripeness Tester is a hand-held compact penetrometer for fruit firmness and some vegetable hardness testing, the universally accepted measure of ripeness.
* The FHT series is the growers' indispensable tool for knowing when to pick and ship.
* The FHT 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 fruits softening during storage.
* Because of the number of fruit and vegetable varieties,geographical locations and other variations , the appropriate firmness for harvesting will vary. Therefore, FHT users must combine experience and expertise to establish the firmness value that applies to their specific
variety and locale.
* Automatic power off to conserve power.
* Can communicate with PC for  recording ,printing and analyzing by the optional software software and cable for RS232C interface.
 
2  A Select ion Guide on Model
 
The model of FHT Fruit Testers to chose from 3 models is used with specific size penetrometer tips for testing ripeness of specific fruit.
 
FHT-801  (3.5mm) Small Fruits, Soft Fruits,
FHT-802   ( 3 . 5 m m ) S m a l l & L a rg e  Fruits, Firm Fruits,Hard Fruits
FHT-803   (7.9mm) Larger Fruits, Firm Fruits Hard Fruits,(11.1mm) Apple, Firm Fruits

 
Small Fruits: e.g. Strawberry, Cherry, Grape ,Berries
Soft Fruits: e.g. Peach, Banana,Apricot, Plum ,Melon ,Citrus,Persimmon
Firm Fruits: e.g. Pear, Nectarine, Kiwi
Hard Fruits: e.g. Avocado

Model FHT-801 FHT-802 FHT-803
Fruit Types
 
Small Fruits, Soft Fruits,
 
S m a l l & L a rg e
Fruits, Firm Fruits,
Hard Fruits
 
Larger Fruits, Firm
Fruits ,Hard Fruits
 
Apple, Firm Fruits
 
Measurement range 0.2-5.0kgf/cm2(x105Pa) 0.5-15.0 kgf/cm2(x105Pa)
 
0.2-11.0 kgf/cm2
kg/cm2(x105Pa)
0.4-22.0 kgf/
/cm2(x105Pa)
Tip Size 3.5mm 11.1mm 7.9mm
Display Display 4 digits,10 mm LCD
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
Tip Size 3.5mm 11.1mm 7.9mm
Pressing Depth 10mm
Weight(not including battery) 180g(excluding battery)
Power supply 4x1.5V AAA (UM-4)battery 4pcs
Dimension 200x65x28
Standard delivery Main unit 1
Presser 1 1 1
Carrying case 1
 manual 1
Optional accessories Cable & software for RS-232  or USB interface  RS-232