Soil Moisture Gauge, Agriculture

  • Product Code: 503 Elite Hydroprobe
Soil Moisture Gauge, Agriculture
Soil Moisture Gauge, Agriculture
The 503 ELITE Hydroprobe is a subsurface, accurate neutron probe designed to measure soil moisture.
The Hyrdoprobe is an industry standard in soil management.
It is the ultimate aid in irrigation scheduling, agronomic research and environmental monitoring.
The new probe offers a rugged and lightweight design easier than ever to operate.
It has a large 40 character LCD screen and 12 button layout to navigate through the innovative software features.
The software now allows labeling products and making notes on specific jobs with the alpha numeric keypad.
Project data can now be downloaded to a USB Flash Drive or downloaded straight to the computer using a USB download cable.
The internal SD storage card gives you the ability to save up to 10,000 tests and store 32 calibrations.


SPECIFICATIONS

 

STANDARDS

Meets and exceeds ASTM D5220 requirements

MEASUREMENT RANGE

0.0 to 6.0 in/ft (0.0 to 0.50 gcc)

PRECISION AT 1 MIN. 

±0.024 in/ft (±0.002 gcc) at 2.88 in /ft. (0.24 gcc) 

COUNTING TIME

15, 30 or 60 second intervals OR user selectable

OPERATING TEMPERATURE 

32° to 140°F (Oto 60aC)

POWER

lithium-ion 7.4V, 4.4 A-H battery pack (Rechargeable) 

DISPLAY

Large 4 Line by 20 character LCD display with backlight

UNITS

Operator selectable: counts, count ratio, gcc, pcf, ipf, cpc, % moisture

MEMORY STORAGE

Minimum 2Gbyte internal storage for calibrations and data storage

DATA INTERFACE

Upload data to PC via USB port or cable

CALIBRATION

32 operator selectable calibrations

NEUTRON SOURCE

Max 50 mCi (1.85 GBq) Americium-241/Be

ENCAPSULATION

Double-sealed capsule

WEIGHT

Gauge Weight: 14 lbs. (6.35 kg) Shipping Weight: 33 lbs. (15 kg)