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Kailash Thakur writes to the sowacs list: ===8<============== No, it should not work because the fruits are of different dimensions and shape compared to soil. Microwave reflection/transmission depends upon (1) the moisture contents in the objects and (2) dimension of the object (comparable to the wavelength) as well. Kailash Thakur -----Original Message----- From: Bruce -owner of sowacs [mailto:bruce@sowacs.com] Sent: Friday, 14 November 2003 22:20 To: Bruce Metelerkamp Subject: Fwd: Soil Moisture Meters suitable for use in dried fruit? Jason D. Emiliusen writes to the sowacs list: ===8<============== I am involved in a design project where we are drying fruits(like apples) and we need to know the moisture content of the shredded fruit throughtout the drying process. I was wondering if a soil moisture meter would work for this application or if anyone knew of something that would work. Thanks. [Bruce comments I will be interested to hear of other users' replies to this, as it may well be possible that some of the simpler ready-to-use sensors could be put to this use. However, there are two more suitable products listed on my new website under the categories Moisture Content : hay Moisture Content : grain/seed Environmental Sensors Inc. (ESI) supplies the Gro*Point(tm) which is designed for just this function. Measure Instruments: MI-7 - Moisture analyser with interchangeable sensors and programmable. SH-7 - Moisture, temperature and weight sensor for grains, powders, granules and triturated product. SH-6 - Moisture sensor for bales of hay cubes, silopack, soils, cotton cubes and grains. SH-5 - Moisture sensor for hay row, woods, paper, cheeses, granules and powders. SH-3 - Moisture and temperature sensor for soils and grounds. ST-2 - Temperature sensor for soils, liquids, hay cubes and grains. Admittedly these are unusual requirements (from a soil point of view:), and there are not many suppliers yet listed on these pages... Bruce] ===8<============== NOTE: To get off this list, send an email to list@sowacs.com with the subject line: unsubscribe_sowacs For full instructions see this page: <http://www.sowacs.com/subscribe/index.html> ===8<============== NOTE: To get off this list, send an email to list@sowacs.com with the subject line: unsubscribe_sowacs For full instructions see this page: <http://www.sowacs.com/subscribe/index.html>