The FOGII Plus Digital Soil Calcimeter™ with UMP-2 provides the measurement of soil carbonate content in the field. It has a rugged design and is easy to use so that it is suitable for field campaigns. The FOGII Plus Digital Soil Calcimeter™ with automatic temperature compensation (patented) offers dramatically improved levels of performance, productivity, reliability, ease of use and flexibility.
The FOGII Plus Digital Soil Calcimeter™ is the ideal tool for agriculture scientists and farmers. Testing soil every two years and applying frequent small amounts of lime can help farmers avoid top soil acidification. Calcium carbonate is an important parameter for Soil Science and Precision Agriculture (PA) or Site Specific Crop Management (SSCM).
Complies with the EN ISO 10693 method based on the pressure measurement of carbon dioxide released upon the addition of hydrochloric acid in carbonates. As such it replaces the lab Scheibler apparatus and gives access to the on-site determination of the carbonate content. The Plus version comes with an integrated UMP-2 soil moisture sensor, which allows in-field measurement of the water content and the dry soil correction of the readings. This eliminates the obligatory drying step.
Conforms with ASTMD4373 & ISO 10693
(CaCO3+ MgCO3 etc) + 2 HCl → (CaCl2+ MgCl2 etc) + H2O + CO2↑
FOGII Calcimeter advantages
- Digital
- Portable
- Low cost
- Accurate, precise
- Automatic
- Rapid and reliable results
- Productive
- Ease of use
Applications and Market sectors
- Soils scientists
- Precision Agriculture
- Ecologists
- Agronomists and farm consultants
- Farmers
- Gardeners
- Golf greens and sports pitches
- Potters
Specifications
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Units |
% CaCO3 |
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Working Range |
0 – 100% CaCO3 |
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Accuracy |
0.5% CaCO3 |
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Resolution |
0.1% |
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Linearity (r2) |
0.999 |
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Temperature |
Automatic compensation with built-in temperature sensor 5-50 °C |
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Reaction Vessel |
Glass Bottle |
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Moisture sensor |
UMP-1 modified soil moisture probe with 1m cable |
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Sample Volume |
0.5–5g |
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Sample Analysis Time |
Approx. 30 sec. |
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Memory |
The last 50 measurements can be stored internally |
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User Interface |
Keyboard membrane, back-lighted LCD |
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Power Supply |
3xAA alkaline or rechargeable batteries |
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Protection |
IP65 |
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Dimensions (L×W×H) |
200×94×39mm |
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Weight |
350g |
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Material |
Case: ABS (UL 94 HB) • Membrane keyboard: Polyester (PET) • Display: Resin coated (scratch resistant) |
FOGII is patented from Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) patent No GR1008089
OUR COMPANY
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BD Inventions is a new startup, fast-growing Greek company specialized in the Research, Development and Manufacturing of Scientific Instruments for many applications from agriculture to oil and natural gas exploration.
BD Inventions P.C.
Giannitson 31, Balkan Center,
GR-5646 27, Thessaloniki, Greece
Τel: +30 231 220 7188
e-mail: bdinfo@bd-inventions.com
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