H63.0.11.6C-01
Operating Manual BaleCheck 100
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5.5 Measuring Practice
The measuring values
For storability and evaluation of quality and purpose the BaleCheck measuring is a valuable deci-
sion support
– Beside other criteria like smell (mouldy?)– consistency (dust…) and look (color,
dirt…).
For freshly harvested material like straw, hay and grain the following can be recommended:
below 16 %
u
Material is sufficiently dry and storable
16 - 20 % u
Material contains significant moisture, eventually dry it before storage
above 20 % u
Material contains excess moisture, stop harvesting if possible!
Irregular moisture distributions
Please consider: depending on storage and harvesting procedure, there can be irregular distribu-
tions of moisture within the bales or grain heaps/stores.
Measuring precision
The Instrument is no high-precision instrument and is designed for approximate determination of
material moisture. Depending on state and sort of material there may be deviations. The strength of
the measuring system lies within the ability, due to the construction and usability, to gather fast and
comfortably many measurements spread over the bale/store (deep inside, at the floor, at critical
weathered places..)
– in practical use this often is much more valuable than single precision meas-
urements and also is a valuable supplement to single precision measurements!
Minimum immersion / minimum amount of material
For best measuring results, the black isolator at the probe tip has to be completely immersed into
the material plus at least 5 cm of the stainless steel shaft has to be in good contact to the material.
When measuring grain, try to use at least ~ 500ml of grain, covering the probe tip and ensure to
have enough contact/compressed grain around the probe
– In heaps/stores higher than 30 cm and
minimum immersions of 20 cm no additional measures have to be taken; otherwise the measure-
ment values may be too low.
Keep probe clean!
Especially when measuring in wet hay, the probe may be soiled very strong, this may produce to
low measuring displays.
Soilded probe -> wrong measuring!
In hard cases we suggest fine grinding fleece o rat least suitable household sponges for cleaning.
Do not use steel wool!
Display values at air
If the probe is not correctly in contact to material, the instrument may display any value!
This is caused by the design and measurement method.
At values above 25% u the measurement precision decreases
!
But decision making in this range is: Wet is wet, no matter how wet!
