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  • PCE Instruments 5890 Handheld Refractometer for Honey

    # 5890

    • PCE-5890 is a handheld refractometer used to determine the % Brix (sucrose or sugar content), % water content and degrees Baumé (density) of honey.
    • This portable pocket honey refractometer has a triple scale to allow the user to view all three measurement parameters at once.
    • The ultra-smooth focusing eyepiece provides high-quality optics, presenting an easy-to-read scale on a semi-transparent blue and fully transparent clear background. Ambient room lighting offers ample illumination to clearly read the results.
    • For use in beekeeping, honey production and food processing industries.
    • PCE-5890 is a handheld refractometer used to determine the % Brix (sucrose or sugar content), % water content and degrees Baumé (density) of honey. This portable pocket honey refractometer has a triple scale to allow the user to view all three measurement parameters at once.
    • The ultra-smooth focusing eyepiece provides high-quality optics, presenting an easy-to-read scale on a semi-transparent blue and fully transparent clear background. Ambient room lighting offers ample illumination to clearly read the results.
    • For use in beekeeping, honey production and food processing industries
    • Ultra-smooth focusing eyepiece
    • High-quality optics
    • Easy-to-read scales
    • Requires only ambient room lighting to clearly read results
    • Handheld, portable and user friendly
    • Equipped with automatic temperature compensation (ATC) for accurate measurement without re-calibration after shifts in operating temperature
    Measuring range
    Brix (sucrose or sugar content)58 to 90%
    Water content12 to 27%
    Baumé (Bé°)35 to 43 degrees
    Resolution±0.5 % or °
    Accuracy±0.5 % or °
    General specifications
    CalibrationZero calibration with distilled water at 20 °C / 68°F
    Automatic temperature compensation (ATC) range10 to 30 °C / 50 to 86 °F
    DimensionsApprox. 147 x 29 mm diameter / 5.79 x 1.14″ diameter
    WeightApprox. 240 g / 0.53 lb
    • 1 x PCE-5890 handheld refractometer
    • 1 x Pipette
    • 1 x User manual
    • 1 x Carrying case

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