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The Seed Moisture Sensor is a very
valuable tool when you consider the damage and profit
loss caused by wet seed in storage facilities each year.
The sensor installs
in the access door of a gin's seed plug and the seed
moisture is displayed using a Moisture Mirror 3, 4 or a Reflector. Compatible displays have programmable alarm contacts to
divert seed into a separate storage location or alert the ginner
when a user-defined high moisture threshold has been
exceeded. Like other resistance sensors, the Seed Plug
Sensor's reading is reasonably accurate and very
repeatable and could save a gin thousands of dollars a
year by preventing excessive losses due to wet cotton
seed.
The 80400 Seed Moisture Sensor and
Reflector are intended to offer a useful
display of cotton seed moisture for a ginner
skilled in evaluation and handling of cotton seed. This
information is intended to be fast and repeatable, but
not always accurate. The 80400 sensor has been developed
using oven moisture tests in an effort to make the
measurements as useful as possible for a cotton gin.
Many variables may affect accuracy of a resistance
moisture sensor like the 80400 when used with cotton
seed in a gin. Samuel Jackson recommends operator
attention to actual seed conditions at all times and
user validation of readings against oven moisture tests
if readings appear questionable. Always gin your cotton
with wisdom and prudence.
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