4. MEASURING PROCEDURE
4-1 Soil measurement
1)Turn on the meter by pressing the " Power Button "
( 3-3, Fig. 1 ) momentarily.
* Press the " Power Button " ( 3-3, Fig. 1 )
momentarily again will turn off the meter.
2)Insert the " Moisture sensing head " ( 3-2, Fig. 1 ) into
the measured soil.
It is recommended that probe head should be
inserted into the soil at least 10 cm when make
the measurement..
Soil moisture
Probe
Fig. 2
Moisture
Sensing Head
Consideration :
If the sample soil under testing has a high
moisture content it may take a few minutes to
obtain a stable reading.
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