Portable Tablet Hardness Tester TH3

A portable semi-automatic electronic tester with LCD display designed to accept tablets up to 30 mm in diameter - ideal for the tablet production area as a quick check as to compression force settings.

The tablet is placed on the test platform between the test jaw and the load cell plunger. 

A multi-turn low-friction hand-wheel similar to the type used on machine tools is used to apply load to the tablet until it fractures.  The resulting breaking force is displayed on the LCD display in either newtons (N), grams (g), pounds (lbs) or ounces (oz). 

To test another tablet, simply press <Zero> to zero the load cell and proceed as above.

Two models are available, the TH3/200 having a range of 200 Newtons /- 0.04N or the TH3/500 having a range of 500 Newtons
/- 0.1 N respectively.

The TH3 is provided with RS232, Mitutoyo and analogue data output facilities as standard. All displayed readings can be
transmitted to peripheral devices, for example, a PC or printer, by pressing the <TXD> key. Alternatively, a PC can request data from the unit by sending a <?> character via the RS232 interface.

Provision is also made for a footswitch.

The unit measures 450 x 70 x 80 mm and weighs approx. 2 kilos andcan be operated in either mains or battery modes. It includes a calibration certificate and mains adaptor/charger as standard.

The instrument performs an automatic self test (zero calibration routine) on switch on.

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