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The Harpenden Calibration Kit is a comprehensive package of instruments designed to calibrate Harpenden Skinfold Calipers, ensuring that measurements are accurate.

Harpenden Skinfold Calipers are precise, medically approved measurement tools used in the measurement of skinfold thickness and the estimation of total body fat.

The importance of using the correct technique when measuring skinfolds is widely accepted, however maintaining the accuracy of the device is frequently overlooked. It is essential to ensure that the caliper is correctly calibrated before use.

Studies at the Australian Institute of Sport have shown that 1 g/mm²  decrease in jaw closing pressure will increase the sum of skinfolds by 10%, providing how vital it is that Harpenden calipers are regularly calibrated with the correct calibration kit.

Key Features:

• Jaw pressure calibration
• Jaw opening accuracy

Box Includes:

• Calibrate load
• Strain guage
• Fixing clamps
• Instructions

Technical Specification:

• Pressure - surface : grams per square millimetre
• Precision block units : 50mm and 80mm